Posted on 09/07/2021 1:20:15 PM PDT by algore
Two men brazenly walked out of an Oregon Lowe's store pushing a shopping cart filled with electrical wire before loading it into a waiting getaway car as helpless store workers looked on in the latest incident of 'legalized stealing' in Democratic states.
The pair picked products like spools of wire valued at $2,000 - presumably to strip it for the valuable copper inside - from a Lowe's in Keizer, a suburb of Salem, on August 25.
Keizer Police confirmed to DailyMail.com that they were investigating the incident, but no arrests have been made and the men have not been publicly identified
Once you've stolen from Lowe's once and know they can't stop you, there's no real consequence,' Keizer Police Lieutenant Andrew Copeland told Fox News, noting employees at many chain stores aren't allowed to stop shoplifters.
'Second thing is, these people know they can't go to jail.'
The video is the latest example of shoplifters simply walking out of stores with armfuls of goods, knowing there is little officials can do to prosecute them, after a string of similar incidents in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Roll in 10 deep, grab 10 axes, grab your copper, then walk out...
Could be dangerous for regular shoppers.
No more Lowes for me. Not that I go there more than once every 5 years.
Civil society is only as strong as the weakest pushback.
This happens because it is tolerated. Period.
In California you will find “homeless” camps near big box stores. It is (almost) legal to steal up to $1,000 without fear of any punishment.
What I don’t understand is why these big businesses tolerate these type of laws. They have the money and influence to get them changed or to support candidates that would repeal them. Yet, they seem to be just letting it happen.
It was a copper cable caper.
the men have not been publicly identified
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Ahhhh, so not only are masks good for Pavlov conditioning people to submit
,, it also helps to keep from being identified for shoplifting or other approved crimes.
I lived in Kaiser once,,, not many poc there back then.
What, No clappers?
I can hear Johnny Carson and Jack Webb clapping from Heaven.
Callooh! Callay! My beamish boy...
If that’s the case check out Claude Cooper
It’s for liability reasons in case an employee gets injured or shot trying to stop someone, cheaper to lose merch instead of comping the employee. Same reason employees don’t confront no-maskers
Lots of different stores all over the country have this policy
“Lowe’s policy is to not stop thieves. Any employee who follows a thief into the parking lot, even to get a license plate number will be fired on the spot.”
Lowes went outside the company to hire its current CEO after years of promoting from within. Ultimately the CEO is responsible for the policies of the company. Here is a link to the CEO profile: https://corporate.lowes.com/who-we-are/lowes-leadership/executive-leadership/marvin-r-ellison
That happened to an employee at the Lowe’s where I was working part time until this last June.
If you do a search for this story, you’ll find that the Daily Mail, conservative sites, and one very local newspaper is reporting this.
COMPLETELY SPIKED by all others, including Portland news outlets, at least based on my quick look.
We’re getting TOTALLY PLAYED by the media, which 20 years ago, would have reported this. Makes one wonder what they know about Ivermectin, but won’t post (psst. India)...
That’s 12-2 NM-B on that wire roll.
Thanks to dumb politicians and guys like this who are smart enough to take advantage of their stupidity soon even a single grape will soon cost $2001.
How do they stay in business?
So much doesn’t make sense anymore.
I was pulled over once for expired tabs and the cops approached me with their guns drawn... probably cause they ran my plate first and found I had a concealed permit ?
In the St. Louis area, people are driving around with temp tags (available from dealers when someone buys a car) that are supposed to be valid for 30 days, but show expiration dates of a year or more. They don't care, and the police won't stop them.
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