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The mayor’s office says it would be the first major U.S. city to enact such a plan.

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[-] entropicshart@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Considering most stores shut down due to excessive theft (and inaction of authorities), would this be any different than just opening another food bank?

[-] stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago
[-] cozz33@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

The article you linked says there’s been a 25.6% increase in retail theft just within a years time. That’s bound to hurt a lot of businesses.

[-] deur@feddit.nl 2 points 1 year ago

Keep in mind that is relative to another number.

[-] BasicTraveler@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Hopefully being a community thing and not a corporate thing will help. I think people will be less likely to steal, and more likely to rat someone out for stealing.

[-] VegaLyrae@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Before 1916 theft wasn't an issue at the grocery, because the customer was not expected to fetch their own items.

You told the person what you needed and they went and got it for you.

If theft was the real reason, stores could simply return to this style of operation.

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