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It is agenda pushing. It is very obvious from a boots-on-the-ground perspective that safety and crime is a HUGE issue at these particular stores. This lines up

by aydyn 3y ago

It is agenda pushing. It is very obvious from a boots-on-the-ground perspective that safety and crime is a HUGE issue at these particular stores. This lines up perfectly with the statements, narrative and statistics that Target and CNN are making. There is no reason to doubt the veracity of the story except ______. Fill in the blank, please. > Not all of us have had our brains so absolutely rotted out that everything is part of a political agenda. You are actively participating in a heavily politicized forum and are perfectly aware of the current cultural and political zeitgeist. I don't believe your holier-than-thou claim.

BoorishBears 3y ago
"The press aligned with a press release" One Target accounts for half the shoplifting in the entire city of San Francisco. https://sfist.com/2021/11/24/half-of-all-reported-sf-shoplifting-incidents-in-one-month-came-from-the-metreon-target/ https://sfist.com/2021/11/24/half-of-all-reported-sf-shoplif... Things got worse since then and they're now robbed an average every 10 minutes: https://sfstandard.com/2023/05/09/every-10-minutes-downtown-san-francisco-target-sees-10-thefts-a-day/ https://sfstandard.com/2023/05/09/every-10-minutes-downtown-... It has more security than the store closing, and has more homeless people due to its central location: Target didn't close it because it makes more money. There's no agenda in not being deluded enough to think Target won't put profit over safety.
- aydyn 3y ago
  No. The press aligns with the lived experiences of literally any person who shops at those stores with any regularity. To think that Target stores in the heart of SF and Seattle couldn't have enough business to be profitable outside of theft is what is "deluded". The primary cause of these particular stores being unprofitable is clearly theft and crime. Whether you realize it or not, you are simply not making a serious argument. You have no evidence for your claims. You are pushing an agenda.

by aydyn 3y ago

BoorishBears 3y ago

"The press aligned with a press release" One Target accounts for half the shoplifting in the entire city of San Francisco. https://sfist.com/2021/11/24/half-of-all-reported-sf-shoplifting-incidents-in-one-month-came-from-the-metreon-target/ https://sfist.com/2021/11/24/half-of-all-reported-sf-shoplif... Things got worse since then and they're now robbed an average every 10 minutes: https://sfstandard.com/2023/05/09/every-10-minutes-downtown-san-francisco-target-sees-10-thefts-a-day/ https://sfstandard.com/2023/05/09/every-10-minutes-downtown-... It has more security than the store closing, and has more homeless people due to its central location: Target didn't close it because it makes more money. There's no agenda in not being deluded enough to think Target won't put profit over safety.

aydyn 3y ago
No. The press aligns with the lived experiences of literally any person who shops at those stores with any regularity. To think that Target stores in the heart of SF and Seattle couldn't have enough business to be profitable outside of theft is what is "deluded". The primary cause of these particular stores being unprofitable is clearly theft and crime. Whether you realize it or not, you are simply not making a serious argument. You have no evidence for your claims. You are pushing an agenda.