What is wrong with Americans? Target lost $400M due to mass theft

[Anonymous]

This is utterly appalling:

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/target-organized-retail-crime-400-million-profits-113006396.html

What has happened to Americans' mindsets where they feel entitled and emboldened to pull this kind of crap off? Do we still have a civilized society anymore, or are we descending further and further into anarchy where it is take all as much as you want, whenever you want. Retail crime is so out of control in this country, and it has real consequences, because stores just get fed up and leave or close. Many vulnerable populations are then shutoff from access to necessities. The idea that we should not be going after and prosecuting retail crimes is a huge mistake.

[Anonymous]

According to the Tenley Target staff it's been happening there -- though I don't know if it's some mass criminal ring. Everything is now locked up, including the large detergent bottles. I asked how someone would take that out and was told they just grab the stuff and run to the metro and sell it. I haven't ever seen a black market in the Tenley station, so not sure what's happening but Mayor Bowser would be wise to figure it out so we're not losing stores to Montgomery Co. It's such a pain to shop there now.

[Anonymous]

TARGET is one of the absolute worst employers.

Target's numbers for this are off.

While yes there are plenty of criminals Target Co is one of them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:According to the Tenley Target staff it's been happening there -- though I don't know if it's some mass criminal ring. Everything is now locked up, including the large detergent bottles. I asked how someone would take that out and was told they just grab the stuff and run to the metro and sell it. I haven't ever seen a black market in the Tenley station, so not sure what's happening but Mayor Bowser would be wise to figure it out so we're not losing stores to Montgomery Co. It's such a pain to shop there now.

And look at what happened to Baltimore - Target closed at the Mowdawmin site, which served a huge marginalized population. They had huge problems with theft there. And look what happens - little old grannies in that area of Baltimore now have to make much longer hikes to where stores are open. Many of those people don't even own cars. There are real consequences for this despicable, selfish behavior. It isn't just 'corporations losing money, no one gets hurt'. The ridiculous tolerance for this anarchy harms many people across swaths of communities in the country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to the Tenley Target staff it's been happening there -- though I don't know if it's some mass criminal ring. Everything is now locked up, including the large detergent bottles. I asked how someone would take that out and was told they just grab the stuff and run to the metro and sell it. I haven't ever seen a black market in the Tenley station, so not sure what's happening but Mayor Bowser would be wise to figure it out so we're not losing stores to Montgomery Co. It's such a pain to shop there now.

And look at what happened to Baltimore - Target closed at the Mowdawmin site, which served a huge marginalized population. They had huge problems with theft there. And look what happens - little old grannies in that area of Baltimore now have to make much longer hikes to where stores are open. Many of those people don't even own cars. There are real consequences for this despicable, selfish behavior. It isn't just 'corporations losing money, no one gets hurt'. The ridiculous tolerance for this anarchy harms many people across swaths of communities in the country.

What do you propose?

[Anonymous]

Maybe if we started prosecuting criminals like Josh Fist Bump Hawley. I don’t steal. I don’t condone stealing. But it’s hard to muster a give a flip when the GOP loves them some criminals.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to the Tenley Target staff it's been happening there -- though I don't know if it's some mass criminal ring. Everything is now locked up, including the large detergent bottles. I asked how someone would take that out and was told they just grab the stuff and run to the metro and sell it. I haven't ever seen a black market in the Tenley station, so not sure what's happening but Mayor Bowser would be wise to figure it out so we're not losing stores to Montgomery Co. It's such a pain to shop there now.

And look at what happened to Baltimore - Target closed at the Mowdawmin site, which served a huge marginalized population. They had huge problems with theft there. And look what happens - little old grannies in that area of Baltimore now have to make much longer hikes to where stores are open. Many of those people don't even own cars. There are real consequences for this despicable, selfish behavior. It isn't just 'corporations losing money, no one gets hurt'. The ridiculous tolerance for this anarchy harms many people across swaths of communities in the country.

What do you propose?

