Big name retail stores now targeted by gangs in organized hits: Investigators | Nightline

The son of a Home Depot worker who was fatally attacked during a theft is pushing for a crackdown on organized retail crime.
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[@kokonana4086]

How ironic! All the robbery cases are either pending or facing so little consequences while the innocent cashiers and sale persons are fired right away. Such a total collapse of the justice system.

[@thefitnesslife4988]

Exactly then they wonder why it's getting worse 😂

[@PhillyDjHook]

Just act like you don't see nothing and get as far away from the shoplifter as you can. Let him and all of your friends steal from there. Home Depot can go out of business as far as I can care.

[@Ogbobbyjohnson92010]

That’s why we need to punish companies that ask employees to protect their profits or face unemployment.

[@allstarthrifter9355]

Well that’s your libtard state of Cali for you. You all voted for Garcetti again so you get what you deserve

[@joeb134]

@@comunityblogger8729 what new law?

[@majoysuico]

The politicians who change the laws on shoplifting should be held accountable

[@charliepastrami2813]

All going as planne(D)

[@xhelan131]

democrats

[@thadonis.]

yeah coz that happens all the time.

[@jayt4465]

So should the people who vote Democrat.

[@SlackerU]

We can't all get jobs making war weapons.

[@JoeybarriosBarrios1971-in6xy]

For the grandpa that was killed , I feel so sad for you , the only thing that could have done that to an elderly man is a wild animal , they need to lock him up and throw away the key 🔑 😢

[@63Ford]

NO NO NO . BANG BANG BANG NO MERCY.

[@smuthrob]

He has been arrested and in this state, N.C., I can assure everyone he will go to prison for a long, long time.

[@Utubesuxmycock]

filthy ninja you already know

[@jenkem4464]

He got charged with first degree murder, which is pretty huge, so at least it's something.

[@OctavioGaitan]

@@smuthrob I wouldn't hold my breath.

[@johnbravo2315]

When signs went up in the US Post Offices Minimum jail time 20 years for armed robbery those crimes dropped significantly.

[@ericerto8250]

The way he shoved that guy down for doing absolutely nothing was disgusting. There was no reason for him to push that man like that and take his life. I hope he gets life in prison

[@luigivincenz3843]

You are too soft. The senior dude is dead. Prison is a joke.

[@SIGP365]

The animal that killed the 82 year old man needs a rope and tree.

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

I don't like what's going on in China, but we might need to start taking organs as payment, social credit scores to do anything in life (digital currency), mass ai surveillance, big brother (but open). Or maybe that's why they let them out so easy?

[@actuallyapomergranate]

@@luigivincenz3843 ???

[@bobcatbigpaws5597]

I hope he gets the death penalty.

[@MjollTheLioness-o4y]

I'm so sorry for Gary and his family. Imagine killing an elderly person over 3 power washers. He pushed him as if he was nothing. He had absolutely no concern or care for a fellow human being, an elderly person to boot. I hope the guy gets the maximum sentence.

[@demeitres100million9]

This why y’all don’t like black people. I blame hip hop.

[@Eduardo_Espinoza]

This makes my blood boil, Everyone knows for a fact that he wouldn't dare do the same thing to his father! 🤬

[@barbarakauppi9915]

@@Eduardo_Espinoza Sure he would.

[@Sacred_Fire]

​@@Eduardo_Espinoza do you actually think he knows who his father is? The mother had him out of wedlock and that is the reason he is the way he is.

[@vandapietrantonio9956]

He will get nothing slap on the wrist and the victim will be blamed.

[@45876]

It's not just retail theft that's a problem. I run a business where break ins and trespassing are never charged. I knew I was in trouble when cops told me they've been instructed to not arrest anyone.

[@WolfgangAmadeusMozart-ey1ti]

Wow,,that's crazzy

[@FuckYoutube-]

They are instructed not to arrest or prosecute so they can then claim look how our crime numbers have fallen. When in reality they are worse than ever just not being recorded.

[@chs665]

This is very sad to watch. I'm a law enforcement officer, and wish I was there at one of these events. It's a shame how low the U.S. has gone. I'm very sorry for the families and businesses and losses. It's a shame they don't have Security or off duty officers at the stores. I commend the employees that chased the thieves, but the employers fired them. Shameful!

[@theyaintreal3342y6]

Lmgdao bih

[@surbon514]

That's the policy at most retail stores nowadays. For fear of a false arrest lawsuit or whatever else the crook might cook up, we do nothing and just ignore it due to the many dangers of confronting people in an angry, violent country. You never know who means to do you harm, but you're a cop so I'm preaching to the choir I guess!

[@JSUN19]

AGREED !! He pushed him like he was a piece of crap !!

[@user-yi3wo5nh8e]

Thank you ❤for your service!!

[@BigFanCooks]

Deep shame that US is turning into a crime party, good nice people get hurt everyday.

[@LiLDiddee]

This is absolutely infuriating. I have a friend that owns a small women's clothing boutique -she has to deal with this crap all the time and for a small shop, it is devastating.

[@jackmehoff5201]

E

[@2Bad4YOUuu]

☠️

[@greenelephant1231]

Aww....too bad. Homeowners have to deal with people stealing fruit from the tree in our yard without asking, but you want to complain about INSURED merchandise? Seriously? I grow mangoes which are NOT insured and are organic and people steal them

[@EconomicWarfare]

Have her sell online only. Very little overhead costs and more profit. I don't shop for clothes in stores.

[@philonetic321]

​@@greenelephant1231 Maybe you don't know why this is happening? Prop 47, theft under $950 has been knocked down to a misdemeanor. Some comedians and other social influencers started spreading the misinformation that theft under $1,000 had been decriminalized. Do you know how insurance works? The consumer gets their premiums raised and that's if the insuring agency even allows them to keep their policy. Mangoes are $21/bushel or $10/layer for retail, so about 55 cents to $1 per lb. You would need to farm 1,000-2,000lbs to pay for ONE of the electronic devices stolen. I'm guessing that there have been more than 2,000 such thefts so, buddy, you would need all the mangoes in Florida to pay for that. How about you just stop defending criminals?

[@mitchdenner9743]

Not only do they lock everything up, once you get it unlocked the store employee escorts you to the register to make sure you pay. Once again the law abiding citizens get screwed while the criminals get to run wild.

[@adrianmizen5070]

a sufficiently intent criminal will just take the item from the employee while being "escorted"

[@RBLACKPEARL7]

EXACTLY 💯

[@kjsaaaaaaaa]

Workers should not be put at risk.

[@darkenedpsynoid]

@Pustule Pete he never said otherwise that's just you mistaking what he was saying.......

[@Rotund_Panda_Pants]

@@PustulePete 13/51 - “but they dindu nuffin! They is gon be a doctah!”

