Shoplifters in California grow bolder by the day courtesy of criminal-friendly policies instilled by Democrats, making it nearly impossible for some retailers to remain in business.
Videos of crooks helping themselves to merchandise in one store after another permeate the internet but a particular video taken at a Burlington department store in Sacramento stands out for WHO was perpetrating the heist and the speed, or lack thereof, of their getaway.
A trio of female shoplifters, including an elderly woman and a morbidly obese woman who appeared to be suffering from massive localized lymphoedema on one of her legs, limiting her mobility, were seen unloading several shopping carts full of alleged stolen booty into a red Dodge Charger parked in a handicap parking space– somewhat remarkably, the morbidly obese woman was the getaway driver.
“Damn, look at these people stealing. Say hi to the camera,” a bystander filming the apparent heist can be heard saying in the footage:
Female shoplifters trudged slowly across the parking lot of a Burlington store in Sacramento CA as they made off with carts filled with stolen booty
Obviously these starving women need to steal to afford to eat!
More evidence of the society’s moral decay! pic.twitter.com/AVkUtxbHgr— Ronald Kelly (@RonK3l) July 26, 2023
The video clearly captured the vehicle’s license plate, creating a major clue for law enforcement but the odds of the crime being prosecuted are not great — equally poor are the odds that Burlington will opt to press charges if given the opportunity.
“We are aware of the incident. Officers responded, a police report was generated and it is an active investigation,” the Sacramento Police Department told the Daily Mail.
Having created a scenario where there are few, if any consequences for shoplifting there is no wonder it is a rampant problem in the deep blue state.
In the end, honest consumers are the ones paying the price, whether it’s higher costs or being forced to shop in retail outlets that resemble Fort Knox.
CNN shared a video this week of a locked-down Walgreens in San Francisco — take a look below and imagine the hassle of shopping in a store where pretty much everything is behind lock and key:
In San Francisco, we went to the Walgreens that is the #1 spot for theft in all the 9000 US stores, per Walgreens. This is where chains once shut the freezer section. And we saw 3 thefts right in front of us. But across SF, coffee, mustard, nail polish– are all locked up: pic.twitter.com/IfYBVgpeI2
— Kyung Lah (@KyungLahCNN) July 25, 2023
Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story, as seen on Twitter:
Great high speed getaway. Wonder if they used one of the electric carts in the store that do 1mph
— ThatGuy (@0BrianDavidson0) July 25, 2023
The Watt Ave Walmart has 3 of these guys at the front door at all times. Armed and with body armor. Sacramento is GREAT!! pic.twitter.com/Tb5pJtipGq
— Doyenne of Smirks (@DoyenneofSmirks) July 25, 2023
Section 8 housing, SSI, food stamps, and welfare is not enough. They need free clothes that wouldn’t sell at Walmart too.
— PsychoShifter (@psychoshifter25) July 24, 2023
Wee-ooo-weee-oooooo……that’s not where the carts go. @CartNarcs
— GailisBack (@GailBedacker) July 25, 2023
Officer the driver was wearing brown stretch pants filled with pudding.
— Billy g (@Billyg320) July 24, 2023
This video sums up American underclass culture in so many depressing ways
— Mendel Birnbaum (@MSeedough) July 25, 2023
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Tom Tillison grew up in Maryland before moving to Central Florida as a young teen. It is in the Sunshine State that he honed both his passion for politics and his writing skills. Tillison also contributes to BizPac Review.
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