[tyleo]

I live next to a grocery store with a high rate of theft and I couldn't agree more. The home goods section of the store has already closed due to theft. The freezers containing frozen seafood and frozen treats (ice cream) now have locks on them. Not to mention there is almost always a group of homeless folks gathered right outside the entrance which makes the area dangerous: my partner has personally been chased by a homeless person near the store.

I see folks making the argument, "property rights should not be above human life," and I get it, but grocery stores are not charities. Problems should be solved with real solutions rather than sacrificing businesses who are not equipped to solve the problem. In other words, if “property rights should not be above human life” then cities should provide for those lives through taxes and meal programs rather than letting random businesses be targets.