alt Hacker News> an astonishingly large number are attributed to a tiny, tiny number of people.
That sounds like something that would be extremely easy to fix!
> an astonishingly large number are attributed to a tiny, tiny number of people.
That sounds like something that would be extremely easy to fix!
It’s not, particularly, without unjust laws like three strikes.
For one thing, it’s a revolving cast of a few dozen people at any one time (people do go to prison, get rehabilitated, move on or get moved on). For another, they are often vulnerable or exploited: a lot of shoplifting is done to order, to supply the black market.
The UK does need to take shoplifting more seriously, but it’s important to understand that it is a consequence of both the design of retail (self-checkout and fewer staff) and of the cost of living.