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> That's why just about the only thing cops are consistently decent at is intervening in property theft or vandalism Property theft seems like the most-ignored

> That's why just about the only thing cops are consistently decent at is intervening in property theft or vandalism Property theft seems like the most-ignored type of crime these days. Police often do little more than fill out a report unless the thief is still there and stole a huge dollar amount. They obviously prioritize violent crime much higher than vandalism. > the #1 type of theft is actually wage theft This is a myth. Retail theft is much higher than wage theft.

ToucanLoucan 3y ago
> Property theft seems like the most-ignored type of crime these days. Police often do little more than fill out a report unless the thief is still there and stole a huge dollar amount. They obviously prioritize violent crime much higher than vandalism. I'm not talking about what they prioritize, I'm talking about what actually gets solved. How many times have we seen someone chased down and shots fired at them for stealing a couple sodas or something? Meanwhile, murders, sexual assaults, nothing. Nada. And that's assuming that the perpetrator wasn't themselves a police officer. > This is a myth. Retail theft is much higher than wage theft. Not according to everything I've read on the subject: https://www.epi.org/publication/wage-theft-bigger-problem-forms-theft-workers/ https://www.epi.org/publication/wage-theft-bigger-problem-fo...