[@shellanderson1232]

Harsher punishments and now they are even locking up laundry soap because of all this crap !! 🤬🤬

[@barral69]

5:40 Policies that force employees to do NOTHING is part of what led to this tish in the first place! Remember the quote, "All it takes for evil to win is for good men to do nothing."

[@blairclifford3544]

Back in the 70's i was a loss prevention officer for a local department store in a northern major metropolitan area. We wore streetclothes, carried chemical mace, handcuffs and pistols (we had CCW's). We had training. We also employed some police officers who worked on a part-time basis. Shoplifters were arrested, sent to jail and prosecuted. If they fought and resisted arrest, then those charges were added on. When these pros know a store is weak, then they will clean it out and steal you blind.

[@CoyoteSeven]

That all costs money to maintain which is why it all got axed the moment the economy started getting weak. Oh, hmm...

[@BeHappyTo]

@@CoyoteSeven the economy isnt getting weak. The rich are just squizzing you.

[@tailwatcher2500]

​@J.M. Luna no, it all got axed the moment melanin became part of the equation for not arresting and charging people.

[@planes3333]

yeah and you scumbags harass and follow me when I shop with money all the time and socially profile me. I am happy to see these stores suffer as I do wherever I go shopping being followed and stalked.

[@DonTrump-sv1si]

And 99% of them are black.

[@damselcausingdistress81]

I am so sorry for Jeff and his family. That is insane. He stood by the door and said hello to people.

[@spades1288]

​@Deez Nuts Why is it Jeff's responsibility? That makes no sense. You can be against sweatshops and at the same time be empathetic to Jeff and his family. The two aren't mutually exclusive. Your attitude is a big problem. You seem to have a lack of empathy, to say the least. You are actively making society worse. Please stop.

[@frankaguilera2071]

@Deez_Nuts242 You certainly don't see the glass half empty or half full. You don't see any glass! But, I can accept your point of view. Imagine if America had a religion that worshipped cows? We would never grow up with hearing super size that order without protein only carbs, triple deckers, hamburger helper or anything to do with learning about hormone injections. Think about all those restaurant careers, distribution of wealth locally and to state and federal coiffures. Then the need for medical Doctors to combat HBP, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and then all those pharmeucitical firms distributing diet pills (if you don't want to gain weight don't over eat and don't eat unhealthy) that make honest claims, health coaches, gyms you have to pay for, or Jane Fonda workout tapes. Later, have questions never answered about "you become what you eat". Wait, in about 10 years America shall have 500 million people from India here and in Canada. They impress western society so much that one shall be able to convince everyone of the naughtiness of slaughtering and consuming cows. Holy cow!

[@Fabrizio7171]

@@frankaguilera2071 lmao if you take one second and pay attention everything goes hand in hand. The music , the drugs, the lifestyle etc

[@lefantomer]

@@Fabrizio7171 "Reparations". Too impatient to wait for the politicians to have their way.

[@ScottCharmin]

killed by a savage black

[@MultiMolly21]

As an "impulse" shopper I'm extremely irritated by the Costa Rican answer to this theft problem; you wait at the counter and ask someone to go retrieve your product. You are virtually never left alone in a hardware store there.

[@gretchenball2599]

I work retail. It is not safe anymore. Stores allow known shoplifters to continue to come in the stores and steal every day. I believe you should put only I of high theft items on the sales floor the rest stay in the stockroom when a customer asks for one you go get it and take it to the cashier.

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

think only the boxes should be on display and if they want to buy it take the money first then come out with the paid item..

[@HD-er2cq]

RIP to Gary and condolences to his family. This is one of the main reasons retail struggles to hire. No one wants to put themselves in harms way.

[@bryanjames7528]

Most stores tell u never to stop shoplifters or go after them

[@HD-er2cq]

@@bryanjames7528 most stores do tell you this. Gary wasn't going after anyone. He was going to ask for a receipt. So he was an elderly man perceived to be a threat. These criminals are becoming more brazen. You never know what they will do.

[@TonyDoGood]

It's really sad as anyone's elderly family member who wanted to just be out of house interacting with other people for little pay could be the next victim to these thugs.. Soon these businesses will feel like walking into a prison and everything will be locked up like businesses are doing in San Francisco.. The goal is to reduce the consequences for these crimes to cause more lawlessness. Once no one feels safe, idiots will want government to be bigger to step in to govern/enslave us more. People need to fight back. Vigilante's will rise if the crimes go unpunished.

[@watchdealer11]

Your condolences are meaningless if you voted Democrat.

[@AlphaMachina]

@@HD-er2cq Plus it's the fact that black people have a seething hatred for white people in this country. There are tens of thousands of videos of blacks attacking whites, running up to elderly white people on the street and sucker punching them, hitting them over the head with bricks, pulling them out of their cars and beating them and then stealing their car, not for money, but just for a joy ride, for fun. This is happening ALL OVER THE COUNTRY right now and no one's talking about it. The only reason it's apparent to me is because they record themselves doing this because they're proud of it and then they upload it to websites like world star and other websites that host these kinds of videos. They're proud of it.

[@pinschrunner]

My heart goes out to the family ofnthe 82 year old murdered at Home Depot by a thief over 3 pressure washers. Seems like the elderly greeters and receipt checkers at retail stores need to be a thing of the past. Bouncers and cattle shoots instead of exits. I don't want to pay increased prices for these thieves to thrive.

[@cvn6555]

Seriously good idea. Metal sally ports. Have to get buzzed through both doors. Hold the thieves until the cops show up.

[@dapperdingo]

Even the security system monitor has to be locked away in a steel casing and high above the angry thieving apes to avoid being stolen.

[@pinschrunner]

@@cvn6555 yes that's the way banks are in most other countries and jewelry store and fun stores etc

[@lorraineniece8813]

If the cops show up.

[@2Bad4YOUuu]

Implement Electric fences 💣💥

[@BIGgamez78]

The problem is with these big businesses and store owners creating these stupid policies preventing store employees from stopping thieves. These businesses are making a killing through insurance. If they were really concerned about the well being of their employees and customers then they would spend the money to hire more security detail. If they had more security presence in the store thieves would be scared to attempt any theft.

[@Rimrock300]

Guarded entrance and exit gates, where you show receipts. Would been a hassle to shoplifters. As a customer I would not mind

[@RNCENSuarez]

I feel horrible for the people who were terminated because they responded. I am distraught over families losses but I am also very angry that retail stores are doing nothing to break the crime process from the source instead homeless and indigent families are being targeted.

[@napalmsanctuaryx4129]

That one blonde girl who physically helped defend her family's jewelry store came with the claws out. If I was her daddy I'd be so proud of her right now.

[@jahshjahsh2002]

Usually (not generalizing, I only want to say I've seen too many) blondes sympathizing with scum. I almost never hit a street without seeing one of those chemicals- addicted blondes hanging around with a dealer or a blm looter. Even if you watch tens of new un-blurred videos of these daily thefts, you'll find out who the people involved in these kinds of troubles are.

