Secure1776 (@Secure1776)

Sometimes, even government stupidity reaches new levels. Too many shoplifters in your town? At least one community in Kenosha County, Wisconsin wants fewer reports of retail theft. But, actually stopping the stealing can be a challenge. The Village of Somers has an idea. If a store has too much theft, just make the merchant pay a $500 fee for calling the police. How much is too much? Well it used to be 20 calls a month. Now it will be 10 retail theft calls a month. We agree. Ten thefts from your store a month is too many. Worse, all of those calls makes it look like the village has a crime problem. Less calls, fewer reports. Fewer reports, less crime. Well, sort of. We did not say making a crime victim pay for police service was a good idea. Read our full post here: https://secure1776.us/news/make-the-victim-pay-for-police-service/ #shoplifting #retailtheft #policing #governmentlogic #victims #crimevictims #makingvictimspay