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Crime
The shoplifting epidemic taking over America with a $100B annual price tag
The stories are everywhere: Walmart store closures in Portland and Chicago; an epidemic of drug store thefts in New York. In Baltimore, a “landmark” grocery store shuts its doors after nearly 25 years in a community desperate for fresh food.
While in San Francisco, reports of big-box chains abandoning its downtown have become near-daily occurrences.
The cause: rampant, often organized, and seemingly consequenceless shoplifting.
Concealed carry …
This is why concealed carry is such an important Constitutional right💥
Pregnant woman in Texas is approached by an armed robber
He pistol whips the man she’s with, she shoots him multiple times, and the innocent live to see another day
Wow!
pic.twitter.com/lqWJQue0bx— DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) June 29, 2023
Maple Leaf chair Michael McCain knew about alleged bread price-fixing, Competition Bureau document suggests
With an investigation continuing in the wake of Canada Bread’s admission of guilt for its role in one of the country’s largest price-fixing scandals, a document in the long-running case’s court file suggests federal authorities believed that Maple Leaf Foods executive chair Michael McCain had personal knowledge of the alleged scheme.
The packaged meat company, which used to control Canada Bread, expressed dismay at the new owner’s guilty plea this week, saying Maple Leaf Foods stands by its denial of any wrongdoing. The actions of Maple Leaf Foods and multiple grocery retailers remain under investigation by the Competition Bureau following the plea deal and resulting $50-million fine.
CHARLEBOIS: Breaking bad bread
“It took a Mexican company to remind the Canadian food industry that cheating consumers is wrong.”
For the first time in nearly six years, notable progress has been observed in the investigation of price-fixing in the bread market, initiated in 2015.
United States vs. Canada: A tale of contrasting justice.
On the left, Christopher Lischewski, ex-CEO of Bumble Bee Foods, was sentenced to 40 months in jail, for leading a 3-year price-fixing conspiracy (canned tuna). On the right, Galen Weston in Canada, admitting 14 years of… pic.twitter.com/nfpCZiZ2mH
— The Food Professor (@FoodProfessor) June 23, 2023
German Officials Estimate 60 Knife Attacks Per Day in 2022
German police crime statistics presented in April grossly undercounted the number of knife attacks perpetrated in the country. The statistics presented by the President of the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) Holger Münch and the Federal Interior Minister Nancy Faeser (SPD) counted 8,160 knife attacks. Official figures from Germany’s federal states and state criminal investigation offices have revealed that the real number of knife attacks is significantly higher.
Vehicle theft at a ‘critical point’ in Canada, with car stolen every six minutes: report
A new report published by Canadian Finance and Leasing Association highlights the alarming state of vehicle theft in Canada.
In Toronto alone, there were 9,606 vehicle thefts in 2022. That’s triple the amount of thefts in 2015, when 3,284 vehicles were stolen within the city.
According to the report published on Thursday, the CFLA says vehicle theft has reached a “critical point” in Canada, with data showing that in each of the past seven years, vehicle theft rates in Toronto have become progressively worse.
Michael Higgins: The Liberal failure on crime has left a trail of broken victims
The Trudeau government has never been tough on crime; it’s just not in its DNA. But after eight years of government soft-pedalling on violent crimes and drugs, Canadians have clearly lost faith in the Liberals to protect them.
Overwhelmingly, Canadians are fearful of “catch-and-release” criminals causing more mayhem while on bail; drug dealers bringing misery into their neighbourhoods; and a government that is not listening to the concerns of the public.
Nottingham attacks: Suspect named as Valdo Amissão Mendes Calocane
The man arrested on suspicion of murdering Barnaby Webber, Grace O’Malley-Kumar and Ian Coates in Nottingham has been named as Valdo Amissão Mendes Calocane.
Students Mr Webber and Ms O’Malley-Kumar, both 19, and school caretaker Mr Coates, 65, were stabbed early on Tuesday.
The suspect, 31, was subsequently arrested and is in custody.
Police have until the early hours of Saturday to continue questioning him.
A Look at the Suspects, Many With Long Criminal Histories, Behind Random Attacks in Canada
Canadians have been falling victim to unprovoked stranger attacks with increasing frequency—in the middle of the day, in stores, or walking down the street. A man in London, Ontario, was even stabbed while sitting in his car waiting for a train to pass.
Some say Canada’s growing drug problem is to blame, with drug-induced psychosis sending addicts on violent rampages. Others say the problem is a lax criminal justice system that allows the most violent to repeatedly offend.
Knife Violence in Germany Prompts Bans
A blanket ban on edged weapons on German trains and buses may shortly become reality, despite the obvious challenges of compliance and enforcement.
The idea has been germinating since last January’s Brokstedt tragedy, the mass stabbing that occurred on a train in Brokstedt, Schleswig-Holstein, claiming two lives.
JPMorgan to Pay $290 Million in Settlement With Epstein’s Victims
JPMorgan Chase reached a tentative settlement with sexual abuse victims of Jeffrey Epstein, the deceased financier, after weeks of embarrassing disclosures about the bank’s longstanding relationship with him, the bank and lawyers for the victims said in a statement on Monday.
David Boies, one of the lead lawyers for the victims, said the bank was prepared to pay $290 million to resolve the lawsuit. The parties initially had agreed not to disclose the settlement amount in their joint statement, as it was set to be included in a court filing within the next week.
h/t Mauser
Five Reasons Why the ‘Christian’ Child Stabber in France May Really Be ‘Muslim’
While yelling religious slogans, a Syrian migrant in France just went on a wild stabbing free in a playground — repeatedly stabbing one toddler and knifing a total of four children.
Raymond Ibrahim has a good handle on ME and its culture.
Marine Daniel Penny Breaks Silence after Deadly Subway Encounter: ‘I Was Scared’
Daniel Penny, the 24-year-old Marine Corps veteran who put Jordan Neely in a fatal chokehold on the New York City subway last month, spoke out about the encounter for the first time this week and said he doesn’t regret stepping in to restrain Neely.
How not to fight crime
Poverty doesn’t create crime. Crime creates poverty by destroying morals and economics. Only consequences can stop crime.
“I will not stand by and let criminals undermine our economy and the livelihood of New Yorkers. We are going to act,” New York City Mayor Eric Adams vowed.
After announcing a 44% increase in retail theft in one year, Adams promised a bold new effort called “Second Chance” and “Re-Engaging Store Theft Offenders and Retail Establishments (RESTORE)” that will allow shoplifters “to avoid prosecution or incarceration by meaningfully engaging with services to help address underlying factors that lead to shoplifting.”