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that retail theft is over-reported and has serious social implications that are outsized for the scale of theft just look at some of the comments here, people
by micromacrofoot 5y ago
that retail theft is over-reported and has serious social implications that are outsized for the scale of theft
just look at some of the comments here, people calling for increased prosecution of the poor (including jail time) without a mention of the wider scale deeds of the companies most commonly being stolen from
- giantg2 5y agoThe examples you list are all ones that have resulted in punishments and compensation to the victims. Why would people be outraged with the system working as it should? Of course the news blows almost everything out of proportion, but the general public is more worried about thefts going unpunished with seemingly no recourse.
- micromacrofoot 5y agoWage theft is also notoriously underreported, and even when reported, the amount recovered through litigation is a small sliver. These are thefts impacting thousands and thousands of people going unpunished without recourse. The companies paying settlements are huge and the settlements are a slap on the wrist. No one sees jail time, no one even loses their job. Meanwhile CVS and Walgreens are pitching a fit about a homeless person stealing $200 of baby formula to resell to a slightly less poor person and commenters are making calls for increased punishment.