"Lock up our products rather than our criminals" Should New York's motto

The sickening part is that the local governments see this rampant shoplifting epidemic and still do nothing about it.

As a truck driver I can absolutely verify the brand issue. I have been to many food plants that were making food labeled for high end brands as well as more generic cheaper brands. The product and can was the same the only difference was the label being affixed to the can.

“When a government does not effectively combat crime, it is not because it does not have the capacity to do so, but because the accomplices of the criminals are those in government.”

As a Black man, I've always felt that culture is the problem, not racism.

They ain't stealing "for their family" they're going to sell it over Facebook or wherever.

“We’d rather lock up our products than our criminals.” That is the simple truth of this entire problem.

"People who steal used to hide the fact that they were shoplifting." We all know that it's not "people" who are commiting these thefts. "People" can be civilised.

I was in a Dollar Tree the other day when two homeless guy and lady came in grabbed a laundry basket and four backpacks full of stuff probably close to 700 to a 1000$. I and one of the employee tried to stop the guy from taking it all when A lady in the line was saying "Their not doing anything wrong, they just need eat." I told her what happens when the store cant afford to stay open and this store will close if theft stays this high. Well not three days later, that store is now closed permanently.

When unacceptable behavior goes unpunished it becomes acceptable. New York and California are perfect examples of this.

Man, it’s so fascinating that your channel went from NYC real estate to NYC news.

I live in Canada where the Liquor stores are controlled by the Province and where their staff has been told 'to stand down and let the thieves take what they wish'. As to items getting smaller, same rule is noticeably being applied to even brand names distributed by regular suppliers. i.e.: Large grocery chains etc.

A rat scooting across the floor? Disgusting! Where is Public Health?

Thomas Sowell said it well in an interview. Our first line of defense against crime is not the police, it's our morals.

Out here in the country we have had an explosion of new stores opening. Why? Because we may not have a high population but we have disposable income and we don't rob them. They can actually turn a profit here. so excited to never have to go into a city again...

This feels like the sort of plot I'd use to gentrify areas I had realestate investments in.

Seeing the footage of thieves. 'Yeah, they are not starving. Those are people who have never worked a day in their life. Who think they are entitled to steal everything'

I was at a Walgreens when this regular thief walked in. The manager knew him and just told him to get out. They did not call the cops because he is a regular thief...How crazy is that.

I enjoy all yoyr videos thank you for taking the time to document these changing times

The shots are really amazing, my man 🎉

I did 7 years as a cop in NYC and recently resigned. We had a woman we arrested 6 times in a 5 day period. The basis of a successful society is that if you work hard for something people cant just take it away. In NYC though they can take everything you work for, the politicians have let the people they are supposed to serve down.

Majority of people today committing this type of theft are not missing a meal or having trouble clothing themselves. These are people who were never willing to do a hard day’s work.

You did it lol I love it man! I’ve been telling ppl how dollar “discount” stores rent rly a discount at all! They actually get more $ per oz!

Next thing you know they're just not even gonna let people inside and just have dispensers out side you can use to pick what you want.

Those thieves will be the first ones yelling that the government does nothing for their communities. Shame on all of them!

Stealing from a dollar store of all places is actually some sad shit. That's a whole new level of low

Can't say I didn't see that coming. I frequent this particular location and have been seeing a lot of people getting busted for shoplifting lately. It was hella inconvenient this evening when I went in to do my shopping(I usually order ahead and either have my things delivered or do a curbside pick up) and had to wait for a cashier this time. An employee there made it clear that the only two self checkout lanes still left were for Spark drivers and Walmart Plus members. Gonna have to switch up my shopping routine now!

My little podunk Dollar General just shut down the two new self checkouts because of shoplifting scan scam. The self checkouts enabled the small staff to have more time to put stock up.

Can't wait to hear New York announce that shoplifting went down and expect to be praised for it even though it's just because there are no more shops around

Who saw the rat in the store pass at 0:05 ?

This is what SOCIALISM DOES

It's not a company's job to help people, it's their business to make money while providing a service. It's up to the actual human being to use their freaking brain to figure out size and price etc. If you need a quick something without running into a big store with long lines that is a service. It's called freedom. It's America. No person has ignorance as an excuse and they are totally free to shop when and where they choose.

What a surprise, New York is turning into a 3rd World country 😂

The thieves took “the prices are a steal” too literally.

I saw this coming just like I saw that 🐭 run across the aisle at the beginning of the video. :06 😂

I'm impressed you have expanded your scope to social forces affecting living in the city. Great research and scripting. Why aren't exit doors provided with remote activated locks? If the shoplifters can't leave until the cops show up, wouldn't that be the solution? High-end stores have done this for years!

