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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It was only just a few months ago that Target was "suffering" from bloated inventory but now the company is claiming that it's missing profit because of shrinkage.

Something in the milk ain't clean.

Hmmm all the excess stock could be written off as a loss if someone stole it. Also how much of that stock is stolen off porches by porch pirates?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, progressives are willing to tolerate a higher amount of crime than conservatives, at least in regard to quality of life crimes, to further an agenda.

I'd love to know what this "agenda" you're referring to is. I'm a liberal, and I don't know what you're talking about. Is it online? Can I read it somewhere?

But back to your point. Countless psychology and political science studies (just look up the topic) have shown that people who identify as conservatives are more likely to be concerned about law and order issues and more triggered by the sort of headline-grabbing incidents like looting, smash-and-grabs, and the most egregious examples of urban crime. Liberals don't like these things either and are also shocked by them, but they are less triggered by them at an instinctive, base level and more likely to ascribe them to structural factors rather than moral failure. We are just different.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, progressives are willing to tolerate a higher amount of crime than conservatives, at least in regard to quality of life crimes, to further an agenda.

I'd love to know what this "agenda" you're referring to is. I'm a liberal, and I don't know what you're talking about. Is it online? Can I read it somewhere?

But back to your point. Countless psychology and political science studies (just look up the topic) have shown that people who identify as conservatives are more likely to be concerned about law and order issues and more triggered by the sort of headline-grabbing incidents like looting, smash-and-grabs, and the most egregious examples of urban crime. Liberals don't like these things either and are also shocked by them, but they are less triggered by them at an instinctive, base level and more likely to ascribe them to structural factors rather than moral failure. We are just different.

Do you get triggered at an instinctive, base level when someone is raped or murdered?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, progressives are willing to tolerate a higher amount of crime than conservatives, at least in regard to quality of life crimes, to further an agenda.

I'd love to know what this "agenda" you're referring to is. I'm a liberal, and I don't know what you're talking about. Is it online? Can I read it somewhere?

But back to your point. Countless psychology and political science studies (just look up the topic) have shown that people who identify as conservatives are more likely to be concerned about law and order issues and more triggered by the sort of headline-grabbing incidents like looting, smash-and-grabs, and the most egregious examples of urban crime. Liberals don't like these things either and are also shocked by them, but they are less triggered by them at an instinctive, base level and more likely to ascribe them to structural factors rather than moral failure. We are just different.

I live in Fairfax County where we had a well funded progressive DA come in and refuse to prosecute crimes. Crime shot up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, progressives are willing to tolerate a higher amount of crime than conservatives, at least in regard to quality of life crimes, to further an agenda.

I'd love to know what this "agenda" you're referring to is. I'm a liberal, and I don't know what you're talking about. Is it online? Can I read it somewhere?

But back to your point. Countless psychology and political science studies (just look up the topic) have shown that people who identify as conservatives are more likely to be concerned about law and order issues and more triggered by the sort of headline-grabbing incidents like looting, smash-and-grabs, and the most egregious examples of urban crime. Liberals don't like these things either and are also shocked by them, but they are less triggered by them at an instinctive, base level and more likely to ascribe them to structural factors rather than moral failure. We are just different.

What’s your rationale for California removing penalties for shoplifting under $1k? Genuinely curious how that’s a defensible position in a civilized society. After seeing the thousands of of mass thefts and smash and grabs it’s not clear to me we are such a civilized society. And the irony when retailersnpillnoutnodbjigh crime areas because they can’t profitably operate a business all of the progressives whine about their food deserts. Reap what you sow.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, progressives are willing to tolerate a higher amount of crime than conservatives, at least in regard to quality of life crimes, to further an agenda.

I'd love to know what this "agenda" you're referring to is. I'm a liberal, and I don't know what you're talking about. Is it online? Can I read it somewhere?

