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That if you jailed these 327 people, crime would fall dramatically, and particularly in the neighborhoods progressives claim to care about. That shopkeeper in
by local_crmdgeon 4y ago
That if you jailed these 327 people, crime would fall dramatically, and particularly in the neighborhoods progressives claim to care about.
That shopkeeper in the Bronx is not exactly Jamie Dimon. Society should try to protect him, and we _choose not to_.
- scyzoryk_xyz 4y agoFor something like shoplifting imho counseling of these people would be the way to go for best pay-off. And then maybe long-term insight into what causes such pathology. Agreed though. A choice is being made to not go after the small stuff. The shopkeeper should have the full force of protection, even over a bag of chips.
- mc32 4y agoMuch of the high volume shoplifting is actually a business. They ae in it as a job to make money. I don't think counselling would work like it would on a kid who shoplifted some stogies and candy a couple of times.
- Simulacra 4y agoAre they individuals or is it gangs?
- sh34r 4y agoStealing stuff and selling it through a fence is not a business. It’s organized crime. A racket. You could effectively argue drug dealers and bookies are running an illegal business, and I would not disagree. They sell (illegal) goods and services to willing participants. The fences (eBay and other co-conspirators) are running a business too. But shoplifting isn’t a business any more than muggings and “protection rackets” (give me a cut or I break your kneecap) are a business. It’s just violence.
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- roflyear 4y agoPolice don't solve crimes.