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Daily necessities being locked up is evidence that petty crime like shoplifting may be up. People shoplift necessities when they can't afford them. Nobody is st

by zrail 2y ago

Daily necessities being locked up is evidence that petty crime like shoplifting may be up. People shoplift necessities when they can't afford them. Nobody is stealing socks for meth money, they're stealing because their feet are cold and they don't have the money to pay. And why, you might ask, is shoplifting up? Might have something to do with the historically horrific levels of income inequality in the US.

lolinder 2y ago
No, actually—shoplifting may have historically been primarily for personal use, and that may still be the primary cause by number of shoplifters, but organized gangs of shoplifters who steal large amounts of stuff to resell online are very much a thing [0] that's widely reported on [1] across many news outlets [2] and government groups [3]. [0] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/organized-crime-rings-plaguing-retailers-ulta-tj-maxx-walgreens-rcna142919 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/organized-crime-rings-p... [1] https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-04/eight-arrested-in-multi-million-dollar-retail-theft-operation-sheriff-officials-said https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-04/eight-ar... [2] https://apnews.com/article/business-health-government-and-politics-california-coronavirus-pandemic-d0c6dc49ef4cd6d05f649a860bd72888 https://apnews.com/article/business-health-government-and-po... [3] https://www.chp.ca.gov/notify-chp/organized-retail-theft-program https://www.chp.ca.gov/notify-chp/organized-retail-theft-pro...
high_na_euv 2y ago
>historically horrific levels of income inequality in the US. You can have high inequality and low % of extreme poverty
hiatus 2y ago
> Nobody is stealing socks for meth money, they're stealing because their feet are cold and they don't have the money to pay. Or, they might be stealing these items to resell. This is the case in NYC. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/08/organized-theft-ring-that-targeted-macys-charged-in-nyc.html https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/08/organized-theft-ring-that-ta...

by zrail 2y ago

lolinder 2y ago

No, actually—shoplifting may have historically been primarily for personal use, and that may still be the primary cause by number of shoplifters, but organized gangs of shoplifters who steal large amounts of stuff to resell online are very much a thing [0] that's widely reported on [1] across many news outlets [2] and government groups [3]. [0] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/organized-crime-rings-plaguing-retailers-ulta-tj-maxx-walgreens-rcna142919 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/organized-crime-rings-p... [1] https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-04/eight-arrested-in-multi-million-dollar-retail-theft-operation-sheriff-officials-said https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-04/eight-ar... [2] https://apnews.com/article/business-health-government-and-politics-california-coronavirus-pandemic-d0c6dc49ef4cd6d05f649a860bd72888 https://apnews.com/article/business-health-government-and-po... [3] https://www.chp.ca.gov/notify-chp/organized-retail-theft-program https://www.chp.ca.gov/notify-chp/organized-retail-theft-pro...

high_na_euv 2y ago

>historically horrific levels of income inequality in the US. You can have high inequality and low % of extreme poverty

hiatus 2y ago

> Nobody is stealing socks for meth money, they're stealing because their feet are cold and they don't have the money to pay. Or, they might be stealing these items to resell. This is the case in NYC. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/08/organized-theft-ring-that-targeted-macys-charged-in-nyc.html https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/08/organized-theft-ring-that-ta...