> As the wage gap and opportunity gap widens in the US, allowing shoplifting is actually an intentional release valve that is being tolerated and even outright legally permitted (California Prop 47), because - without it - we would see more home break-ins, kidnappings of wealthy people and more severe offenses. Instead, shoplifting is relatively harmless and prevents this type of escalation of crime.
What a wild theory. I've seen no evidence of this mechanism existing.
I lived in slums and he's not wrong. You have no idea how some people have been left behind by society. And you expect them to care about the community?
What a wild theory. I've seen no evidence of this mechanism existing.