This isn’t massively surprising, because of various things. Mainly that there is functionally no enforcement.
Turns out people are a lot more likely to take the chance when, like, 80% of the checkouts are robots. When they cut corners by outsourcing check-out to the consumer, this was a very foreseable outcome.
Not to condone shoplifting, but if people could earn a decent living without such extreme poverty, this wouldn’t be such an issue. This is more a failure of government to grow the economy.
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People be cunts and if there’s no punishment why wouldn’t you.
We reclaimed the position of being the financial capital of the world, clearly there is something wrong with poor people /s
Hmm… strange sense of pride reading that… well done all concerned!
Ireland and Scotland? How are you guys doing?
I’d be more interested in the demographics of the shoplifting before reaching a conclusion on it’s cause
My nephew lost his grandmother and father in the same month then got benefit sanctioned because he missed an appointment. Instead of asking for help he went out and stole food. Got caught twice and got sent to prison.
This government is forcing people to steal just to survive. Their cruelty knows no bounds.
Two different categories. Those who are desperate.
Those who are gangs. Both need different solutions.
When I was in Krakow, the Aldi or Lidl – whichever it was – had a system where you needed a receipt to scan at the exit for the barriers to open & let you out. I imagine that’d do at least something to deter shoplifters.
Maybe a lot of this is the “self check out” making it pretty easy.
I wonder if it coincides with cost of living or employment rates…
Poverty plays a part cut but much of it is by homeless drug addicts. Police just won’t turn out for it if called. So expect it to carry on increasing.
The economy is not for us, we earn a bit and inflation jumps through the roof and we are forced into a ‘cost of living crisis’ through no fault of our own, we then demand higher wages as the cost of living is so high and are accused of starting a wage price spiral.
Just eat your cereal everyone, I’m sure business men and MPs will not be demanding wage rises in line with inflation.
It’s almost as if paying £2.80 for 20 blueberries when they were 80p a couple years ago would piss people off. 1 of many examples
As anyone who has actually worked retail will tell you: ITS NOT POOR PEOPLE STEALING BREAD AND MILK TO SURVIVE! Its mainly drug addicts stealing meat/cheese/coffee/baby food to sell on the cheap for drugs, kids stealing meal deal stuff, or chancers that stick a bottle of wine in their bag when they think nobody is looking…
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This isn’t massively surprising, because of various things. Mainly that there is functionally no enforcement.
Turns out people are a lot more likely to take the chance when, like, 80% of the checkouts are robots. When they cut corners by outsourcing check-out to the consumer, this was a very foreseable outcome.
Not to condone shoplifting, but if people could earn a decent living without such extreme poverty, this wouldn’t be such an issue. This is more a failure of government to grow the economy.
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People be cunts and if there’s no punishment why wouldn’t you.
We reclaimed the position of being the financial capital of the world, clearly there is something wrong with poor people /s
Hmm… strange sense of pride reading that… well done all concerned!
Ireland and Scotland? How are you guys doing?
I’d be more interested in the demographics of the shoplifting before reaching a conclusion on it’s cause
My nephew lost his grandmother and father in the same month then got benefit sanctioned because he missed an appointment. Instead of asking for help he went out and stole food. Got caught twice and got sent to prison.
This government is forcing people to steal just to survive. Their cruelty knows no bounds.
Two different categories. Those who are desperate.
Those who are gangs. Both need different solutions.
When I was in Krakow, the Aldi or Lidl – whichever it was – had a system where you needed a receipt to scan at the exit for the barriers to open & let you out. I imagine that’d do at least something to deter shoplifters.
Maybe a lot of this is the “self check out” making it pretty easy.
I wonder if it coincides with cost of living or employment rates…
Poverty plays a part cut but much of it is by homeless drug addicts. Police just won’t turn out for it if called. So expect it to carry on increasing.
The economy is not for us, we earn a bit and inflation jumps through the roof and we are forced into a ‘cost of living crisis’ through no fault of our own, we then demand higher wages as the cost of living is so high and are accused of starting a wage price spiral.
Just eat your cereal everyone, I’m sure business men and MPs will not be demanding wage rises in line with inflation.
It’s almost as if paying £2.80 for 20 blueberries when they were 80p a couple years ago would piss people off. 1 of many examples
As anyone who has actually worked retail will tell you: ITS NOT POOR PEOPLE STEALING BREAD AND MILK TO SURVIVE! Its mainly drug addicts stealing meat/cheese/coffee/baby food to sell on the cheap for drugs, kids stealing meal deal stuff, or chancers that stick a bottle of wine in their bag when they think nobody is looking…