It use to be “Do the crime, do the time”. Now it’s - “Do the crime, home by lunchtime!”.

Fire the mayor and governor immediately. They're incompetent.

This is the outcome of "feelings" over rationality.

Klaus loves it when his plan comes together.

In San Francisco, the city is trying to sue stores for closing, rather than jail the scum! Absolutely, bass-ackwards!

File a lawsuit against the NY governor for failure to protect the residents

1000$ price increase for each product, then apply a coupon to each product of 1000$ each at checkout. Now if someone steals something, the theft is always over 1000$.

It is always painful when an empire collapses.

Weaponized compassion is creating a parasitic economy.

It’s your DA he made shoplifting unaccountable. Your governor can fire him at any time but she refuses.

Already starting doing it ! I dont go to grocery stores anymore bc of this. I now go to soup kitchens abd eat everyday here in toronto bc i can no longer afford to even walk into the grocery store.

This makes my blood boil. It's rampant in California and the Ca thieves are probably moving across the country to do it in New York, or are in a network with thieves all across the country. Poverty is no excuse for shoplifting!

I'm sorry, but WTF...where on EARTH is it ok to shoplift anywhere? let alone commit crime...America has lost the plot, its absolutely mental!

Once there is no more stores to loot from, People's houses will be next.

Disparity in income with the wealthy getting wealthier is a component of this. Not saying doing crime is okay, but that there are reasons why this is happening more

Omg.... great video! This is a nightmare. Today 5/03/24 our biggest mall was closed down due to violence, and to call 911 if you need assistance leaving the mall! Come on!!!

This is not theft. This is robbery.

I was in NY to visit about a month ago. I was terrified and disgusted. Rats, trash & the smell I can only describe as a porta toilet. The lady walking in front of me had her purse stolen and there was a police officer maybe 20 feet from her. She did nothing but turn and look and ask the lady if she wanted to make a report. But the officer said that nothin" would come of it. The officer talked her into not making a report. WTF!!! - We cut our trip short and went back to Florida. At a minimum law enforcement has the freedom (mandate) to enforce laws that are on the books. NY reminded me of a third world country. I will never visit again!

Place job offers on shelfs. They will avoid them like fire.

a beautiful scenery !

Part of the problem is immediately apparent when you see the thieves being blurred out on the video.

In Saudi Arabia Theft is punished by the amputation of the offender's right hand ...I'm pretty sure store owners don't even bother to lock their door.

Free everything with zero consequences. Unbelievable!

God protect the Grocery workers...Cashier's and The Supermarket workers across NYC.......

It is amazing how many people still believe all theft is hungry people stealing food.

"the city is powerless to stop this" Umm no they aren't, they are allowing it. They can stop it if they WANT

Video starts with a close-up shot of a banana, which is an awesome and subtle touch.

Perhaps the UK stpre, Argos, could find success in the USA. It is a catalogue store where people select what they want out of a catalog, pay, and then wait for their shopping to be picked while the customer waits.

This guy deserves a Pulitzer Prize for journalism.

The governor seriously is clueless. She should be voted out of office for sure. You steal, you go to jail, period!!

Thank you‼️‼️‼️

Im coming to stea some stuff thank you have a nice day!😊

It's unbelievable, that very city that managed to reduce crime drastically in 90s by implementing zero tolerance to a minor crimes (broken windows theory) decided to make a complete 180 with a predictable result...

The answer is another 45 million boondoggle rather than just enforcing the law and getting rid of the DA. How can anyone live in such a lunatic state?

This isn't going to stop itself.

I do deliveries in Manhattan. I confirm this is true. I literally just came out of a CVS where a guy raided the shelves and casually walked out while the security guard held the door open for him. Last week I was inside a 7-eleven and probably 7 guys in masks did the same thing. How is this even happening and the police are doing nothing? This makes no sense

Guys says "it's like the wild wild west out there." I'd argue it's far worse. Back in the "wild wild west" times, you were allowed to carry and defend yourself and your belongings. You'd get harsh punishment for stealing. And you weren't treated as the criminal for defending yourself and your belongings.

It blows my mind that people aren't dragging politicians into the streets...

It’s happening in California as well. But the voters brought it on themselves. They voted in a law that makes theft under $950 a misdemeanor. I hope that there is a new proposition that overturns that law. So many stores are closing due to this law that really rewards criminals. They are running wild.

Visiting nyc during Xmas time used to be on the bucket list for my daughter and me.

Keep voting blue no matter who and this is what you get.

I like the fact that a lot of the images are blurred of the shoplifters, Why would NY want to know who is doing this. NYC gets what NYC votes for.

Thank you Brandon!

"The government you elect is the government you deserve." -Thomas Jefferson

Democrat Platform: Punish success and reward bad behavior. It's a progressive thing.

