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[โ€“] BreakDecks@lemmy.ml 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Shoplifting is happening because the economy is fucked, and plenty of people see the risk of shoplifting to be worth the reward of access to the things they need.

You can be a compassionate person, and work fix this problem by offering better safety nets and access to human needs to the needy, or you can take the fascist route and demand expansion of the state to punish the poor even further.

[โ€“] SnowBunting@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago

Agreed. Shoplifting is a response to the health level of the community surrounding it.