[dallashoxton]

>but some people shoplift and society is falling apart?

So you are okay with people stealing from you, as long as they're poor?

>Let the market fix their broken supply chains

There is resistance in this thread to instating armed guards, stating that it's dystopian to enforce property laws.

[dls2016]

Shoplifting is the act of stealing from a retailer, not an individual. Yes, I make a very big distinction between the two. I just don’t see why corporations in the US can get away with so much (shoplifting and wage theft are both estimated to cost the economy $40bln per year) and I’m supposed to feel bad someone is stealing from Amazon or Louis Vuitton? Doesn’t mean I’m “ok” with shoplifting, I simply feel it should be a civil matter like wage theft.

Railroads have always had their own police, so I’m not sure the reluctance. Retail/supply chain theft is a cat-and-mouse game… always had been, always will be. Step up enforcement, improve the locks, house the homeless and move on.

[dallashoxton]

>Shoplifting is the act of stealing from a retailer, not an individual

No. You can shoplift from a small business or a family owned convenience store, which is essentially stealing from an individual. Those packages on the trains belonged to individuals btw.

[dls2016]

Yes, and mom-and-pops commit wage theft, too. Shoplifting should be a civil matter.

> Those packages on the trains belonged to individuals btw.

And?