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I think the whole shoplifting thing is mostly a right-wing talking point trying to garner support for more punitive legislation, at least it was in USA, that said
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-66706656
(And for USA; https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/02/is-shoplifting-surging-panic-crime-policy.html )
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^ and that's actually a real problem in Tory Britain. Was listening to the radio yesterday and on the news they're talking about how the police are so underfunded high streets are becoming looting zones where shoplifting is essentially unpunished and unenforced