[@dancingnature]

She’s lucky she didn’t get hurt or worse. I had a former boss chase a thief down the block . Even though my my boss was 6ft 5 ( almost 2 meters) I asked him If he was f***ing crazy! The store was located near a high crime area.

[@jahshjahsh2002]

@@dancingnature You guys see my previos reply? Sometimes they disappear and KZbin doen't let you know. I see it, I see "2 replies" (including the one that is mine) and can actually read them but maybe you see "replies" and can only read one (yours). By the way, after adding this very reply they'll be three, and my question will be, do you see my two replies? Thanks.

[@napalmsanctuaryx4129]

@@dancingnature it was a family business. Their livelihood was on the line.

[@Aphrodite_ErosLuvChild214-80]

It's so sad !! We need vigilante ppl wandering the Chicago streets !! Where is the mob family's?

[@AZHITW]

I don't understand thieves are allowed to walk out without any intervention, but paying customers are often accused of stealing, are detained, insulted and embarrassed in front of other shoppers, and after they are given proof that all items were paid for, they don't offer up an apology or a gift card for detaining you. It has happened to me at Walmart, so I know it must happen to others.

[@paperdollartzgeniuz3911]

Yes, it has happened to me more than once also.Treated like a thief while the real thieves get a green light.

[@gizmo6746]

If this keeps up, you'd be better off doing the same thing.

[@projectbandshirt4329]

By law in CA, we can't accuse anyone of stealing, detain or other due to the fact that we could be sued. We have to catch them in the actual act of theft, and security does what they can, but only law enforcement can arrest. We need stronger laws for shoplifting, because it's a high risk to employees. Many will threaten lawsuits for discrimination, when they are actually breaking the law by stealing from us. Its pretty unbelievable.

[@DavidHalverson]

Start assaulting the employees as you are leaving then they will leave you alone. Store policy, you know.

[@AZHITW]

@@projectbandshirt4329 I was in Arizona, I ran to the store in the early morning because my husband had dementia, and I wanted to grab my groceries and get home before he woke up. I was so upset when they kept me in the store checking and rechecking my purchases trying to figure out what I stole. When I got home, I called the manager and told her about the incident, and she said I had to come back to the store for whatever reason. I couldn't leave my husband he was in mid-stage 6 and needed to be supervised constantly. I was near tears I was so upset; I haven't been back since that incident. My husband passed away within the year of that incident. Walmart needs to teach their employees that cucumbers are not high on the list of valuable things to steal, if I'm going to get arrested for stealing it sure isn't going to be for grand theft cucumber.

[@helenfong3339]

Not only do thieves need to be stopped but when there is a demand, it will never be stopped.

[@sandydayoc9421]

When the glasses broke for them to run in a gate should fall down and lock them in😂

[@pit_viper327]

We now live in a world where we protect the criminals and punish the good people.

[@daisydukes8252]

Democrat land.

[@indiasuperclean6969]

WOW VERY DANGEROUS SIR! 😠 😠I WILL NEVER GO TO USA!!! 😠 BUT THIS WHY IM SO LUCKY LIVE IN SUPER INDIA THE CLEANEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD 🇮🇳🤗 , WE NEVER SCAM! WE GIVE RESPECT TO ALL WOMEN THEY CAN WALK SAFELY ALONE AT NIGHT AND WE HAVE CLEAN FOOD AND TOILET EVERYWHERE 🇮🇳🤗🚽, I KNOW MANY POOR PEOPLE JEALOUS WITH SUPER RICH INDIA 🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳🤗🇮🇳

[@JinSakai_Kuroudo]

@@indiasuperclean6969 Pakistani spotted, go home to your isis mofo

[@aliensoup2420]

Makes you wonder if our governments are not really occupied by criminal gangs already.

[@Imhere872]

That's why I say if your gonna face jail time for protecting something make sure what you do is worth the sentence 😂

[@nicolesmith9359]

When he fell that is just heart wrenching. My prayers go out to his family. I hope they prosecute the individual to the fullest.

[@ScottCharmin]

killed by a savage black

[@TLhike]

Boil that sh1tb@g in oil!

[@nekad2000]

They should refuse to prosecute this fiery but mostly peaceful theft. Cashless bail is the only answer.

[@Sinclair_USMC]

Firing squad, spend 30$ on the scum bag.

[@kneegrow8486]

I hope every greedy satanic Corp in America gets stolen outta business. They been robbing us since they opened its doors. It ain't like they not gettin reimburse from sum insurance company who is btw in on the take. Phawk them

[@TurkeyFaceX]

This is also part of why prices are skyrocketing. These idiots are making things worse for those of us that actually lead innocent lives. Hope most of these jerks are caught.

[@ChurchOfSantaMuerte]

Attacked and robbed in SF last night. I'm done with this city.

[@rileydiamond703]

Gary seems like a sweet man. I feel so sorry for his lost. His dad never deserved that.

[@samuelponce1]

Yeah that was fucced up I just wish he would have let him go and knew better nobody’s life is worth materialistic sht .

[@melissasalasblair5273]

I can't even imagine what they have gone through 💔

[@Longtack55]

Such pathetic platitudes are nauseating.

[@ban80]

The politicians and police should be held accountable

[@plaguefulwinds6021]

@@samuelponce1 "knew better", I will never fault an individual for intervening into an act of wrong doing but I would rather fault the individual or individuals doing the wrong thing when they should have been the ones who "knew better".

[@Chris-nt9lk]

This is what happens when you don’t cut this behaviour off right when it starts with hefty punishments

[@metaslavegaming9075]

Cultural differences. Don't see any asians in these videos right?

[@EvySurvived]

FJB

[@seanin1990]

This is what the Navajo, Cherokee, Apache, Mohawk, Blackfoot, Creek, Algonquin and Yamasee probably said in the 16th and 17th century regarding the actions of Pilgrims, Spaniards, Puritans and Quakers. What goes around comes around.

[@metaslavegaming9075]

@@seanin1990 yeah too bad they had inferior military power. History written by the Victor and all that jazz

[@britishpatriot7386]

​@@seanin1990 oh you mean so called natives who actually stole that land from the true natives, you mean when the native tribes were slaughtering each other before anyone landed from Europe, you mean when native tribes would seek out the settlers and use them to fight other tribes which benefited both. History goes back further than what you make out you should study it.

[@bananamilk1974]

Not once in my life I ever took myself to Home Depot. 🤷‍♀

[@jaker3151]

5:06 It's crazy that those two Lululemon employees where fired for trying to help the business. It looks like they were shooing the thieves away rather than chasing them down. Give them a warning for optics, and a hidden pat on the back, but don't fire them.

