Epidemic of shoplifting in the UK is the beginning of general anarchy!

Shoplifting in the UK has developed into a form of anarchy thanks to the police washing their hands of it for decades. And the police have washed their hands of shoplifting publicly. Many years ago they said they would not get involved and that was bound to make matters a lot worse.

There was a time when shoplifting was a minor offence but now has become so extensive and a major form of criminality. It proves that if the police ignore minor offences for long enough they create a major criminal problem. And a culture of unpunished criminality. The 'zero tolerance' policy has legs.

The latest development in this long and unhappy story is Marks & Spencer in Clapham sounding the alarm about the epidemic of shoplifting. This occurred very recently when there was a surge of youngsters pouring into Marks & Spencer and stealing stuff.

A senior executive of Marks & Spencer, Thinus Keeve, has waded in with a stark warning that the company is witnessing shoplifting more brazen, aggressive and organised an ever before.

Perhaps the police say there's been a reduction in overall crime but this is entirely misleading. It's probably plain lies by the police who have a habit of sitting on their hands to do nothing. Trust between the British population and the police has deteriorated to an all-time low. The average British citizen simply does not trust the police in any shape or form.

Mr Keeve says that those who work in stores have a different story to tell about the crime rate in the UK.

He says that Marks & Spencer is "now spending tens of millions every year on protecting its employees and its wares."

Marks & Spencer is one of the country's most trusted retailers and if they say this it is an alarm bell for the rest of the nation. Not that the average British punter needs an alarm bell to understand that the country has entered a dire situation which reminds me of anarchy.

These shoplifters working in gangs simply pour into stores and just strip the shelves. They know they are immune from prosecution. They sell the goods somewhere else. They steal high value products such as steaks or wine.

I myself was in Marks & Spencer about a month ago when I saw a woman stealing salmon from the shelves. She was placing handfuls of packages into her bag and then walking out. I pointed this out to a sales employee but they could do nothing about it because it was all over by then.

I'm told that videos are everywhere online showing young people openly vandalising the Clapham branch of Marks & Spencer. Social media appears to play a role in promoting this form of criminality.

I'm told that the British Retail Consortium says that the cost to retailers of shoplifting was £400 million last year. It's probably a lot more than that actually. And the crime is not victimless. It affects everyone because it pushes up prices. It makes the cost of living crisis even worse. It also places the employees of these retailers in a very difficult position.

They are told not to intervene in case they get hurt by the shoplifters. This also promotes more shoplifting. Kimi Badenoch has said that other shoppers should get involved and stop the thieves if it's safe to do so but how do you know it's safe to do so?

The thieves know they are immune from arrest or prosecution as mentioned. This is anarchy. It is highly depressing for the average British citizen who wants to live in a peaceful country. Britain is decaying. Britain is deteriorating before our eyes. It is not entirely broken but it is breaking day by day.

The institutions are failing to work properly and the services are poorer than before. The money has run out. The country is in massive national debt. The Labour government is extremely poor. It is weak. It is making the UK economy even worse on an hour by hour basis.

I sense that there will be a greater deterioration going forwards and it is not beyond the bounds of possibility that true anarchy will break out at some stage.

Update: A Waitrose employee says that he sees shoplifting every hour of every day at the branch he used to work at! It happens all the time and the employees are told to let it happen! This leads to more soft lifting and higher prices for the usual customers. WTF! He was sacked after he successfully stopped a thief. It is a mad country.

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