But back to your point. Countless psychology and political science studies (just look up the topic) have shown that people who identify as conservatives are more likely to be concerned about law and order issues and more triggered by the sort of headline-grabbing incidents like looting, smash-and-grabs, and the most egregious examples of urban crime. Liberals don't like these things either and are also shocked by them, but they are less triggered by them at an instinctive, base level and more likely to ascribe them to structural factors rather than moral failure. We are just different.

Do you get triggered at an instinctive, base level when someone is raped or murdered?

I get triggered when children are shot in school, and even more so when the police don't stop it. That's what really triggers me.

[Anonymous]

When cities and counties announce that they will not prosecute for shoplifting or theft under a given amount..... it doesn't take a brain surgeon to predict that theft and shoplifting will increase in these places.

And, when petty thieves and other criminals see that their crime actually pays off with no accountability, expect it to continue.

Make the consequences for theft worse than the benefit of doing it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, progressives are willing to tolerate a higher amount of crime than conservatives, at least in regard to quality of life crimes, to further an agenda.

I'd love to know what this "agenda" you're referring to is. I'm a liberal, and I don't know what you're talking about. Is it online? Can I read it somewhere?

But back to your point. Countless psychology and political science studies (just look up the topic) have shown that people who identify as conservatives are more likely to be concerned about law and order issues and more triggered by the sort of headline-grabbing incidents like looting, smash-and-grabs, and the most egregious examples of urban crime. Liberals don't like these things either and are also shocked by them, but they are less triggered by them at an instinctive, base level and more likely to ascribe them to structural factors rather than moral failure. We are just different.

Do you get triggered at an instinctive, base level when someone is raped or murdered?

I get triggered when children are shot in school, and even more so when the police don't stop it. That's what really triggers me.

+2.

As for not enforcing for thefts under a dollar threshold, I'm laughing at you all thinking petty thieves are monitoring the news or legislative sessions for determining those limits so they can skirt them. LOL. I'm sure there is a very tiny minority that may. But GMAFB. You think those are any more deterrent than laws re: speeding, texting while driving (I can tell you from driving in NOVA, it doesn't)?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People can just walk out the store knowing they won't get prosecuted by what passes for criminal justice reform from Democrats.

You do not understand shrinkage or business terminology. You are just taking your square peg, jamming it in to a circular hole and screaming about the democrats. What an idiot. Shrinkage is the loss of inventory that can be attributed to factors such as employee theft, shoplifting, administrative error, vendor fraud, damage, and cashier error. Shrinkage is the difference between recorded inventory on a company's balance sheet and its actual inventory. It is broken down in to external and internal. Large changes are usually inventory errors, electronic errors or vendor fraud. Shoplifting averages about 33% of shrinkage and is consistently year to year.

Target is in the clothing and accessory businesses sector which averages about 1.87 percent shrinkage. Target averages 1.2- 1.4%. Which is very good for the sector. So no it has little to do with external shoplifting.

Well 33% is not insignificant.

33% of 1.4%

So you are willing to give away 33% of even a small portion of shrinkage to shoplifters. I do not know which big box store you manage but that is very significant in my retail group.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

So Target deserves to have people shoplift from the store because they are a bad employer? What kind of insane logic is that?

This kind of logic is exactly what leads to the problem. Everything is being explained away. People are seen as victims of their circumstances; they steal because they are poor, marginalized, profiled, not given opportunity… young people are growing up feeling they are entitled to some sort of reparations from society, they can steal, they don’t have to work, and if they get in trouble - nice people explain to them how they are victims and that’s why they did what they did.

You went straight to race and reparations when identifying the perpetrators. How did you reach this conclusion?

Because young urban black peoples are overwhelmingly responsible for the looting and mass thefts that are being discussed.

Cool story, do you have a source for urban black people being the source of the thefts at target (a store largely located in the suburbs and exurbs)?

Look at Pentagon City. Most of the shoplifters flee to the Metro Station that brought then from DC and PG.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When cities and counties announce that they will not prosecute for shoplifting or theft under a given amount..... it doesn't take a brain surgeon to predict that theft and shoplifting will increase in these places.