[@johnfranklin685]

The politicians who have relaxed the laws on crimes such as these, should be held accountable for the acts they are complicit in. They should be personally charged for each event with both fines and incarceration.

[@BishopEddie5443]

Let's be fair, if we want Black shoplifters to go to jail, we must also pay Black people for their losses due to whites stealing their land and burning down Black towns! If you are against reparations, then you are saying it's ok to steal, just not from white people, right?

[@deedee-tc4fh]

They are actively encouraging chaos with mass TV coverage. I believe this is what the agenda wants..

[@APOCALYPSEGAMER559]

Sad when they relax the laws but what would you do if I told you I had my mother frivolously steal my entire inheritance from my first dad and my second dad Tommy who recently passed away from cancer. And I'm a disabled veteran ex Army Ranger and she was charged vehicular manslaughter for my father's death and my mother her attorney and the judge never met me at all or appointed legal counsel to represent me in court at all and you want to know where I was at the time in the hospital after being blown up in Afghanistan

[@reignman0311]

The minute these liberals started closing the prisons, we knew this sht was gonna start happening, how are these ppl so fkn dumb!

[@55tumbler]

once again your kids

[@barbaraboethling596]

I'm senior, and it's gotten so bad I'm afraid to leave the house. I really only go to the grocery store now. What a world we're living in!

[@jackiemarini3203]

I'm so sorry 😢Be safe ✌️❤️

[@dwp6061]

You are not alone my friend. I am living the same way. I find myself getting out through utube etc. videos so I don't feel so shut in. Wishing you Peace & Love. Stay Safe ❤☮️🇺🇸

[@ol59kafer92]

If I lived by you I would help you out and take you anywhere you want to go

[@archibaldtuttle8481]

Yah. Me too. Getting old takes guts. But these days I don't feel the need to buy much. After retiring I worked for three years part time at Home Depot. We saw this all the time. I got so tired of it I re-retired in August 2019 -- just in time it turned out. I blame 60 years of congressional incompetence. But not just them, we got off the right track with marketing supported TV & Radio. We invented 'make-work' jobs, told folks to build their lives on being productive, then sold those jobs . . . somewhere else. The same marketeers sold us lame office-holders. They sold us distorted images and lifestyles. They sold us unhealthy self-images. They still sell us fear. And we, fools, bought it. Then we handed it off to our children. I am thinking that the only way out is to sur-tax all media that is not Subscriber Fee Paid services [ besides, imagine the public debt we could get past with revenue like that].

[@mikehoncho1149]

Carry a pistol and don’t rely on anyone to protect you but you!

[@LinhLe-uz5lw]

This country is out of control. The government needs to do something. Changing the law to better protect the business and the citizens. We live in a Fear country not even safe anywhere. It is sad😢…..

[@BramptonHughes]

Imagine caring if big corporations get robbed

[@walkertexasranger1514]

Zero tolerance for Lululemon employees?? They're fired for chasing thieves,thats total bullsh*t!!! My heart breaks for the elderly man who was taken to soon!!!

[@T82ravdaman]

I know right?!

[@alicekramden8640]

I wouldn’t buy another item from lululemon after learning their policy on theft and how they fired their employees for trying to help. BOYCOTT this worthless company.

[@koolkiller9116]

Trying to figure who buys s*it like that anyways, let alone steal it? I'm sick of living here....

[@brandonwomack7379]

Are you sure you won't your employees catching assault charges, possibly murder, in the name of your business. It's practical to let them go

[@mizum3458]

​@@alicekramden8640 yea... That's so messed tfu what happened to the elderly dude. Where the hell was the security????? 😤

[@sandysandy3044]

I was in a store when this happened. One of the black woman in the group that was stealing assaulted a poor elderly lady that was just standing by not doing anything. To witness that made my blood boil.

[@RemoWilliams1227]

Disgusting

[@mustseevideos7777]

She was white. That is aggressive.

[@johnsmith9476]

You should forgive her because she is black. She came from a tough environment and thats all she knows. 🤮 I cringed typing that.

[@dr.loomis4221]

It made your blood boil and yet you did nothing?

[@georgerivera9220]

​@@dr.loomis4221 I was about to make a similar comment.

[@coolinnovation6019]

Granpa garys family should sue store for not providing safety and putting in more gaurds and emergency shut down doors and not allowing the criminals the ability to sue the stores or anyone else while doing criminal acts!

[@sapphireblue222]

All of this will push retailers to only sell online. Which I suspect is the natural way it's going.

[@Mikey23219]

When there are no consequence, it will keep happening. Need to have harsh punishment

[@wajutiem08]

MURIKAN 🇺🇲🇺🇲 CITIES are BROKE. They have no money 💰💵💵 to persecute and keep criminals locked up. Meanwhile MAYORS and top city officials overpay themselves with the average amount of $250k -$300k.

[@wajutiem08]

How can Cities punish criminals when they don't have money? This is why cities are jaxing up Property TAXES. The Washington DC fire department is suing WASHINGTON DC because City officials have started taking money from their pension. The Mayor of Washington DC has announced they are putting up more speed cameras to balance the budget punishing hapless motorists. The ticket is like $200 dollars. People have stopped visiting DC. City officials are crying 😭😭😭 because people don't like to visit DC. 😭😭😭

[@mikebradley5289]

​@@wajutiem08 Also last year the city council board pass a bill on point system for traffic cameras. I think definitely a lot of tourists will avoid visiting DC along with other problems here.

[@Bidenfriend]

I hope u vote for trump

[@gracieg7601]

I mean I’m not scared to simply ask for a receipt. But now I guess I would be afraid.

[@KayAichJay]

There used to be a retail chain in our area called Service Merchandise. All items were on display, with a card in front of them. You pulled the card for the item you wanted, took it to the cashier and paid for it, then it would come down a conveyor belt and you could then collect it and leave. As long as companies refuse to hire proper security, I can't see any other retail business model that can remain profitable if this climate.

[@laurenarndt464]

This is exactly what I recommend to my district manager at Home Depot during a staff meeting. They all laughed at me like it was a stupid idea. Home Depot deserves what they get.

[@lorenzor124]

This was in Florida up until 1992 maybe. Yes, great store and SMerch had everything. Those good days are gone forever.

[@mikeoxlong1266]

@@laurenarndt464 district managers dont listen to the associates that actually work. spent 9 years at the prodesk

[@laurenarndt464]

@@mikeoxlong1266 Yes, good ol' prodesk. The sexist area where management always had to have good looking cashiers for contractor's eye candy. That's fact..not my opinion.

[@mikeoxlong1266]

@@laurenarndt464 not at my store. so much for your fact

[@planetlog4340]

That piece of filth who killed the old man is the type of "person" I would love to see get thrown into a group of hungry hyenas

[@Violentsymphony]

Dispatch: And what race is the suspect ? “The usual”

[@helpyourcattodrive]

Wild. The authorities set this up by being too lenient on criminals. It’s scary.

