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Reality vs. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Walgreens, retail org fire back at AOC for dismissing growing problem of organized retail theft.

Blaze: Pharmacy retail giant Walgreens punched back at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) last week after the far-left progressive lawmaker dismissed rampant theft happening in retail stores nationwide.

During an interview with the Washington Times, Ocasio-Cortez downplayed the growing problem of smash-and-grab thefts and organized retail crime.

“[A] lot of these allegations of organized retail theft are not actually panning out,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “I believe it’s a Walgreens in California cited it, but the data didn’t back it up.”

However, a recent New York Times story on the growing problem of retail theft directly contradicts what Ocasio-Cortez said.

Theft is an ever-present issue for retailers. As much as $68.9 billion of products were stolen from retailers in 2019, according to one industry group. But it has become more visible, brazen and violent in recent months, forcing an industry already buffeted by pandemic lockdowns and fights over mask requirements to deal with a new problem.

“This level of violence has taken it to a whole new level,” said Rachel Michelin, president of the California Retailers Association. “No one has seen this before.”

The New York Times attributed the surge in theft to online marketplaces, which make it easy to sell stolen goods, the rampant violence of summer 2020 that followed the murder of George Floyd, and poor enforcement of existing laws.

Politicians, retail organizations, and even Walgreens responded to Ocasio-Cortez’s claims.

11 Comments on Reality vs. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

  1. I lived in Palmer Park, MD, for about 8 months back in the 70s and the LIPs (Local Indigenous Populace) stole out all the stores until they closed. Even after “Sugar” Ray Leonard revitalized the shit-hole they (LIPs) turned it back into a sewer. Mr. Leonard, a man with noble intentions, learned that “no good deed goes unpunished” as the chinks say.

    mortem tyrannis
    izlamo delenda est …

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