Those 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), violen

Those 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.