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Shoplifters hit Los Angeles area TJ Maxx, casually leave store carrying heap of stolen goods

Security can't do much either....except maybe get shot. A Rite Aid employee in Crazyfornia was killed by a beer thief.

That and adding security means jacking up prices to pay for it.
A sad incident, the Rite Aid employee just a teenager, and planning to quit anyway.

Thing about stopping shoplifters and arresting them if that is your plan, is to HAVE A PLAN. Confront them forcefully and with confidence and command-- after you are 100% certain they stole, not just guessing they stole, and give them no options. You grab them in force, hopefully with the aid of other employees, and cuff them or TAKE THEM DOWN if necessary using whatever legal force the law allows. And if the shoplifter is some hard looking thug with a MS-13 tattoo on his face, then you consider not fighting that battle.

I see too many retail employees just saunter up to a criminal and try to be too nice with them. That isn't how you deal with criminals.
 
Biden’s America. Open borders and a lawless society. What could go wrong?
You don't sound moderate at all...
Thanks to many Dem authorities, bad people are more brazen than ever.

They laugh at laws.

They know nothing will happen to them.

Just saw a video (yes, on the Daily Mail website) of a woman walking in the (yes, New York City) subway, who was suddenly sucker punched by a young gentleman who came up from behind her (no need to identify the suspect). He knew that nothing will happen to him if caught. In fact, some "liberals" will blame society for his behavior.

I really feel sorry for those "liberals," for sooner or later, they (or their loved ones) may fall victim to the lawlessness that is sweeping this country now.
Neither do you.
Weird how people are acting like shoplifting like this never happened under Trump and only happens in blue states or that we don't have video evidence of it happening under Trump and all over.
There was no crime under Trump's watch. To think otherwise is crazy Liberal Leftist Anarchist Tripe. ;)
 
It's awful this is happening. This is organized theft rings, not petty shoplifters.
Apparently, they move in too quickly and there are too many of them all at once to stop. I don't understand though, why if they have clear pictures of some of them, they can't find and arrest them. Do they still have to have the merchandise on them, even if there are pictures? If the DA's office is too busy to prosecute folks like this, they need to hire more prosectors.
 
If the DA's office is too busy to prosecute folks like this, they need to hire more prosectors.
The elected district attorney (chief prosecutor) is a woke Dem who won against an African American woman who was the D.A. Some woke elements felt that she was not tough enough against the cops and against a Dem bigwig who is now on trial for corrupting African American young males.

The new D.A. is so liberal (crazy?) that even some of his own prosecutors and the leaders of many small cities around Los Angeles are working to recall him.

His heart bleeds for the perps, not their victims.
 
  • In 2019, there were an estimated 1,203,808 violent crimes. When compared with the estimates from 2018, the estimated number of robbery offenses fell 4.7% and the estimated volume of rape (revised definition) offenses decreased 2.7%. The estimated number of aggravated assault offenses rose 1.3%, and the volume of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses increased 0.3%.
  • Nationwide, there were an estimated 6,925,677 property crimes. The estimated numbers for all three property crimes showed declines when compared with the previous year’s estimates. Burglaries dropped 9.5%, larceny-thefts decreased 2.8%, and motor vehicle thefts were down 4.0%.
  • Collectively, victims of property crimes (excluding arson) suffered losses estimated at $15.8 billion in 2019.
  • The FBI estimated law enforcement agencies nationwide made 10.1 million arrests, (excluding those for traffic violations) in 2019.


Etc. They obviously won't have 2021 for some time. Get some ****ing perspective. Threads like this are so damn stupid.
 
You didn't have this mass robbing of stores. You didn't have Walgreens closing stores because they can't keep up with the shoplifting. It is total insanity under Biden and the Democrat nutsy Pelosi.

Yes, we did have all those under Trump.

2019:



2018:




Feb 2020:


It's happening no matter who is President.



When aren't Trumpists lying?
 
The elected district attorney (chief prosecutor) is a woke Dem who won against an African American woman who was the D.A. Some woke elements felt that she was not tough enough against the cops and against a Dem bigwig who is now on trial for corrupting African American young males.

The new D.A. is so liberal (crazy?) that even some of his own prosecutors and the leaders of many small cities around Los Angeles are working to recall him.

His heart bleeds for the perps, not their victims.
Why is everyone making this about race? This is widespread, organized crime.
 
This all escalated when California reduced the sentence for robbery. This was a foreseeable happening. Add to that the fact that most places in California, the police also just don't have the time to attack this type of crime, so it runs rampant. Policing isn't rocket science. We know what is causing this, but it is politically unfavorable for the politicians to attack the problem.
This happens because of democrats socialist policies and lack of law enforcement. Under Trump there was enforcement of the law with the exception of democrat run large cities where mayors, prosecutors and city councils stopped enforcing the laws and seeking prosecution. To say crimes valued under $500 is not worth enforcing is a n example of socialist manipulation of society. You tear it down and then take total control. Nobody is safe in an America where the government refuses to enforce the law. Lack of enforcement at the border, in our large cities, or failure to follow the Constitution, all are the ruination of the country.
Democrats cannot enforce the law because they have built their voting base on illegal immigration, illegal voting, failure to enforce crimes in America under the claim of enforcement being racist and the promise of free money for no work. Biden is already the worst President in the history of the U.S.
 