[@thefriesens1071]

Activist DAs

[@kwacou4279]

Democrat ran jurisdictions. How you vote has consequences.

[@marlak4203]

Yes something is going on. I am glad the title revealed how it is organized. Just like me and others were talking about when there was a story a month ago about 100 or so people hitting up a gas station in Chicago. Why would so many people go to a GAS station? Those are tiny places so what was there that they were really after? What I also see is that they use black and brown kids for this, but its a cover. A cover in that everyone will just shrug it off as "those wild black and brown kids. They are wild animals. You know how those people are" kind of talk and won't look deeper into it. It does make sense, imo, that it is authorities AND crime organizations behind this and just use the unfortunate common gang and violence that happens in this city, and others, to "cover their tracks" as they do what they do.

[@jeanetteschulthe1andOnly]

Defunding the police.

[@trafficbabe]

But if it's Trump's violence, it's all good

[@Valyoyoable]

Lululemon basically asking "Hey guys, come and rob us, we put in place zero-tolerance rules for employees to ban them from interfering with your thefts and will even fire them if they ask you to stop".

[@Roey512]

That's the fate of the country that have more mercy on criminals than law abiding citizens.

[@flymangames5579]

This is exactly why the "Shari'a Law" format is the best.

[@juanita_piju]

I feel the most for the workers bc they are being put in danger. The law doesn’t care and neither do corps. the hardworking person gets the short end of the stick like always 🙄

[@BioLiveMagic]

Criminals have more rights! Yet we get tickets over a seatbelt.

[@mr.erikchun5863]

with the amount of money they are claiming they are losing they can hire an armed guard

[@BioLiveMagic]

@mr.erikchun5863 it's called border patrol. But why even have it? They are getting huge kick backs or something. Why would there be no pressure on things that clearly need it. They literally are saying f you usa. The dude even said when he almost tripped, looked down amd said it's black, then laughed?? Dude isn't ok.

[@freedumbfromtheleft3833]

Until police are allowed to arrest black criminals and stop using racism as an excuse! Also stop protecting criminals if they get hurt or killed. And it's going to get worse with the illegal immigrants that came across the border.

[@gab4690]

Its what you voted for.

[@robertfergusson5367]

I find it funny that they say "The well being of our employees and customers are our main concern", but when it comes down to it, they recoup their losses by pushing it on to the customers with increased prices and likely on to employees by messing with pay rates and benefits.

[@KostasG-nt9pe]

yep they just dont want a lawsuit. But the real evil ones are the government.

[@judsongaiden9878]

Vigilantism should be The People's FIRST resort, not the LAST. That corporate cuck's Neville Chamberlain-style appeasement approach is a policy for weaklings. Weakness of will is the problem, not the solution. The enemies of civilization can't be bargained with or reasoned with. They should be buried in a nameless grave. Ave vindicta!

[@survivingthetimes]

Exactly! It isn't like they eat the costs associated with letting people walk out with the goods.

[@Numantino312]

apart from costs, they ultimately put employees and customers at more risk by allowing this

[@cjmacq-vg8um]

gangsters robbing gangsters. what's the world coming to? the corporate gangsters wear suits and live in luxury and the other gangsters wear hoods and live mostly live in ghettos. isn't being a hooded, cowardly gangster cool? aren't guns fun? thanks rap for promoting this crap over the last 30 years. black on black crime has skyrocketed, blacks often live in daily terror as gangs roam their neighborhoods brutalize their neighbors over "territory" and control. meanwhile rappers continue to glamorize this culture of terror, this thug mentality, teaching young men that pursuing wealth at all costs, ridiculous posturing and violence is what being a man is all about. and of course the wonderful, clueless left applauds rap for it. can't criticize black gangsters and predators. that's racist. meanwhile the corporate gangsters underpay and abuse their employees and ovcercharge and abuse their customers. they pass their losses onto society while they increase their CEO million dollar salaries. isn't being a gangster in a $5000 suit cool? and, of course, the wonderful, clueless right says we can't criticize corporate thugs. its anti-capitalist. in a world gone mad sanity is rejected and demonized. we're a nation of fools ruled by gangsters and it ain't getting any better.

[@istoa22]

Require identification and a credit card for entry. Know who is in your store.

[@tamitatangoto5134]

That old man made me cry🥴 I think of his son. 😢 If that would have been my dad I would have been devastated.

[@enochroot9438]

@Rick James If you check the video around the 7:15 mark you'll see they caught him, hopefully he'll get a full sentence

[@tspks2128]

If that had been my dad, they would have needed to just go ahead and lock me up.

[@pavelromanenko3718]

So sad about that elderly man who was pushed. Unfortunately, this exactly why store employees should just stand down as resisting could put themselves at risk as well as the customers as some of these individuals may have weapons as well or become violent. Not worth risking your life for something the store insures anyway and something that you don't even own. This happened to me at Macy's when I used to work there 18 years ago when I was still in college. Ten people made a grab and snatch and then made a mad dash for the exit with all the merchandise they could carry. One of them had a jacket with one hand in it and our loss prevention team determined he had a gun. We just watched them run without interfering for fear of them becoming violent with store employees or customers.

[@chaotiongsai]

@@pavelromanenko3718The old man was not resisting. He was just standing by the side.

[@mundoglory7071]

Here in the UK we have Argos stores, all items are featured in a catalogue. You select the item you want then pay for it, then the warehouse staff collect it and give it to you. Shoppers can't enter the warehouse so there's no way to shoplift. All retailers will have to adopt this model at the rate things are going

[@dbdchristopher]

Yeah not here

[@redstratus97]

One store had this model in the 80s in the USA. It was named Service Merchandise. They went out of business decades ago. But it was exactly what you said. Had many locations all over the country too. It just needs to be brought back.

[@maryr8364]

Used to have similar store where I lived in Maine, USA

[@buckbreaker5185]

Yeah because you are overran by somali migrants. The UK is falling apart. Enjoy getting knifed hy Ngubu on the way home from your football game

[@Iamthestig42069]

Seems kinda pointless for home improvement stores. Most of the time when I’m going to the Home Depot, im covered in project detritus, I’m bringing the old item with me for comparison and I’m trying to get in and out and back on my project as fast as possible. That’s why brick and mortar is the way to go for home improvement, you don’t need to look through an online catalog and hope you got the right thing. Going down the isle, finding the correct part and getting out of there asap is huge. Adding a middleman who isn’t invested in your project ,and who might grab the wrong part or take forever doesn’t seem efficient when your plumbing has broken or your roof is leaking or your electrical doesn’t work. Also contractors who shop at home improvement centers would loose money for the same reasons

[@beatjunkybg]

Employees should sue for the lack of safe work environment

[@JSUN19]

Put these LOSERS in prison for at least 10 years !! DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS !!!

