‘It’s organised looting’: UK in grip of a shoplifting epidemic, say store owners
‘It’s organised looting’: UK in grip of a shoplifting epidemic, say store owners
Shop thefts have more than doubled in the past three years, costing retailers £953m a year, according to the British Retail Consortium
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I’ve definitely seen a lot more shoplifting over the past few months. From what I’ve seen, they don’t go to the big shops they go to the Tesco Extras, Sainsburys local etc.
One time I was stood a metre away from some guy openly just heaving stuff off shelves into a backpack.
He ran out of the shops and called one of the workers a cunt when she got in his way. She was obviously quite autistic and very distressed by the situation.
I swear everything about this country is getting worse.
Underfunding the police, all mental health and social support, and having leaders who constantly, openly cheat, steal and lie for a decade.
This makes the country and people's behaviour worse? Surprised Pikachu
I feel like the UK is falling apart and half the population is doing their best to fuel the flames.
Yeah, it’s all gone to shit.
In a way I’m kinda hopeful for the future though, it feels like more people are gradually acknowledging the country is in a poor state, and some Brexit people even acknowledge it was a mistake.
Unlike in the US where people seem to double down on the country being great when things are actually getting worse.
When American is at its worst, it's absolutely lowest, it is still better than the UK on it's best day.
People steal mostly because they can’t afford shit tho.
I don't know if organised gangs do. Did you see the videos in the article? The first video was just a bunch of teens being cunts, the second video they were just stealing alcohol, not exactly a priority when you're in need.
Either way, it's all part of the same problem. The populace is getting poorer and more desperate, and more crime ridden. Seems to be a common problem across a lot of the western world recently.
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You could know that staff at your shop