In the bay area and California in general, they've been basically been told that they're on their own regarding thefts. One can simply walk in and take hundreds of dollars worth of merchandise and leave, because the DA will not prosecute. Security guards won't intervene, and the thieves know all this. It has become a spectacle.
Between online sales and this, I sympathize with anyone in brick and mortar retail sales.
Between online sales and this, I sympathize with anyone in brick and mortar retail sales.
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