“What we’re seeing today requires the government, the community, the retailer, everyone, … including the consumer, to take action,” Johnston said.

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Sorry, but I have this weird problem with my vision where it’s really difficult, if not impossible for me to see people stealing groceries.

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It’s weird. I can see it when people steal belongings from workers, but my vision turns elsewhere when people steal any kind of property from owners.

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I saw a documentary about that terrible affliction once. I believe it was called They Live.

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I work in retail and you could look me dead in my eyes while stuffing a laptop down your sweats and I wouldn’t see shit

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Cop budgets are through the roof and box stores are still openly calling for vigilantes. Fascism is so stupid.

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It would be funny if the only ones affected by fascism were fascists.

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10 points

Hitting themselves in the face with truncheons while taunting “stop hitting yourself!”

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56 points

Remember: if you see someone shoplifting, no you didn’t

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Especially if it’s food or medicine.

They might say: “But what if they sell it for drugs!?” Shut up, scold. Nobody asked you.

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I would say “doesn’t matter the person that bought the food obviously needed it so it’s still a net positive”

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