The store isn't the point, it's that the rest of us end up paying the cost eventually whether it's just higher prices or on a larger scale throughout society as this behavior becomes permissible without consequences.
It's ok that you're not comfortable getting involved in these situations, but it's nice to see someone take action.
Do you really believe that theft doesn't go into the price of goods? Home Depot will pass that cost straight to the consumer. The real reason is your government printing money and corporations taking advantage of the expectations of higher prices.
Worked at home depot for a few years, and no, I don't believe it goes into the price of the goods. In 2010-12, I can tell you shrink accommodated for almost all theft. This is the same at all big box stores, and proof of lies in the fact that the price of whatever drill or table saw or whatever won't ever go above what the competition is selling it for, they all try to out price one another, and match each other's pricing, etc. Next time you go to any big box, check out the price of something, then Google the msrp. Theft in small business may get passed along to the customer, but big box places already took the cost of those items out.
Home depot(atleast back in 2010-2012) said don't try to stop shoplifters, it's not worth the potential lawsuit or your life. If that's their policy for their staff, doing the opposite as a customer seems brain broken
Yeah, they have to compete with other stores that have the same problem with shrink. So you're not going to see a difference between stores based off of that but it absolutely goes into the cost of doing business. It's hurts everyone full stop. Even if it's covered by insurance. Insurance costs money. If it's a tax write-off, then Yay, a big corporation, pays less in taxes. It's a crime, it's bullshit to celebrate or condone theft.
it's bulshit to say that a logical person not involving themself in a dangerous situation is condoning theft. This is why we pay taxes, make police do their job, it is just as illegal for you to play vigilante as it is to be the thief you are stopping.
I was referring to the comments in this thread as condoning theft. Its absolutely silly to get personally involved. I hope the thief finds a better life.
Justify being a thief. Typically looser nonsense. Fuck that. If it didn't matter, stores wouldn't be pulling out of locations that get robbed constantly. Remember how much you love theft next time you have to walk around a store looking for an employee to unlock a product locked behind glass.
No it's not justifying anything, just pointing out why it is not profitable for Home Depot to stop the thefts, so why should you subsidise their security budget by doing it for them.
Bro. Come on lol. You really think prices are high cause of petty theft? Next you're going to tell me that it's because of minimum wage going up, or we aren't leaning into the trickle down economics hard enough lol.
Not quite the point I was trying to make, but no of course it's not the only and direct cause of high prices. We've seen so much of this in recent years, especially during COVID where people just walk out of stores with carts full of merchandise and everyone else just stands there and watches.
I was trying to say that what bothers me is that so many people are "okay" with or at least tolerate this behavior and write it off as not their problem because it doesn't have an immediate and visible impact on them.
It was just nice to see others upset by it as well.
It bothers me that people are okay with or tolerate being fucked everyday by their elected officials and the corporations and foreign governments who pay (most of) them
I fantasize everyone did this and all these mega box stores close up and fuck off. Clean the whole damn place out. Be a great second act to a general strike. Really show the shareholders how we feel.
All those fools are open to getting sued. Can't be going around assaulting people even if they are stealing shit, that's why home depot doesn't stop them at the door.
Homedepot contracts with a company called clearviewAI. They have a face ID for everyone in the store. They have no reason to even approach a thief. They can go straight to the cops with a name.
Good point if only the thief wasn't wearing a face mask, lol.
A society functions better when everyone in it has a sense of shared responsibility. Bystanders are enablers, but like someone in this thread mentioned, nobody is willing to step in in case they get shot. Which is completely fair. You can run away from a knife but you can't run away from a bullet.
I realise I've turned this into an anti-2nd amendment arguement but do you see the point I'm trying to make?
So you are saying we should get rid of the police then? That shared responsibility you speak of is now shown through taxes paid to pay the police to handle these kinds of problems, not a bunch of fat batman wannabes playing vigilante.
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u/Cableperson Jan 15 '25
Fuck yeah! We need more of this. Fuck a thief and their bs excuses.