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Even in situations where there is a dedicated security team, they are not allowed to actually restrain or stop people. > Another thing to keep in mind is that
by legitster 5y ago
Even in situations where there is a dedicated security team, they are not allowed to actually restrain or stop people.
> Another thing to keep in mind is that at this point many of those involved are more or less completely outside society.
Actual research on shoplifting suggests that the vast, vast majority of shoplifters are working or middle class: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/248967286_Who_actually_steals_A_study_of_covertly_observed_shoplifters https://www.researchgate.net/publication/248967286_Who_actua...
- m0llusk 5y agoThat is interesting, but may not have much direct application in this case. The current situation is unusual and not much like the vast majority of shoplifting. San Francisco has an unusual social environment with a substantial population of transients and a significant history of limiting police powers, electing and directing public attorneys for lenience, and keeping a bare minimum of available incarceration capacity. My own anecdotal experience may be way off, but all of the actors I have seen involved with this in San Francisco are street people doing the shoplifting and immigrants doing the fencing and selling. This is not a completely wild accusation as others have also seen this pattern.