Prosecuting all theft hard. Or putting a lien or docking someone's paycheck/welfare benefits for 3x the cost of whatever they're caught stealing.

Stiff penalties, period.

[Anonymous]

Just a quick reminder that compared to other developed nations, we incarcerate more people and for longer periods of time than any other developed nation. We also have more gun violence and other types of crime than many other nations. So jailing even more people people and giving them even harsher sentences doesn’t seem to be enough. Any other suggestions my friends on the right?

[Anonymous]

I suppose we could consider what Victorian England did—sentence people to death or banish them to the colonies for simple theft or assign them to a work house. Or we could cut off the hands of thieves like in Saudi Arabia.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just a quick reminder that compared to other developed nations, we incarcerate more people and for longer periods of time than any other developed nation. We also have more gun violence and other types of crime than many other nations. So jailing even more people people and giving them even harsher sentences doesn’t seem to be enough. Any other suggestions my friends on the right?

Maybe Americans commit more crime because we are less civilized? Stop committing crime. Americans have a disease social contract mentality compared to citizens of other nations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just a quick reminder that compared to other developed nations, we incarcerate more people and for longer periods of time than any other developed nation. We also have more gun violence and other types of crime than many other nations. So jailing even more people people and giving them even harsher sentences doesn’t seem to be enough. Any other suggestions my friends on the right?

Maybe Americans commit more crime because we are less civilized? Stop committing crime. Americans have a disease social contract mentality compared to citizens of other nations.

What does your last sentence mean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just a quick reminder that compared to other developed nations, we incarcerate more people and for longer periods of time than any other developed nation. We also have more gun violence and other types of crime than many other nations. So jailing even more people people and giving them even harsher sentences doesn’t seem to be enough. Any other suggestions my friends on the right?

Maybe Americans commit more crime because we are less civilized? Stop committing crime. Americans have a disease social contract mentality compared to citizens of other nations.

What does your last sentence mean?

It means Americans have a completely f*cked sense of community and citizenship. Everyone is an entitled ahole out for themselves, so they feel emboldened to take whatever they want, when they want, because they feel 'owed'. A complete morally bankrupt nation of imbeciles and criminals run amok.

[Anonymous]

Couldn't happen to a nicer store.

Seriously. Target is a terrible company.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:According to the Tenley Target staff it's been happening there -- though I don't know if it's some mass criminal ring. Everything is now locked up, including the large detergent bottles. I asked how someone would take that out and was told they just grab the stuff and run to the metro and sell it. I haven't ever seen a black market in the Tenley station, so not sure what's happening but Mayor Bowser would be wise to figure it out so we're not losing stores to Montgomery Co. It's such a pain to shop there now.

And look at what happened to Baltimore - Target closed at the Mowdawmin site, which served a huge marginalized population. They had huge problems with theft there. And look what happens - little old grannies in that area of Baltimore now have to make much longer hikes to where stores are open. Many of those people don't even own cars. There are real consequences for this despicable, selfish behavior. It isn't just 'corporations losing money, no one gets hurt'. The ridiculous tolerance for this anarchy harms many people across swaths of communities in the country.

What do you propose?

Prosecuting all theft hard. Or putting a lien or docking someone's paycheck/welfare benefits for 3x the cost of whatever they're caught stealing.

Stiff penalties, period.

Does that go for people like Donald Trump and Josh Hawley, too?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just a quick reminder that compared to other developed nations, we incarcerate more people and for longer periods of time than any other developed nation. We also have more gun violence and other types of crime than many other nations. So jailing even more people people and giving them even harsher sentences doesn’t seem to be enough. Any other suggestions my friends on the right?

Maybe Americans commit more crime because we are less civilized? Stop committing crime. Americans have a disease social contract mentality compared to citizens of other nations.

There’s just as much crime in Europe save for murder. It’s just that in Europe people can commit atrocious crimes and get off with a suspended sentence. Whereas an American would get life in prison for the same crime.