So sad because... 1) They're already selling things at discount prices. 2) Leaves the community without affordable stores. This is what these crimes do. They make their own neighborhoods inhabitable. They think they're getting over on these businesses but their community winds up suffering in the end. Then they wonder why stores don't want to come into their neighborhood.

The government doing everything BUT solving the problems in NYC…I swear the criminals have more rights than the normal working class…sad

In my town there's a Dollar General about a mile from my house that won't accept cash now because of robberies. The Save A Lot next door closed permanently and vacatec their premises either for the same reason, shoplifting, or the fact that people hardly went there since their prices were higher than the local supermarket's.

I left NYC also partly because the prices for basic items at CVS, Rite Aid, and Target were ridiculously high, often times behind glass with employees being super slow or not there to open things, or the shelves were all empty. I hated living there!

Well said “NewYork would rather lock up shelves than criminals”.

''In New York we'd rather lock up our products than our criminals'' LOL.

This is so true I picked up on this years ago. my shopping habit at a dollar store is to only go for items that are needed for just one time use. I try to buy in bulk at Walmart, Costco Sam’s. The prices are pretty much the same as Dollar General. These businesses are ripping us off !

I love your contact you're going to hit a million subscribers in no time

This has nothing to do with feeding families, it is just easy money for those that do not want to work or contribute.

Years ago a cousin of mine was stealing things from different places. One night she had a brand new pair of shoes that she had slipped off outside, at the front door. The next morning they were gone. She was so upset and I said “well, how does it feel?” She quit stealing. Maybe we need to follow these criminals home and take a few things of theirs.

hello from hellas here we have the same problem with you and much worst to inflation although we don't have the fenomenal of thieves to the s.m stores yet

The dollar tree down the hill from my home closed a while ago due to theft. a DOLLAR TREE. it is insane that people are so mentally bankrupt that they cannot understand that their actions damage entire communities.

Who would have thought that not arresting shop lifters would turn out bad?? Wow

I live in CA and Thursday, our 99 Cent Stores, which have been in business for over 40 years in several states in the west are closing all 371 locations. This is a huge hit because they also have low cost groceries and fresh produce in areas that are food deserts. This affects low income, elderly. It is also a hard hit to over 14,000 employees who are now out of work. It is hitting people all over the country. Thank you for your reporting Cash.

Never live in a place like NYC

Thank you Cash Jordan. You are the best. You alone beat CNN and ABC together.

i work at a dollar general and stealing is so bad everything that can be locked up will be locked up Stuff is hidden in the back and if someone wants it, it’s handed directly to the register people also amazing how the same people can come back over and over without being punished by the law

"Locking up the products rather than locking up the criminals." Well said yet so sad!

Wow, that thumbnail really makes me want to watch your very real and informative video...

Should convert to vendor in the wall type system - where you come to a window and order what you need; then a member of staff go and get when you need. There's a shop called Argos in the UK that does this.

Why don’t people understand this is done ON PURPOSE

I am surprised there are ANY retail businesses willing to stay in New York City given the rampant theft and other things going on in NYC right now

I didn’t know any of this was going on I’m busy working two jobs so I can pay my rent…. anyway, I want to say thank you for your posts and you’re very informative UKposts channel. I watch you all the time and love your stuff. I’m stuck here and this is where I’m gonna have to be for the next two years. And every night I go to bed, I pray that God keeps me safe. Because it’s crazy here I work on the field in three borrows in New York City and I serve the underserve. This has been my heart and my work for the past 14 years and I have never had the level of, shall we say “concern”, regarding my personal safety, as I feel currently. Nurses do not want to go to these underserved areas. There’s more going on than just finances that are being affected. There is a whole problem of finding nurses to go to the underserve and help and since there’s not enough nurses to go around, nurses can pick and choose. The secondary effects of this migrant crisis are far reaching. There’s less supplies there’s less money, there’s less nurses to help the poor and underserved communities, and who suffers? Vulnerable citizens in these underserved communities. 😞 This allowing an unlimited, amount of migrants to come into New York City is just dumb because it’s not showing kindness. It’s actually cruel to vulnerable people in these underserve communities. It’s making their life harder and making things much worse for them. I can attest to that and what will next year bring. 🥺 Patient Patience subjected to this will have it harder. Their quality of life will be impacted and they’re mortality will also be impacted. This is upsetting… The low-income, government assisted, chronically ill, are paying and will pay quite a price for this decision.

0:04 the mouse trying to get his before the store closes. 😂😂😂

“New York City would rather lock up their products than their criminals.” How ironic. Great quote.

Thanks!

I know someone who said that eventually all products we purchase will be locked up and noone will beable to purchase anything unless they have a chip in their hand in order to purchase anything. This product is now being tested out to see how effective it is.

This is what a country on the verge of collapse looks like.

