Shoplifting up driven by rising cost of living - Coles responding with employee body cams

In the USA shoplifting is up because most states no longer prosecute. Which is also the reason a lot of retailers have or are in the process of closing stores in big cities. Had a friend that worked at Riteaid, once a week several women would come in with trash bags and empty the makeup section. Even with them on video nothing came on it.

You’re wrong.

You’re wrong in video format.

Shoplifting is up by a very, very inconsequential amount, stores aren’t closing from it

I’m not trusting the paper owned by Bezos on anything. Sorry.

Watch the video then. It’s from an anarchist. He says essentially the same things as the article but doesn’t dance around the issue or it’s implications. As long as you’re aware of the biases of corporate media, you can still glean useful information from it.

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He is right when it comes to the UK though: Article today: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66819837 Earlier this week, referencing violence towards shop keepers too. Coop having a very rough time with it: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66784250

Well, the police have to do work and find the people. You can’t expect the police to actually do anything. That’s asking way to much. Ask anyone who’s ever needed the police to do their jobs (aside from beating or shooting folks who don’t pass the patented brown paper bag text of course).

I’m sorry, but that is just not accurate (they also shoot your dog, when they try to enter the wrong house)

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Considering how much shit I see retail workers go through, this… honestly seems like a rational response. I’m sure it will immediately turn into middle managers using it to abuse employees of course though.

Sure, a rational response in a dystopian country

Remember folks, if you see someone shoplifting food, no you didn’t.

People taking fruit, cereal, milk… sure. But taking premium steaks, beer/wine/spirits, or anything else they can resell - no, that’s just theft.

No, they’ll sell it cheaper than the store

That doesn’t make it not theft

I understand your point…but at the same time depending on the shop/company owing the store, if they make millions and pay shitty wages or whatever bad, fuck then

Theft from billion dollar companies is a cool thing to do 😎

We’re all stolen from every day. The difference is that we’re told that it’s OK when it happens to us but that it’s wrong when it happens to the company stealing from us.

I feel like you assume they’re reselling for a business. They could be buying baby shoes, or a gift for that nephew for his birthday, to make him forget how bad life is.

No, most people who steal steaks are taking them to the pub and selling them for drugs or similar. Huge problem in the UK at least.

If you want baby shoes you steal baby shoes.

Got me fucked up if you think in gonna report it though

Yeah, of you feel guilty, buy them something.

I work for coles and I always give them a nod of approval then walk off like nothing happend when I see people stealing, fuck coles, they profited over a billion dollars last year off of ripping of customers and workers.

Yeah, I did, and I’ll actively cover for them (the food “shoplifter”)

They shouldn’t have to switch on the cameras - there should be signage posted at the entrances explaining body camera filming is taking place and that by entering the establishment the customer agrees to being filmed.

There is no reason for the employee to have to on/off the device - which may lead to further confrontation.

Imagine I sell a product that everyone needs to buy in order to live, but I’m a massive creep and like to take photos of people without their consent. But I put a sign up so now it’s ok. Cool and normal.

Or you know, maybe just don’t profiteer during inflation.

I’m 99% sure we’re gonna start seeing an uptick in employees “accidentally” obscuring and/or destroying these body cams

They’re not police, they actually have accountability.

The cameras aren’t on at all times. Employees are supposed to turn on the cameras to record abusive behavior by scumbags because the company found that people who were stealing were also abusive towards staff in 1 in 4 incidents. It’s so employees have a record of the interaction. This also means when the thieving piece of shit makes fake complaints its even easier to ignore because the employee has proof.

Having said all that, if you see someone stealing food, no you didn’t.

If you’re gonna steal food, go steal from walmart or some big retailer that can handle the losses. The little stores like this don’t deserve the theft.

Most people are able to get assistance with food which is why most people don’t actually steal food they steal stuff to sell to buy drugs.

but retail employees will get fired, unlike police

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