New legislation would handcuff retailers and impose costly new regulatory burdens.
SACRAMENTO — Several years ago, I was shopping in a Santa Ana big-box store when a nondescript young man asked the clerk to show him a video game system — probably a $200-to-$300 item — that was kept in a locked cabinet. She handed it to him and he then nonchalantly put it under his arm and slowly walked away with it, exiting through the alarmed exit door. Employees and customers (myself included) just stood there and watched this theft take place.
Another looting spree at Macy's in California.
Unless these companies take a hardline stance against California's descent into anarchy, I must admit I have very little sympathy. pic.twitter.com/hX2E9ReOXf
— Ben Kew 🏌️♂️ (@ben_kew) August 25, 2023
