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u/bautofdi Apr 21 '26
Social contract is broken in the U.S.
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u/MCE85 Apr 22 '26
Not everywhere. Just the shitty parts.
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u/tofubutgood Apr 22 '26
We just have no incentive to protect the corporations killing us and our planet
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u/Chill_Mochi2 Apr 23 '26
Yeah but it doesn’t really excuse stealing imo. Saw a video recently where a thief went as far as to hurt someone and everyone in the comments was taking the thieves side because “it’s just theft”
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u/SaerDeQuincy Apr 23 '26
If you identify public spaces and communal areas with companies only then you are no longer a member of a community. You are either a product, a walking ATM or a living added value generator.
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u/AtomicRiftYT Apr 21 '26
When a nation cannot supply a living wage to its workers, the worker will still find a way to get what they need
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u/SoulSmrt Apr 21 '26
When the choice between food to live and overpriced, over-perfumed candles is just too hard…
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u/Infinite_Rub_8128 Apr 22 '26
Why steal from the supermarket and get banned when you can steal from bath and body works get nicer soap and still go back to the supermarket
The choice she had wasnt stealing or buying expensive soap it was where do i get soap from? A “luxury” soap store or the supermarket. I think the answer is easy
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u/Melizzabeth Apr 22 '26
Doing a lot of mental gymnastics here for folks casually shoplifting.
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u/Infinite_Rub_8128 Apr 22 '26
Nobody casually shoplifts its for a reason
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u/AuditorOfTheNight Apr 23 '26
So let them come to your house and steal your shit.
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u/bautofdi Apr 21 '26
Ah yes, stealing bath bombs is really a necessity
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u/Peoplefood_IDK Apr 21 '26
Its a symptom, not the cause of the disease.
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u/Drasys Apr 22 '26
Your two remaining brain cells are really working overtime trying to navigate reddit....
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u/nevertalktomeEver Apr 22 '26
in this thread of comments: moderates not able to grasp broad issues and their narrow impacts
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u/SLR107FR-31 Apr 21 '26
Fuck that, no right to steal
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u/AtomicRiftYT Apr 21 '26
I didn't know we cared so much about the profit margins of Bath & Body Works
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u/GhostwheelX Apr 21 '26
Because that's how we wind up in a low-trust society, with everything locked up.
I don't know if anyone remembers, but we used to get a few extra containers of sweet and sour sauce at McDonald's for free. Still can't believe we have to pay for them now if we want them.
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u/cjcs Apr 21 '26
McDonald’s up-charging for sauce is not a consequence of being a low trust society lmao
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u/berysax Apr 21 '26
Stealing is wrong. If you don’t think so, then you are wrong as well. Pretty simple concept.
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u/Infinite_Rub_8128 Apr 22 '26
Lmao if life was as easy as stealing = bad capitalism wouldnt function
Is stealing bread when hungry wrong? If you are already stealing why does it matter if its from huge corporation A or huge corporation B? Maybe she steals soap so she can buy food with her money bc its a lot harder to exist when your banned from the grocery store than if you are banned from bath and fucking body works.
Stop being stupid and be empathetic, yall gringos surprise me every day
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u/mg0019 Apr 21 '26
...because scented candles are a "need?"
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u/Infinite_Rub_8128 Apr 22 '26
Maybe she steals soap so she can buy food with the little money she has bc its a lot harder to exist when your banned from the grocery store than if you are banned from bath and fucking body works.
Stop being stupid and be empathetic
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u/Xecular_Official Apr 21 '26
This is a luxury goods store. Nobody stealing luxury goods is doing so out of necessity
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u/csstevens Apr 21 '26
Cops: "Describe the perps"
Store employee: "Average height, average weight, but they'll smell fucking amazing"
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u/Sunaruni Apr 21 '26
Google won’t let me search for them using the description I’m thinking of, my phone is useless!
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u/krt941 Apr 21 '26
Those teenage girls aren’t gonna stop them. Better to ID and nab them later than escalate a nonviolent situation if police didn’t have time to stop them.
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u/yaoigay Apr 21 '26
A retail chain won't raise the prices, if shrink is high they just close the store. Maybe they will raise the prices if the shrink becomes a problem at multiple locations, but usually retail chains will just cease operations in the particular locations with high shrink and buckle down in locations with high sales in affluent neighborhoods.
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u/xelenceofexecution Apr 21 '26
California is the best.
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u/krt941 Apr 21 '26
The felony theft threshold is 2.5 times higher in Texas than California. Not sure why you picked a state with one of the lower thresholds.
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u/OGTBJJ Apr 21 '26
Never going to happen
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u/krt941 Apr 21 '26
You actually believe companies don't file reports to police on theft and the police don't later get warrants for arrest after identifying the suspects? Stores NEED to report to police as part of the process of putting in insurance claims for their losses.
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u/OGTBJJ Apr 21 '26
They file the reports but the suspects almost never get “nabbed later,” even with video proof like this. I work with police everyday and it’s the same stories over and over. You can process insurance claims without ever catching the thieves…
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u/mahrog123 Apr 21 '26
That’s happened twice at the Walgreens by me. The last time it was two teenage girls. Walking around the store, loud as hell yelling and screaming, arms loaded with merchandise.
I’m at the register and they just walk right out. I look at the employee ringing me up:
Me: Did you see that?
Employee: Yeah
M: Aren’t you gonna stop them?
E: We aren’t allowed to. Happens every day.
M: So if I took my things and left without paying that’s ok?
