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The Atlantic claims nobody knows how to stop Dem-created surge in shoplifting – mockery ensues

October 17, 2024 | | Print Article

A new piece in The Atlantic sparked social media mockery after admitting that the “shoplifting surge is real” across the nation.

“Some people contend that all of the noise about shoplifting reflects mainly a race-tinged social panic, but the retail industry is not locking up its goods, annoying its customers, and closing stores because of a few viral videos. Companies are doing it because they’re seeing their goods walk out the door, costing them billions,” the article published Wednesday noted.

The post on X promoting the piece declared, “People think it’s okay to steal—and no one knows how to stop them.”

This set off a wave of ridicule as X users reacted to the piece by Marc Fisher titled, “Shoplifters Gone Wild.”

“Big corporate retailers, mom-and-pop shops, cops, prosecutors, and lawmakers have tried everything to stop the thefts: get tough, be gentle, invest in new surveillance technology, turn pharmacies into fortresses. Nothing seems to work,” the article stated.

“Who is taking all of this stuff? And why has this age-old nuisance crime become so prevalent?” Fisher asked, surprisingly answering his own question. “People steal because it’s easy and—with rare exceptions—free of consequences.”

“Whereas many on the right see the rise in shoplifting as proof of a nationwide moral collapse, many on the left deny that it’s even happening or that it is a meaningful problem,” he continued, claiming that “viral videos of shoplifters-gone-wild don’t necessarily add up to a crime wave.”

The post comes amid the release of updated crime data from the FBI that turned attention to the left’s gaslighting of Americans over the surge in crime across the nation.

Physical barriers and guards “aren’t the answer,” The Atlantic piece contends after Fisher spoke with many companies.

“Now the clamor for safer stores is pushing the pendulum back toward enforcement,” he wrote, noting some of the measures being enacted in cities and states across the country. “Whether this will have an effect on thieves’ behavior is unclear.”

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It was more than clear, however, for social media users.

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