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Target closing 3 Portland stores, citing theft and organized retail crime (www.kptv.com)

submitted 1 year ago by jordanlund@lemmy.one to c/portland@lemmy.ml

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Stores in question:

Portland Galleria: 939 SW Morrison St.
Portland Powell: 3031 SE Powell Blvd.
Portland Hollywood: 4030 NE Halsey St.

So Galleria, the one by the Hollywood MAX stop, aaand... 30th and Powell? No idea there was even one there...

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[–] jordanlund@lemmy.one 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The thing is, it's not one off shoplifters. It's organized gangs of shoplifters.

Police will run enforcement actions from time to time, but it needs to be continual.

March: https://youtu.be/pKx-ZW1Juyo
April: https://youtu.be/__rktMVPMN4
August: https://youtu.be/kwOmqJDZeBA

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shoplifting gangs, I think, are one of the few crime outfits that think rationally. It's a game of risk and reward.

How much is the reward for us if we get away with everything?
What are the odds of getting caught?
What is the punishment if we get caught?

The retailers and manufacturers can influence the first factor, the police can only influence the second, and only the district attorneys and the Legislative Assembly can influence the third.

[–] Umbrias@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Crime is generally far more rational and systemically induced than you give it credit for. If you make it unnecessary to commit crimes, they generally happen less.