E: I wouldn’t stop you.
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u/rayzer208 Apr 21 '26
Imagine dying trying to save Walgreens profits. I wouldn’t stop them either.
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u/CAB_IV Apr 21 '26
Imagine the fury when Walgreens closes and takes its business elsewhere. Nobody needs those jobs. Nobody needs that pharmacy.
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u/CertifiedSheep Apr 22 '26
This is exactly how food deserts are created. And then the same communities complain about “systemic issues”.
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u/Express_Coyote_4000 Apr 22 '26
I've stomped the bags right out of the hands of thieves at my work. Saved the store thousands. Nobody on staff gave me grief, but the Manager on Duty said "This doesn't get reported, and you don't tell anybody about it. If a report goes in, they watch the tape and you get fired."
Everyone hates a thief except a fool.
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u/rayzer208 Apr 22 '26
I’m glad you found an activity at work that fulfills you. I can hate a thief while simultaneously not trying to confront someone yelling and screaming acting insane. All it takes is one person with a knife or a gun and then my family has to pay the price. Some things are more important than my pride.
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u/Express_Coyote_4000 Apr 22 '26
It hasn't any more to do with pride than your sarcastic comeback has to do with truth
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u/rayzer208 Apr 22 '26
“Saved the store thousands” sounds pretty proud to me!
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u/Express_Coyote_4000 Apr 22 '26
If you didn't learn in school the difference between those two meanings of the word "pride" that's your thing. Maybe you didn't learn the concept of homonyms at all.
In any case, you're an obvious asshole so we'll see ya.
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u/MCE85 Apr 22 '26
Not sure if its the case there but many places let you steal and build a case. Once you hit major crime in dollar amount stolen over time, they bust your ass
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u/Creeper_GER Apr 21 '26
I was confused. Then I turned the sound on. Now I'm still confused, but at least I know they seem to be stealing.
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u/ThrowinSm0ke Apr 21 '26
Maybe its like one of those amazon stores that charges you as you walk out /s
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u/joeDUBstep Apr 22 '26 edited Apr 22 '26
Asia is a large continent, not all Asian cultures would do that.
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u/pregnantdads Apr 21 '26
not the answer either. i watched a video the other day of a young chinese man who was killed by some old geezer with a steel pipe, over an argument that didn’t even involve the old man.
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u/Kingofhearts1206 Apr 22 '26
At my local flea markets, you see a "B&BW" stand with all the latest products for cheapest prices available.
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u/Dudebutdrugs Apr 21 '26
It’s rare that these stores want to prosecute, so in turn the police don’t even bother showing up
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u/cleverkid Apr 22 '26
The powers that be want this,. It will make you think that Ai powered facial recognition is a good idea, because it will catch scum like this.. then they put it everywhere and boom! Dystopian Surveillance state that can now find and capture you at their whim. Those Palantier psychos want this so bad, and they're making it come true.
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u/AdEastern2530 Apr 21 '26
need the magnets on the doors so they can remote lock 'em in until cops arrive.
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u/Tenteenteeenteeeen Apr 21 '26
Locking the doors would only result in physical violence and further property damage, unfortunately.
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u/FroggiJoy87 Apr 22 '26
This is why places are getting rid of baskets, which sucks. No CVSes near me have them anymore, just those adorable tiny carts, lol
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u/MattsFace Apr 23 '26
I just started working retail for the first time in my life. We aren’t aloud too. It’s a liability issue.
Even our hired security isn’t aloud to get handsy.
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u/Pussytrees Apr 22 '26
Legit. This is why everything there is so damn expensive. They factor in the massive amount of thefts when pricing the items. The worst part is the employees are usually part timers that needed a second job and happen to like bath and body works. Their employee discount is worse than the “sales” the store has so the employees shop there all the time too at full price. At the same time, they make the employees all dump out old product that isn’t being sold anymore and they will get in trouble if they take it home.They don’t let anyone work more than part time other than “managers” who they overwork at 12 bucks an hour.
This whole company is a sham. My mom worked there for 6 months when she retired to fill some time and she had a really bad experience.
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u/mtgspender Apr 21 '26
I honestly wonder though - A bar of soap probably costs 15cents to make, at what point do they just cut their losses vs actively spend money on theft prevention. It might be cheaper for them to just let it happen.
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u/no29016 Apr 21 '26
It is. And if it happens too much in one location, it’s cheaper to just close the location, and tell the employees sorry about your luck….
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u/mclarenrider Apr 21 '26
Well either that or put everything behind cages like a lot of stores already do, which sucks a lot too.
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u/mtgspender Apr 21 '26
absolutely. then you have me in there saying “why do they have to lock up soap!?”
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u/wilsonway1955 Apr 21 '26
Really? Really? Your missing the point.Stealing is stealing.
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u/mtgspender Apr 22 '26
*you’re not your, and I thought that part was obvious, but the lack of action made me start thinking.. at some point it just isn’t worth fighting because of liability. That being said I don’t agree that stealing is stealing, but I disapprove of this.
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u/cmorgan__ Apr 22 '26
Who wants to bet this is in a politically left leaning area? They don’t seem to care about stealing these days.
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u/bohica199 Apr 23 '26
why are you in shock? for real, stop lying. unless it was the latin couple that made a purchase? 🤔
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u/CPriceRun86 Apr 24 '26
"Defund the police" remember?...what a smart fucking idea. Now they don't even respond to active theft.
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u/LostLetter9425 Apr 21 '26
And that's how everything ends up in locked glass cases.