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Not in San Francisco, where Boudin and supporters continue to claim that retailers are lying about the magnitude of the problem as an excuse to close their stor
by wahern 5y ago
Not in San Francisco, where Boudin and supporters continue to claim that retailers are lying about the magnitude of the problem as an excuse to close their stores. The discrepancy at issue is that reports by retailers to police of theft have only slightly increased. That should give one pause. But considering that chain retailers are [purportedly] seeing dozens of thefts per day per store--even more that go unseen until taking inventory--and that they're often seeing the same offenders repeatedly even after arrest and prosecution, then it makes sense, especially in light of all the other evidence.
- jl2718 5y agoWhy would they need an excuse to close a store?
- dangus 5y agoNot saying I agree with the theory or not, but I think the idea is that companies don’t want to be delivering the negative PR to their investors and partners that their stores are struggling and closing, so thefts can be a scapegoat. “We did everything right but failed because of something entirely out of our control” instead of “our business model is failing.” I would absolutely see companies like CVS and Walgreens pulling that kind of move, though I certainly couldn’t prove it.
- jl2718 5y agoGood answer. One step further, this makes me wonder about what is covered by their insurance policy.
- salawat 5y agoWhy should one waste ones time dealing with bureaucracy where one knows one isn't going to find succor from the current authorities? Yes, yes, I know... If you don't make a paper trail... The squeaky wheel and such. But there is no one, police or otherwise who wake up in the morning going "Gee willickers! What a great day to generate some statistics!" If that person exists, do please speak up, and let us know your favorite metric so we can guess what your field is. P