[@sevenspecie592]

My heart goes out to the man who lost his dad❤ made my heart hurt I just.can't imagine losing your dad over powerwashers!!!

[@tamarevans9025]

These people are scumbags, the one who is responsible for the death of the older man should receive the death penalty.

[@pippin3168]

It wasn’t the power washers fault it was the fault of the animal without training who pushed him

[@sevenspecie592]

@prettyinpink3168 duhhh! I'm not blaming an inanimate object for that poor guys murder! Only a troll would point that out!

[@ScottCharmin]

killed by a savage black

[@billm5555]

The worst part is that eventually the store will just close. All of the employees will loose their jobs. And the community will loose a resource.

[@bobby1970]

That's when the thug gangs will start to commit home invasions on the innocent common homeowner.

[@InsiderBoy]

@@bobby1970 Exactly. Look at Portland. The criminals are moving in right next door and across the street and already breaking into homes. But hey, that can't happen to us right? Lol.

[@damienspectre4231]

exactly what happened in Zimbawbe...whats happpenign in South Afica..and now In america. One Race to ruin them all...

[@RobertJones-uh2wk]

​@@bobby1970 you right gang members are disgusting

[@RobertJones-uh2wk]

​@@bobby1970 they hurt they own community that hurt black people😢

[@marblox9300]

What about the organised crime of Real Estate constantly inflating or Cars or Government Taxes. What about the oganised crime of the U.S. Medical Industry.

[@quartytypo]

In America, retail is the enemy.

[@katsinthecradle6155]

This is what happens when you live in a area where there's no consequences for actions

[@JudgeDreddMegaCityOne]

I think they mentioned that this was a national trend.

[@clayton9136]

Live in AN*

[@fedgit6147]

@@JudgeDreddMegaCityOne he also said that there are some states who do not take it seriously, which is obviously the case, ergo this is what happens when there are no consequences for your actions

[@73NF14Ret]

@@JudgeDreddMegaCityOneMore like a Blue state trend.

[@ve2240]

@@JudgeDreddMegaCityOne Yes But the trends are all in the democrat run cites. If you look up the governors, the DA's and the judges in those cites, They are all liberal democrats. The current Democrat party is not the working man's party anymore. They have been hi jacked by liberal crazies that have rules that do not make any sense. In CA, you can steal up to $1000 and not get arrested. In Houston, Chicago, NY, Oregon, and Washington, You MIGHT get arrested but charges usually dropped.

[@Ladyhotfire78]

This makes my blood boil. It’s easy to steal because everyone knows employees don’t have “shopkeepers privilege.”

[@smp-vn3pc]

Damn you're cute

[@ToxicityAssured]

@@smp-vn3pc Pathetic much?

[@smp-vn3pc]

@@ToxicityAssured ☹️

[@rogersmith7808]

No but if it's bad enough they can hire armed security and post them at the doors.

[@Ladyhotfire78]

@@smp-vn3pc thank you.

[@MyCardsNeverLieTarotLLC522]

lululemon should be ashamed for firing those two people after they were protecting your business‼You could've definitely handled it differently.i'll never shop there😡

[@moonshine3657]

do you steal as well?

[@qubla2]

Does the robbery correlate in any way with gun-prohibition zones?

[@JohnHoulgate]

I work at a Home Depot in small rural area. We've had to lock up our power tools, then later our wire. We also have to walk up the products to the cash registers now because of these thefts. I see signs of small petty thefts all the time. It's so disheartening because 99% of our cutomers are great people.

[@CarlAquaForce]

Idk what rural area you are in, but here in Eastern KY, if anyone tries to pull some stunts like that, they will do a county uear for the first offense, and be sent to prison for the second. Needless to say, theft is a rare occurrence, and when it does happen, they are usually caught. May I ask, is it a Democrat State that you live in? 🤔

[@harryballsacky]

​@@CarlAquaForce same here in eastern nc...you go to jail, they ain't playin...

[@pambrown6260]

Our police do not patrol our community and have refused to respond when called.

[@planes3333]

Yeah and then guys like me get harrased and watched all the time when I am shopping with money and I get stalked and feel like I cant even go in a store so it works both ways.

[@jasonsilver842]

Yeah, I'll call BS. I don't know any rural area where a band of thugs are permitted to run in a grab whatever they can carry and then walk out. Good luck with that. Home D. or Tractor Supply in the country aint no LuLuLemon.

[@ChildofYAH_33]

It's horrible, how are people expected to go to work and risk encountering criminals that attack employees. No payment amount is worth a person's life.😢

[@JonathanGonzalez-wz5ok]

Despi5 how deep their pockets are they will never help pay for funerary or medical costs while being fully able to

[@robsorgdrager8477]

If they were to allow me to fight and stop these people I'd do the job for free. The only issue is I would be charged with war crimes with the amount of protection I would provide. I can not stand bullies. I will not just stand by and let people get pushed around. I was raised by people that volunteered to go kill nations in the name of our country. I will protect my good people ...always . This man that died because someone thought it was " their freedom " to just take. " Oh it's a victimless crime " here's the proof that it's not. If there is no victim then it can not be a crime. A man, father, grandfather, uncle was killed for some crap. Not only was he and his family greatly Dishonored but the person that did it , if caught will serve only a sliver of the time and just go back to doing what they did.

[@mwoods4608]

Imagine how a teacher feels ...

[@robsorgdrager8477]

@@mwoods4608 this right here has been something I have been shouting for decades. This is where most of the personality training should happen. It comes back to adults are not allowed to train young humans anymore because it infringes basic human rights . The thing I don't understand is , refusing to teach young humans how to act, isn't that a crime against humans rights as well?

[@beyondintervals6606]

Crazy, they want workers earning a hourly wage to not just to do their job but to also put their lives on the front. No way that's gonna happen. It's better getting fired. Might as well pay these workers another extra wage as hired security guards if they want cashiers to protect anything.

[@usapatriot5078]

I think the stores need to use pepper sprays on these robbers.

[@DS-uo5ie]

Why doesn’t Home Depot just put up signs saying,”If you need something,please feel free to help yourself,and thank you for shopping at Home Depot 🤪”

[@puffnstuff12]

The people doing these crimes need to actually be held accountable and pay a real price for what they are doing to all of us.

[@consumerdirect9535]

The future of America IS NOT BLACK CULTURE 🤣🤣

[@juniorn8279]

good luck with liberals changing the laws in America

[@FermentedGrumpyGrapeSqueezit]

What about all the injustice the people of America have to put up with because of corporate greed? I don't see you or anyone up in arms over corporations making more money during covid while everyone else went poor. I don't see you calling out big food corporations for poisoning the people with ultra processed chemical food. All I see is people like you doing corporate simpery

[@Rdelrio19]

@zrofucks2give869you a idiot, you must b one of them punks

[@marcusrosales3344]

@zrofucks2give869 It is affecting us by and large... You're the one who needs to speak for themselves! It is more likely you are too naive to realize how it indirectly affects you... Or, you are a troll... Yes, they are not stealing directly from your own house... Nice work!