And, when petty thieves and other criminals see that their crime actually pays off with no accountability, expect it to continue.

Make the consequences for theft worse than the benefit of doing it.

You shoukd not be asking DCUM. Ask police officers in Arlington, Falls Church City, and Fairfax Co. they are catch and release because the paperwork isn’t worth it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, progressives are willing to tolerate a higher amount of crime than conservatives, at least in regard to quality of life crimes, to further an agenda.

I'd love to know what this "agenda" you're referring to is. I'm a liberal, and I don't know what you're talking about. Is it online? Can I read it somewhere?

But back to your point. Countless psychology and political science studies (just look up the topic) have shown that people who identify as conservatives are more likely to be concerned about law and order issues and more triggered by the sort of headline-grabbing incidents like looting, smash-and-grabs, and the most egregious examples of urban crime. Liberals don't like these things either and are also shocked by them, but they are less triggered by them at an instinctive, base level and more likely to ascribe them to structural factors rather than moral failure. We are just different.

Do you get triggered at an instinctive, base level when someone is raped or murdered?

I get triggered when children are shot in school, and even more so when the police don't stop it. That's what really triggers me.

So you can’t walk and chew gum. Got it…..impressive.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: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.

So Target deserves to have people shoplift from the store because they are a bad employer? What kind of insane logic is that?

This kind of logic is exactly what leads to the problem. Everything is being explained away. People are seen as victims of their circumstances; they steal because they are poor, marginalized, profiled, not given opportunity… young people are growing up feeling they are entitled to some sort of reparations from society, they can steal, they don’t have to work, and if they get in trouble - nice people explain to them how they are victims and that’s why they did what they did.

You went straight to race and reparations when identifying the perpetrators. How did you reach this conclusion?

Because young urban black peoples are overwhelmingly responsible for the looting and mass thefts that are being discussed.

Cool story, do you have a source for urban black people being the source of the thefts at target (a store largely located in the suburbs and exurbs)?

Look at Pentagon City. Most of the shoplifters flee to the Metro Station that brought then from DC and PG.

Totally anecdotal but the only shoplifters I have known have been UMC and not residents of DC and PG (your code for minority). Shoplifting was rampant in my DC's high-performing Fairfax Co. middle school, and let's not forget about the Oakton HS girls' basketball team a while back where multiple players were caught shoplifting while out of town. Winona Ryder is another person who comes to mind for having been caught shoplifting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When cities and counties announce that they will not prosecute for shoplifting or theft under a given amount..... it doesn't take a brain surgeon to predict that theft and shoplifting will increase in these places.

And, when petty thieves and other criminals see that their crime actually pays off with no accountability, expect it to continue.

Make the consequences for theft worse than the benefit of doing it.

Lol so it is no shoplifting. Shrinkage is different. The average percentage of shrinkage has not changed in 50-60 years. Yet it because of the Democrats! That your idiotic argument? Wow

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Honestly, progressives are willing to tolerate a higher amount of crime than conservatives, at least in regard to quality of life crimes, to further an agenda.

I'd love to know what this "agenda" you're referring to is. I'm a liberal, and I don't know what you're talking about. Is it online? Can I read it somewhere?

But back to your point. Countless psychology and political science studies (just look up the topic) have shown that people who identify as conservatives are more likely to be concerned about law and order issues and more triggered by the sort of headline-grabbing incidents like looting, smash-and-grabs, and the most egregious examples of urban crime. Liberals don't like these things either and are also shocked by them, but they are less triggered by them at an instinctive, base level and more likely to ascribe them to structural factors rather than moral failure. We are just different.

Do you get triggered at an instinctive, base level when someone is raped or murdered?

I get triggered when children are shot in school, and even more so when the police don't stop it. That's what really triggers me.

PP here. I do, too! I want much stricter gun laws. I don't like to hear people intellectualize criminal behavior.