UK shoplifting on the rise and more brazen, new survey says.
www.bbc.co.uk
Shoplifters are carrying out brazen acts of theft because they 'do not fear any consequences'.

I’m unsure as to why this is surprising? When the cost of living increases and people struggle just to survive, they turn to crime. Governments need to stop obsessing over maintaining the short-term status quo and focus on long-term investment that will ensure things like this are a lot harder in the future.

  • TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    15 hours ago

    Unsurprising when non-violent crime has practically become legalised after such a long period of fucking and underfunding the police, legal system, and prison-building.

    Add a cost of living crisis onto that and it’s like adding fuel to the fire.

    I semi-frequently see people coming into pubs trying to sell things like steaks and cheeses that they’ve clearly nicked from a supermarket.

    Police have bigger fish to fry with their limited resources, and nobody on minimum wage is going to chase you out of the shop. They understandably don’t care. Honestly, I’m surprised there’s not more theft. It feels like the only thing stopping you is your conscience.

    • Mrkawfee
      1·
      7 hours ago

      It is surprising how illusory the system of law and order really is.