It is the shape of a society in social decay, although the ruling elites running the show think that it is being progressive. Numerous Democrat run cities in the US are facing an epidemic of shoplifting. Target recently announced that organised retail thief will result in $500 million more in stolen and lost merchandise this year compared with a year ago. Across the country the figure of loss from thief is a staggering 100 billion dollars a year. Retailers try to pass this cost onto consumers, but only so much can be done here given that some stores face ongoing systematic organised looting. Videos can be seen on YouTube of mobs suddenly descending upon stores, taking what they want, and having overwhelmed security guards by sheer numbers, just leave with trollies full of goods. Thus, Walmart has decided to shut 17 of its stores across nine states given the thief crisis, including a further plan to shut down half its Chicago stores, mostly located on the crime-ridden city’s south and west sides.
The liberals see this as poor people just getting their “reparations,” although we can assume that the same liberals would not want this in their backyard, or done to their personal stuff. The cause is go-soft policies on crime, done by Soros-backed District Attorneys, making it almost irresistible to not steal. It is yet another example of how woke leads to social decay.