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Having Walmart hire private security is bad for both Walmart, the people they would hire and the society. For Walmart it's obviously a cost, probably higher th
by kjksf 4y ago
Having Walmart hire private security is bad for both Walmart, the people they would hire and the society.
For Walmart it's obviously a cost, probably higher that the cost of goods stolen.
For the private security: they are literally risking their lives and they are probably not paid a lot. Shop owners get beaten up and sometimes killed when defending their stores.
For the society: we don't want privatized violence.
What is the security guard supposed to do when some big dude (or worse: a group) starts stealing stuff?
Get in a fight? What if they hurt the thieves? It's an assault and they could end up in jail for that.
And in SF the police doesn't bother to arrest thieves because D.A. was refusing to charge them.
So what would even be the point of e.g. detaining the thieves?
- mikem170 4y agoThose are all valid points, about store security guards. Some of what you said applies if the police are doing this work, also - the costs (to society), violence (putting police in harms way to protect store items), the d.a. (and lack of jail space for thieves). Not an easy problem to fix.
- RickJWagner 4y agoAnd the rest of us. Because we pay more for stuff, we lose stores in some areas, and civilization in general is diminished.