merridew to United KingdomEnglish · 10 months ago‘It’s organised looting’: UK in grip of a shoplifting epidemic, say store ownerswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down17
arrow-up1108arrow-down1external-link‘It’s organised looting’: UK in grip of a shoplifting epidemic, say store ownerswww.theguardian.commerridew to United KingdomEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squareli10linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·10 months agoMost of the nicking I’ve seen has happened in co op as well. From what I’ve noticed they seem to be the least likely shop to have a security guard, so maybe that’s why. The onestop down the road from me locks the shop up after 9pm and individually lets people in, as they don’t have a security guard.
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-210 months agoOur local co-op now sporadically has a security guard. Dude’s about 5ft and looks like the average 12 year old could beat him up though.
minus-squareGBU_28@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·10 months agoBeing willing to catch a battery charge is different than being willing to shoplift. Any guard provides that new red line (zero consideration for the guards health though lol)
Most of the nicking I’ve seen has happened in co op as well.
From what I’ve noticed they seem to be the least likely shop to have a security guard, so maybe that’s why.
The onestop down the road from me locks the shop up after 9pm and individually lets people in, as they don’t have a security guard.
Our local co-op now sporadically has a security guard. Dude’s about 5ft and looks like the average 12 year old could beat him up though.
Being willing to catch a battery charge is different than being willing to shoplift. Any guard provides that new red line (zero consideration for the guards health though lol)