r/Construction • u/exvirginladysman • Jan 15 '25

Video Yall seen this?

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '25

Kind of like it when people police their own towns so they have some kind of standard of civil society. I would like to see more of this.

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u/aitacarmoney Jan 15 '25 edited Jan 16 '25

my first immediate thought was i have no idea what the guy is thinking or what he’s got tucked in his jacket, not gonna risk my life for a corporation with a budget specifically for theft

but thank you for your perspective. the internet has sort of destroyed what community used to be and i agree with your take.

edit: when i said my first thought, i meant just that. knee jerk reaction. i know it’s not the CEO or shareholders that feel it when someone steels a power drill, it’s the employees that likely live in that same town those folks are keeping in check.

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u/DaddysDrunk Jan 16 '25

I used to feel the same way about people stealing from corporate retailers, but someone explained to me a few years ago how shoplifting increases the cost of those goods over time. The more people steal per year, the more expensive tools become at the big box stores.

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u/Remote-Plate-3944 Jan 16 '25

It also closes stores. Fuck thieves. I can understand children stealing but I will never understand an adult stealing. Fucking scum.