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The Steal : A Cultural History of Shoplifting. – The FBI in 1965	Found on CNN 1 year ago
You see all these videos on Instagram of people shoplifting like they’re going for a walk in the park. It’s pathetic that this is happening in the greatest city in the world. – Michael Rapaport	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
If he thinks that shoplifting is down, and all of his rhetoric about Prop 47 and the success of it is simply just a lie, they’ve caused such a disrespect for the law by weakening our system, by weakening our laws. Newsom has tried to destroy law enforcement, so for him to sit here and say that he wants a more local effort put forth is so offensive to me, because he is the person who is letting these dangerous criminals out of prison on parole left and right. – district attorney	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
For every $ 330 worth of products stolen, a retailer has to sell an incremental $ 300,000 worth of goods to break even, we've talked to retailers across America who say shoplifting is now 2 % to 3 % of their total sales. That's up from 0.7 to 1 % pre-pandemic. – Burt Flickinger	Found on CNN 2 years ago
They are allowing people to donate and then they're bonding out violent criminals who are repeat offenders. I mean, this is not the shoplifting a candy bar from Wal-Mart. These are people who are committing murders, aggravated assault. – Joe Gamaldi	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
While retailers have always suffered from general shoplifting there is a growing scourge of organized gangs which are stealing to order, the gangs are much more dangerous for retailers and for customers shopping in stores. – Neil Saunders	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Organized shoplifting has been around for a long time, but certainly not at the level we’re witnessing in New York and elsewhere, the penalty if caught is low, but the reward is high. The Internet provides an easy way to fence items. – Joseph Giacalone	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
The reference to... alleged conduct from high school or shoplifting is absurd and has nothing to do with Ahmaud Arbery murder. – Lee Merritt	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Can you imagine working at the following Company? It has a little over 500 employees with the following statistics: 29 have been accused of spousal abuse. 7 have been arrested for fraud. 19 have been accused of writing bad checks. 117 have bankrupted at least two businesses. 3 have been arrested for assault. 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit. 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges. 8 have been arrested for shoplifting. 21 are current defendants in law suits. 84 were stopped for drunk driving in 1998 alone. Can you guess which organization this is? Give up? It's the 535 members of your United States Congress. The same group that perpetually cranks out hundreds upon hundreds of new laws designed to keep the rest of us in line. – Jack Sharp	added by Normando 4 years ago
Wayne Garth, marriage is punishment for shoplifting in some countries. – Wayne's World	added by anonymous 14 years ago

The Steal : A Cultural History of Shoplifting.

– The FBI in 1965

Found on CNN
1 year ago

You see all these videos on Instagram of people shoplifting like they’re going for a walk in the park. It’s pathetic that this is happening in the greatest city in the world.

– Michael Rapaport

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

If he thinks that shoplifting is down, and all of his rhetoric about Prop 47 and the success of it is simply just a lie, they’ve caused such a disrespect for the law by weakening our system, by weakening our laws. Newsom has tried to destroy law enforcement, so for him to sit here and say that he wants a more local effort put forth is so offensive to me, because he is the person who is letting these dangerous criminals out of prison on parole left and right.

– district attorney

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

For every $ 330 worth of products stolen, a retailer has to sell an incremental $ 300,000 worth of goods to break even, we've talked to retailers across America who say shoplifting is now 2 % to 3 % of their total sales. That's up from 0.7 to 1 % pre-pandemic.

– Burt Flickinger

Found on CNN
2 years ago

They are allowing people to donate and then they're bonding out violent criminals who are repeat offenders. I mean, this is not the shoplifting a candy bar from Wal-Mart. These are people who are committing murders, aggravated assault.

– Joe Gamaldi

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

While retailers have always suffered from general shoplifting there is a growing scourge of organized gangs which are stealing to order, the gangs are much more dangerous for retailers and for customers shopping in stores.

– Neil Saunders

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Organized shoplifting has been around for a long time, but certainly not at the level we’re witnessing in New York and elsewhere, the penalty if caught is low, but the reward is high. The Internet provides an easy way to fence items.

– Joseph Giacalone

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

The reference to... alleged conduct from high school or shoplifting is absurd and has nothing to do with Ahmaud Arbery murder.

– Lee Merritt

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Can you imagine working at the following Company? It has a little over 500 employees with the following statistics: 29 have been accused of spousal abuse. 7 have been arrested for fraud. 19 have been accused of writing bad checks. 117 have bankrupted at least two businesses. 3 have been arrested for assault. 71 cannot get a credit card due to bad credit. 14 have been arrested on drug-related charges. 8 have been arrested for shoplifting. 21 are current defendants in law suits. 84 were stopped for drunk driving in 1998 alone. Can you guess which organization this is? Give up? It's the 535 members of your United States Congress. The same group that perpetually cranks out hundreds upon hundreds of new laws designed to keep the rest of us in line.

– Jack Sharp

added by Normando
4 years ago

Wayne Garth, marriage is punishment for shoplifting in some countries.

– Wayne's World

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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