When I lived in San Francisco - exact same story. Police would refuse to take reports to keep their stats looking good. "Hey! We want tourists! So no paper to show that our crime is just as bad as Detroit." In 2 years my car had its windows smashed 14 times. When you report it the COPS crack jokes.

You reap what you sow. Well said. Well said.

I am literally scared of crowds of young black teenagers now... I was involved in a terrible incident just a week ago and I will never be the same and all this happening doesn't help..

The problem lies where the crime is directly related to the particular group of people who are voting to support their crime

Nobody could see this coming? Baloney! We've been screaming it from the rooftops for four years now.

I remember a Time where you would get clowned and ridiculed for shopping at Woolworth or 99 Cents Store in your hood. Fast-forward to 2024- Cacusian Man " Theyre Closing All the Dollar Discount Stores!!!" 😂

Dollar Tree is closing everywhere (over 600 stores)because they're model is no longer profitable. Countrywide. Shoplifting also, but it's the business itself. Other places with competitive prices exist now that they simply cannot compete with. (Walmarts the major one)

Wait until the congestion pricing starts you’re gonna see a lot more stores closing New York is finished

im an italian who had been following your channel for a while and i think that companies has the full right of closing whenever they want due to crime or shoplifting. people are getting what they voted for

buying online, Costco, Walmart, Amazon, and target sometimes offer more saving for money and time.

😂😂😂😂 A mouse runs across the floor at 5 seconds.

It feels like every city is methodically declining: new york, la, san Francisco, vancouver, london, paris. All of our governments seem to want Western cities to collapse. I dont know a single person who doesnt think their city isnt in freefall

I am 70. Never understood why anyone would choose to live in NYC.

I was waiting for the clip where someone rushed into the NYPD store and stole some sweats. 😂😂😂

This is sickening! As someone who must shop at Dollar General because I’m now disabled and on a fixed income…I STILL see things at DG I want and cannot afford. That being said, I wouldn’t steal them. Those who steal hike the prices for those who do not!

"CRIME IS DOWN" folks (Mayor Adams) !!!!! ........ (because no one is stopping, reporting, arresting, jailing, prosecuting, fining, etc)

This is crazy Only easy solution I can think of is to block off part of store where you can go in to steel reinforce window ask for product and have then slid to customers after paying. Kind of like they do in bad neighborhoods where you can't even go into the store.

The scary part is when you read feral comments on viral looting videos like "tHeY gOts InShORANCE to pay fo it"

Comparing NY to Tijuana yesterday seems to be unfair to Tijuana. What a dump.

I heard the best video about this the other day, it's a social issue. Theft is glorified in Rap videos, in tic tok's and social media, etc. it's promoted by the media and the laws are too relaxed.

where i live the local dollar tree has been 'temporarily' closed for over a year. there are still products on the shelves but the store is never open. i suspect it will go away when their lease ends.

If the deterrent against theft is a slap on the wrist, then of course criminals are going to do their thing. NYC is soft on crime and business owners are paying the price. That’s why so many stores are shuttering and taking their stores elsewhere.

When they no longer have stores to steal from, where do you thinik they'll go next? The honest, hardworking, taxpaying citizens are on the verge of a nightmare. These thieves aren't going to stop just because the stores are leaving, they'll just look for other targets.

This great news for Amazon!

love the mouse passing by at 0:05

The soft on crime, bleeding heart compassion, is destroying a lot of cities.

closing these stores will deprive the 'community' of places to steal from

They need to close the doors to the shops to people coming in. They can order online and either pick up their stuff at a window or delivery service. What else can they do? These thieves are destroying the businesses that are needed for those communities. It makes no sense.

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The 99 cents only company is closing ALL of its stores in the US and going bankrupt.

Yeah, closing these stores will deprive the 'community' of places to steal from. Always run away from anyone using the word 'community'.

Dude! Everywhere in the country is like this!

Everyone saw this coming. You can stop shop lifting tomorrow if you want to… but the residents of nyc have to actually want to stop the shoplifting. Issues like this are always interesting, because when elections roll around you get to see what people actually think about them; we’ll know soon enough if New Yorkers want law and order or if the love their criminals and want businesses shut down. Always remember, there are multiple sides to every story… and debating them won’t stop a single store from closing.

The perverted mindset that “minor” crimes committed by “disadvantaged” youths should not be prosecuted.

Small towns: Put a barrier across the door(a table on the inside of the door) ask what they want, retrieve, take payment & hand to them. No shop lifting. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Learnt about the smaller sized items from visiting dollar tree for lunch as I work at Walmart. It's cheaper as long as I limit myself to a food item and a drink but the drink won't be cold and the food won't be as filling nor satisfying. What ya gonna do it's better than paying 10$ a meal which is nearly an hour of my lifes work every single day... OR 3$ and a feel good thought that what I managed to save might with luck aid me in retiring before the day I die. Forget about owning a home lol that's not even in the cards.