It's a Crime That America Is No Longer the Safe Place I Remember

Paul Mauro has written an opinion piece in the New York Post titled "The shoplifting crisis is a nightmare. Here are 5 things this ex-NYPD inspector wants you to know; Terrifying spike in thefts like shoplifting has Americans wondering if this is the new normal."

We all know this is definitely not normal, but the worst part is knowing that unless we get mayors, governors, and prosecutors willing to go after criminals (instead of making excuses for them), these shoplifting sprees will continue; random killing sprees will continue; stores will shut down; employees will be traumatized and will lose their jobs; and the crime will continue unabated.

Here's a depressing excerpt from this column:

"What's driving it?
1. The post-Floyd ‘criminal justice reform’ movement
2. Many crimes today go unreported, because victims feel the system won’t help them   
3. Many of these large shoplifting groups are now organized
4. There is no avoiding the issue of race
5. So, what’s to be done?  

"My answer is: nothing. There’s nothing to be done. The progressive canon underpinning these conditions is so entrenched that nuances like plummeting quality of life and corporate flight barely register.  

"And so, we’re faced with a discomfiting, even tragic, conclusion: yes, this is the new normal in our cities. Let’s not kid ourselves, folks – this is it.  

"If you can live with that, fine. If not, you have two options. You can (physically) fight back, as two convenience store owners did recently in a (predictably viral) video. As Jose Alba did. As Daniel Penny did. Thereby risking felony charges yourself.  

"Or: you can just leave. As so many residents are doing."

 There -- doesn't that make you feel better?