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paulpaupertoday at 12:39 AM1 replyview on HN

Obviously subjective, but I would argue it was higher before stores began putting the items behind glass/locks.


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hattmalltoday at 3:13 AM

Sort of, but there's a difference, the rise in anti-shoplifting stuff is in contrast to a decline in things like burglar bars. Stealing from residential property is seen as mostly the domain of drug addicts. Stealing from a multi-national corporation doesn't have the same stigma.

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