because stores are leaving them citing the usual reasons.
They can't make any money because of shoplifting, theft and robberies. Why am I not surprised?
Of course the minute they close the locals scream that there are no stores where they can purchase things. The have to travel out of the area to get a prescription filled or to buy food. We're heard about 'food deserts' and it's a fairly common lament of people in bad neighborhoods.
Actually the very people that moan and wail about it are the very people that are responsible for it. That's because they tolerate it. They elect officials that don't do their job to make things safer and they don't help the officials, either.
The people elected officials that outright permit and even encourage shoplifting by not prosecuting those that steal under a fixed amount like about $1000. The do it by handing out meaningless punishments, suspended sentences and small fines.
Why these people elect officials like that is beyond my ability to comprehend.
Needless to say, everyone has to eat and the people that have just ruined their own neighborhoods start shopping out of their neighborhoods and start stealing where they end up. This means increased prices for everyone until they can't make any money and the cycle goes on.
Of course the situation can be fixed but as usual the regular gang of bleeding hearts will cry us an ocean and we'll have to learn to live on boats but it can be done.
You rigorously enforce the laws on the books and start handing out stiff sentences. Make theft hurt. No exceptions, no excuses. Make examples out of thieves.
Know that nice teenage girl that lifted a CD or something at Walmart on a dare? Or the clean-cut captain of the football team, the All American boy that lifted a baseball glove from Dicks? BAM! Jail!
And don't let ANYBODY off. No backroom deals, nothing. Sending a congress critters kid to jail sends a pretty good message to the rest of those considering larceny. Make if HURT.
Jail. Straight to jail. Do not pass 'Go'. Do not collect $200. Six months first offense sounds about right. Following offenses increase exponentially.
That will stop it and stop it fast and then maybe when supermarkets and drugstores can make money they'll return to the inner cities and make life easier for the people living there.
It will also make life better for the rest of us regardless of where we live because theft isn't restricted to inner cities. Those of us in the burbs and rural areas pay increased prices from theft and shoplifting.
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Gnus update.
Elon Mush has offered to help with Starlink and Karen Bass has refused his help because she doesn't like Musk.
At first I thought Bass should be tarred and feathered and run out of LA on a rail but decided 'Why bother?' because the minute she's gone Los Angelinos will vote someone else in that's just like her.
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