[@mason5540]

"The safety of our employees and customers comes first" Translation: we don't want to get sued into oblivion for liability

[@TheBamaChad-W4CHD]

That’s absolutely not what he was meaning. You think the Home Depot, Walmart,lol Lowe’s or other places don’t care if employees or customers are hurt? Of course they care. That’s why practically every place has the “zero tolerance “ rules for engaging potentially dangerous people. It’s not worth getting hurt or killed for a tv or drill. The companies know this and try to keep employees from doing anything like holding a cart or touching anyone in any way other than self defense

[@martinezisha2334]

They don’t care ….. cause if someone gets hurt it’s money they loose , they don’t want to deal with lawsuits cause it’s not beneficial for the higher power on their end . I was a manager at depot , trust me they don’t care about the employees , you are gone today they will replace you tomorrow just like that 🤌🏼

[@huntstyle]

I'm sure they have insurance that covers the cost of stolen goods

[@Sarazoul]

​@@TheBamaChad-W4CHD they neither love or hate you. They are a corporate entity driven by profits. You are absolutely naive if you think they care about you as a customer or employee. This is one hundred percent to protect themselves. Because if someone gets hurt, they become responsible. That's the reason, don't be so naive.

[@aliensoup2420]

@@huntstyle It doesn't matter how you spin it to make excuses, it increases the cost of everything. The only people that suffer the consequences are the innocent, law-abiding public. In your distorted world, criminals rule.

[@SimonCowWell-vb3yd]

Forget about the politicians. It's the NGOs, Lobby Groups, Think Tanks, Foundations, and the ESG credit score givers. Check who they are, their names, family names.

[@LadyHardcore]

The video of him being pushed just hurts my soul so bad. I'm so sorry.

[@hikingwiththedog6078]

Same here

[@HanBowloOG]

How TF did that kill him!?

[@NarniaIRL]

@@HanBowloOG I'm wondering that too. Looks like he slightly hit his head when he fell.

[@kiaram8688]

@@HanBowloOGfalling the wrong way can kill anyone, doesn’t matter if you’re old or you g

[@softboxboi5744]

@@HanBowloOG he's old dude. you can get a brain hemorrhage from hitting your head

[@kevinhanes2808]

These people are a curse on our society

[@Under_Sky_Third_Gaia]

I agree

[@thepearlswirl]

Seriously💯 it's horrible.. humanity doesn't care about morality anymore. I'm so sick of it.

[@robertherrera5975]

You tube protects criminals and violence.

[@aprilgibson817]

Society is a curse on society I’m not saying people who steal have a completely valid reason but the world is falling apart people do what they feel like they have to do to survive the morals of the country are not focused on equality and fairness or honesty so why should citizen adhere to societal morals???

[@ishizukahikaru643]

BLM is also responsible for this!

[@mikeanderson9266]

We need GANG laws and make the super harsh and long lockups. Face ID needs to go in just like Vegas does in Casino's! Add tracking devices to random goods.

[@johnjohnson2855]

Oh more laws and laws criminals don’t give a dam about laws. How about lock em up for life.

[@joshofalltrades8674]

I love how it’s “keeping track of shoppers” instead of criminals…

[@channel1_channel]

They have to keep track of everyone entering the store. Some are criminals, most are not. They are viewed as shoppers until they are not.

[@emperorstevee]

Yeah, that’s the point.

[@toriviruette5]

“Authorities say the case is pending” that is the exact reason why this IS happening!

[@AZDeathMetal]

Yeah, in the U.S., we actually have what we call “trials”. It’s basically this wacky thing where a jury and court system has to actually charge and sentence you before imprisonment.

[@kalohpaul4100]

Case is pending because they need to be release so they can vote

[@joshuagauntlett8724]

@@AZDeathMetal yeah nice cope amerilard. promise they'll be punished you deluded ape

[@Jerh1985]

You get caught doing crap like this I still support that you get your day in court. I just want to put down the day after. If we are not going to put them down on the first offense, then at least the 2nd or 3rd.

[@lightkira4119]

​@@Jerh1985 we are having the same problems in Canada. The police arrest a criminal and after filing out a report the criminal is back out on bail. In Vancouver for example, the same 200 ceiminals were arrested for over 11k in crimes. Repeat offenders get more rights than the innocent civilians. Man stabs a pregnant woman and her husband and he is back on the street. Why does the average criminal have 35-50 convictions?

[@steevek]

Zero Dollar Shopping spree is going on and on. Certainly building more prison will not solve such crime.

[@pomo11223]

becauuse a $25 yoga pants is being sold at $199, company don't care, nor shall you risk your life for street justice.

[@dimetime35c]

I love how they dance around the issue. Why are they doing it, cause there are NO consequences!

[@user-ty2uz4gb7v]

Good point

[@hommeboygregory]

They REFUSE to take accountability

[@RM-fb6sj]

Because BLM

[@runnergo1398]

It's a failure of the education system that is creating this culture in the US. Not to mention that millionaires and billionaires are getting tax breaks to the point of not having to pay taxes while poor people are getting robbed left and right by the government in all sorts of different ways. It's all by design, though. Gotta have criminals in order to get rich off the tax payers back to pay for more prisons. Ronald Reagan is a major reason for most of the US problems.

[@adamtajhassam9188]

because prices are too high

[@mtgsykotic3142]

This is what happens when you give criminals a million ways to avoid doing hard time for crimes

[@phoenixarizona472]

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Ryanowning]

The answer is simple: death penalty. Post guards at retail with instructions to detain or fire if necessary.

[@ALMIGHTYJUCIETV]

wrong.. there's a very simple solution to this and it actual has nothing to do with punishment

[@pauldodge1975]

​@Rick James men!

[@itbetrueyo]

That’s what you get for voting blue no matter who... 🥴🥴🥴🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤦🏽‍♂️🤡🤡🤡

[@MrEric2cu]

"I have a dream they will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character." Good thing it was a dream.

[@lavonnealexander6936]

As someone who worked as a retail associate, I would’ve let them take the all of these stolen goods. These companies are horrible to their employees. No such thing as loyalty.

[@jknott1003]

You want this type of theft to stop? Press charges. Throw the book at them. Ask for the maximum sentence every time. No exceptions.

[@JLeppert]

False. Firing Squad once a month.

[@jamesburns2232]

@@JLeppert In China, a 20 cent Super-X would take care of the criminals.

[@carly4513]

Yet, in fact, they do the opposite.

