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The homeless population (including those in shelters and cars) is < 1% of SF's population. Even if they used products at the same rate as the rest of the popula
by HWR_14 4y ago
The homeless population (including those in shelters and cars) is < 1% of SF's population. Even if they used products at the same rate as the rest of the population and stole 100% of what they used, they would be responsible for less than half of retail shrinkage.
- xyzzyz 4y agoHomeless people steal stuff mostly not for their own consumption, but to sell it.
- compiler-guy 4y agoWhich would make this a gang problem, rather than a homeless problem.
- atdrummond 4y agoNo? Plenty of them do it as independent freelancers and fence it at less than reputable locations throughout the Tenderloin.
- Eleison23 4y agoDo we now? Please tell me other ways homeless people are dishonest criminals in your eyes.
- gnu8 4y agoOf course they are stealing things for their own consumption. They are merely choosing to steal a particular thing that is easy to steal and easy to convert to cash, which they can then use to purchase the diverse things they need to survive.
- nhoughto 4y agoYeah good point, not something I’d properly thought about.
- jandrese 4y agoWhat if they were selling it to get money for drugs?
- jowsie 4y agoDoes it matter?