▲ 31 ▼ Australian retailers add security tech amid rising theft, aggression (www.reuters.com) submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@beehaw.org 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Five@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Some required reading whenever journalists uncritically report retailer's narratives: The Great Shoplifting Freak-Out What the Shoplifting Panic Reveals About U.S. Crime Policy permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] pollen@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I raised an eyebrow when I noticed that both posts you linked to were posted to a community called “shoplifting”, whose sidebar has a description reading, exchanging tricks and experiences. discussing trends and events. connecting shoplifting to politcal [sic] theory and praxis. also memes. It’s a community that encourages illegal activity, and not even specifically for a social/political cause or socioeconomic reason. This does not sound very nice to me, and it makes it hard for me to take the articles you linked to seriously. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] pollen@beehaw.org 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I raised an eyebrow when I noticed that both posts you linked to were posted to a community called “shoplifting”, whose sidebar has a description reading, exchanging tricks and experiences. discussing trends and events. connecting shoplifting to politcal [sic] theory and praxis. also memes. It’s a community that encourages illegal activity, and not even specifically for a social/political cause or socioeconomic reason. This does not sound very nice to me, and it makes it hard for me to take the articles you linked to seriously. permalink fedilink source parent