[@BrandonSolid]

I stay in a small town out in the country. I went to a Walmart in Houston TX for Lithium grease, a few LED bulbs for my semi, and a cell phone holder for the windshield. Everything was locked away in cages. I was scratching my head until the store manager gave me the run down as to why. I told him this is the first time seeing this. This is terrible, I said. It sucked because HONEST shoppers are being punished for it as well.

[@katiem4539]

If the corporations would actually take loss and just work hard to prevent future thefts INSTEAD OF just making prices more expensive for the rest of us , it would be better. Corporate greed is a real monster too.

[@Palerider2023]

The companies who this is happening to helped cause this, and the people working there are paying the price.

[@craigford4518]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@darrenwells3642]

This is pure insanity. I feel so bad for him that he lost his father… over power washers.

[@jogirl836]

Remember, black lives matter!! 💩

[@egotrips4810]

maybe he shouldn't have interfered, he's not being paid to stop thieves. risking your life against a thief especially at his age is not worth it 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

[@blackpillrising3164]

@@egotrips4810 speacily for others people property. protect yourself and your family thats about it. the embedded globalists in all positions are promoting this. time to make a move out of the cities.prep,pray and stay out of the way

[@Primetime9292]

The Home Depot I work at has armed guards hired just to protect the workers for this reason (we are in a bad area)

[@wildestcowboy2668]

​@@Primetime9292u must be in Memphis TN

[@ashokkkripalani5222]

There should be very strict punishments on these looters and thieves zero tolerance this patern will disrupt the business and end up closing stores people could lose employments jobs if stores are hurt businesses cant survive

[@toebeans3985]

Insurance companies should refuse to insure big box chain stores that are allowing rampant theft. Make the requirement that these stores hire armed guards, staffed from open to close, in order to qualify for insurance.

[@AshGreen359]

People don't realize how deadly a fall is for an elderly person. You push one of them and you may be guilty of murder.

[@bagingospringo4396]

Elderly ppl shouldn't be working

[@BloodySoup74]

If you have democrats running the system the criminal is the victim. It wouldn't be murder charges.

[@red2theelectricboogaloo961]

i never realized he died off that fall but when i seen his age it clicked for me 🤦‍♂

[@thuggeegaming659]

I agree. But this standard doesn't apply to cops when they push and taser elderly people. They do it, and they aren't even fired for it.

[@red2theelectricboogaloo961]

@@thuggeegaming659 they do and the police should get reformed so they dont but also they dont do it at anywhere near the rate as violent criminals do

[@behnambabaknia6843]

Each and every one of these thieves that get caught should serve at least 25 years in jail. ZERO tolerance for these kind of scumbags

[@gh7186]

Stores are going to have to pay for local police. We will eat the costs as a consumer.

[@Claarissaahhh]

100 percent

[@gretchenball2599]

This is the reason there will be less brick and mortar stores in the future. Stores refuse to have these people arrested and charged with the crime.

[@projectbandshirt4329]

I work in retail and have been told never to intervene. While that's a safe path, it doesn't address the crimes which go without consequences largely, and that's why the thieves come back.

[@thegreat9481]

Go ahead and stop the crimes then

[@kimberlygarrett1485]

DEM DAs not prosecuting and reducing charges even for those with long rap sheets.

[@user-dk7gi9uz8i]

#defundcrime

[@selecttravelvacations7472]

I was in a large brand retail store last year where an employee was telling me about recent gang thefts there and how they weren’t allowed to try to stop them. No wonder they keep coming back. A few concealed carries in the store and this would stop real fast.

[@maketaco6683]

why have store security if they are not allowed to stop anyone????????????

[@MrPolymers]

Years ago, about 45 to be exact, I was working at a now out of business store called Gold Circle. It was a full time job while I was in college. Then, when a thief was being chased by store security, they announced a code over the PA and all of us associates would sprint out of the store and tackle the shop lifter. Boy, that would not fly today but I'll say very few thieves got away..

[@myd0gr3x]

I remember Gold Circle....

[@projectbandshirt4329]

Too many potential lawsuits for that to ever fly today

[@sagatuppercut2960]

Now you have stupid ass woke politicians that want people to be put in jail for vigilante justice. And judges will let stupid ass thieves to sue you for injury because you didn't allow them to get away with stealing merchandise.

[@mikegibb8042]

We did the same thing at the bay stores

[@fortablet2933]

Back then fewer criminals were armed

[@mullenli]

These thefts don’t usually get caught unless there’s police in present. Many store business not only losing but they closed door due to high crimes theft like this . The policy is broken from top to bottom and needs to restore our law in order.

[@todayslist37737]

Perhaps instead of someone asking for a receipt, install a scanner to open the door with the receipt. If you have nothing in your hands an employee can buzz you out. That huge space in front of the Home Depot exit is the biggest problem. Make it more narrow!

[@dianekeil2967]

I get so discusted at Walmart - they have that person at the door inspecting your groceries with the receipt but yet let others walk out with 12 packs of beer ???????

[@cgh7337]

Depends on how much melanin is in your skin.

[@edwardkennedy2257]

This country is going down the drain because of the democrats

[@nekad2000]

Move to a cities that doesn't have a woke stick up it's ass. Sane places are still out there, believe it or not.

[@pamelawing5747]

So you have seen who is looking at your receipts and you'd expect them to challenge someone with carts full of stolen goods? Not hardly. These large retailers need to invest in real enforcement, BUT that can be a slippery slope too. The laws against shop lifting and theft need to be changed to have the teeth to prosecute.

[@EvilAnomaly]

There is a possibility that they're being told by Walmart's AP Unit not to bother the person walking out because they are aware of the situation. At the end of the day Receipt Checkers are a mere deterrent, the AP Unit is the ones that are going to directly handle shoplifting. Tons of reasons (not known to the public) as to why that person could've been allowed to just walk out.

[@kareneDallas]

The increasing lawlessness in our society is disturbing. This should be addressed immediately. Our government officials need to wake up, pay our police better, crack down on crime, keep criminals in jail & prison.

[@seanin1990]

I'm sure the exact sentiment was vocalized in the 16th and 17th century. This is how American was founded, this is the American way.

[@AlexBrodsky-tw2sq]

So NIGG@S stealing & killing is the American way lmfao. America didn’t have these problems until civil rights act was passed & the war on poverty by LBJ.

[@stephenthomas1492]

Yeah right. The government is the same people who tell us that these people are 'oppressed' and that 'white supremacy' is the actual problem. The MSM parrots the same thing. Makes you wonder why they DON'T tell the truth.

[@simon6071]

The elephant in the room is that the radical left politicians are supporting policies that are soft on criminals including violent criminals.

[@KevinPierce-pu4bd]

Tell that to ilhan omar. She and many like her now 'represent' our government.

[@cranegantry868]

That is not organized retail theft, it is LOOTING.