Why is everyone making this about race? This is widespread, organized crime.
Who commits most of the crime? Who feels like they will have no repercussions because the liberal party has made it clear that because of "racism" they will not enforce the law.
 
Who commits most of the crime? Who feels like they will have no repercussions because the liberal party has made it clear that because of "racism" they will not enforce the law.
That's not what the law says.
 
Thanks to many Dem authorities, bad people are more brazen than ever.

They laugh at laws.

They know nothing will happen to them.

Just saw a video (yes, on the Daily Mail website) of a woman walking in the (yes, New York City) subway, who was suddenly sucker punched by a young gentleman who came up from behind her (no need to identify the suspect). He knew that nothing will happen to him if caught. In fact, some "liberals" will blame society for his behavior.

I really feel sorry for those "liberals," for sooner or later, they (or their loved ones) may fall victim to the lawlessness that is sweeping this country now.

:ROFLMAO:

Your solution would be to bring back the death penalty for stealing a candy bar.

You have no idea how to solve crime. You only know how to scream at waves of crime.
 
I wonder why their parents didn't teach them that stealing was wrong.

Cause they got sent to prison for having an ounce of marijuana.

That's what your side wants. That's what's carving apart families in poor neighborhoods.

End the War on Drugs and we'll talk.
 
End the War on Drugs and we'll talk.

I actually agree with you on this. I work with the court system, and I see way too many addicts being sent to prison for doing what addicts do. Prison needs to be kept to people who are a threat to society.
 
I know what Prop 47 is, and entails. Your weak argument failed of it's own accord.

No, you don't.

The rest of your above statement is ironic.
 
It's awful this is happening. This is organized theft rings, not petty shoplifters.
Apparently, they move in too quickly and there are too many of them all at once to stop. I don't understand though, why if they have clear pictures of some of them, they can't find and arrest them. Do they still have to have the merchandise on them, even if there are pictures? If the DA's office is too busy to prosecute folks like this, they need to hire more prosectors.
They do arrest people but as I posted in the Atlanta video... crooks now know that they will get away with it with no chase policies and DA's offices with a huge case load of more important crimes to deal with...
They were actually carrying bread to feed their children.

Just ask AOC.
That is right... what do you think they are doing with 20 shirts... gonna wear them? No, they are going to sell them for money to buy bread.
The elected district attorney (chief prosecutor) is a woke Dem who won against an African American woman who was the D.A. Some woke elements felt that she was not tough enough against the cops and against a Dem bigwig who is now on trial for corrupting African American young males.

The new D.A. is so liberal (crazy?) that even some of his own prosecutors and the leaders of many small cities around Los Angeles are working to recall him.

His heart bleeds for the perps, not their victims.
There is that "Moderate" lean coming out again. LOL
 
You didn't have this mass robbing of stores. You didn't have Walgreens closing stores because they can't keep up with the shoplifting. It is total insanity under Biden and the Democrat nutsy Pelosi.
Yes. Dozens of Walgreens are closing stores because of policies from Biden, in less than a year, has enacted. What kind of stupid is this? Stores don't close because of things in the last few months... this is years and YEARS in the making. For ****'s Sake. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Trump was a president for Law and Order and America 1st. Biden is a president for open borders, lawlessness, and America LAST!
Yes. The President for Lawlessness.

Where do we get people that think stupid such garbage?
 
  • In 2019, there were an estimated 1,203,808 violent crimes. When compared with the estimates from 2018, the estimated number of robbery offenses fell 4.7% and the estimated volume of rape (revised definition) offenses decreased 2.7%. The estimated number of aggravated assault offenses rose 1.3%, and the volume of murder and nonnegligent manslaughter offenses increased 0.3%.
  • Nationwide, there were an estimated 6,925,677 property crimes. The estimated numbers for all three property crimes showed declines when compared with the previous year’s estimates. Burglaries dropped 9.5%, larceny-thefts decreased 2.8%, and motor vehicle thefts were down 4.0%.
  • Collectively, victims of property crimes (excluding arson) suffered losses estimated at $15.8 billion in 2019.
  • The FBI estimated law enforcement agencies nationwide made 10.1 million arrests, (excluding those for traffic violations) in 2019.


Etc. They obviously won't have 2021 for some time. Get some ****ing perspective. Threads like this are so damn stupid.


Rising crime rates are a republican hoax!!1!!!!11!!1!!!!1!!!
Teh so-call curminals are paid crime actors!!1!!!!11!!1!!!!!!!!


Just wanted to throw that out there so Trumpers could get a taste of what it feels like. 🤣
 

Here's why...


Get it?
I think because of that prop 47 nonsense that stores will eventually put everything behind a glass case or stores will make you order online or a kiosk and pay before picking up any merchandise. Gone will be the days where you could just willy nilly go around a store, touch stuff and try stuff on before paying. It was retarded on Californians part to make stealing nearly a thousand dollars worth of merchandise a misdemeanor with no jail time.
 
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