I live about 10 miles from Daytona Beach. There are areas that are pretty rough, but they have supermarkets and drug stores everywhere. Why doesn't Daytona have NYC's kind of shoplifting? Oh, yeah. Silly me. I forgot that the police in Daytona Beach will arrest you, and the courts will prosecute and jail you.

Thanks 😊 to the Braves Students Stands For The Human Rights From Brazil 🇧🇷 ❤️ 🇵🇸

Powerless? Whatever happened to "I'm not taking any more of this shit"? And doing something about it? How much more abuse will New York take, before saying "NO MORE!" New York has turned PUNK!

When all the stores are gone, they go into your homes next.

I am just beyond annoyed that I had to go to court for running a stop sign on a bike on a college campus, but if someone commits retail theft, they'll be home for dinner

beautiful scene

Well I guess I'll do my next grocery shopping in New York City.

Every morning I tune into Cash Jordan showing us what it is like to live in a Progressive Paradise

Where I live in Northern Idaho I actually saw an older man and his 40 something son steal a grocery cart full of food at Wallmart. It's starting to happen in an area where our police will arrest and prosecutors will prosecute. I turned them in! WE DON'T WANT IT HERE!

8:00 Amazon obviously has loads of stolen goods. You can't tell me that the sellers having a stock of just 1 or 2 pair of sneakers, in one or 2 sizes didn't aquire them illegally.

Empire is crumbling

It's amazing how Cash has a better news channel on the happenings of New York than any MSM. Thanks Cash

I worked at an SA (convenience store, gas station) in a ‘diverse’ community in Minnesota and over $4 thousand a month walked out the door. It’s a ‘blue city’ and ‘urban community’ issue, not just New York.

Walmart told me 20 years ago when I worked there that theft drives up prices. It's not like we didn't know this info.

Everyday all day at work (Walmart) I see people all ages load up bags and backpacks with merchandise and wonder if they walk out the door without paying 🤷 it used to not be allowed to put your merchandise in your bags before paying.

Escape from New York isn't just a movie anymore

Why does a KZfaqr have more wisdom than all of the city officials?

Love it

Is anyone yelling DIVERSITY IS OUR STRENGTH anymore?

The city _chooses_ to do nothing about it. Same too for the state.

Notice how every single one of these criminals has a common factor.

This is what happens when it becomes impossible to have any kind of way of life. When a person cannot afford simple food items, what do you think someone would do to feed thier families?

We seem to have forgotten that we work on the honour system to begin with. If this new criminal generation wants to take advantage of that, more security that will do nothing cause there’s nothing to do isn’t the solution. Put everything behind a counter, hire a couple more staff and keep the products out of the public’s reach till they have paid the full amount owning. Simple, annoying but seriously simple.

True story. Many years ago, I had friends, a married couple I met in Austin where I lived at the time. They moved there from NYC, a city they loved. She's American and he's from the DR. It took him 5 years to talk his brother and sister and their spouses to move to Texas. At first, they hated it (You have to have a car just to get food down here!). One of the spouses saw that I had only one latch on my apartment door. "You guys only have one lock? You don't even have a chain! What if somebody breaks in? I replied, "Oh, we shoot people for that." They've been here for years now and you couldn't pry them out of Texas with a crowbar. And they began encouraging extended family to come to my beloved Lonestar State.

And and the Mayor says there's no crime and we are to stop saying that...Problem is there coming to other states ...fence NYC off keep em in .

Thank you for keeping us updated but most of us without our heads up our a$$es saw this coming from miles away.

We need more secured stores with a high security entry and RFID access. Poor folks with no RFID? Too bad, so sad.

Replace the mayor and the deputy mayor and start jailing people, it's not that difficult.

The city has all the power to stop this, they just choose not to. Good luck with your food desert.

I can see these stores becoming just a pick up spot. You make your purchases online, or at a kiosk in the store lobby. Then when you arrive at the store, you pick up your purchases from a locker if paid for online, or proceed to a pickup window where you pay before you get your purchases. Don't allow the shoppers/shoplifters to walk the aisles and see/touch actual merchandise.

Enjoy the world you've created...welcome to Karma City

I live in a small town in England, one of the girls in my local supermarket, said that shop lifting is getting worse every week, but they're not allowed to do or say anything.

Two possibilities. Either the politicians in New York or completely inept or they are getting a kickback from the criminals.

Omg.. who will not close their stores.

The people in charge don't go to these stores so why would they care if YOUR store closes. It doesn't effect them so they don't see the problem. And out of sight, out of mind.

The city should “sue” the mayor and the governor!

We may end up with grocery stores you don't go in. You order online, pay for it, then drive to specially secure garage - they load up the groceries, you lock the doors then leave the garage. Unless you're mad maxed on the way home, you've got some food!

Considering what they’re doing is not currently working, then not more of that.

I’m so glad I visited NYC years ago. You couldn’t pay me to go there now.

So if a thief steals less then one thousand dollars multiple times a day , they beat the system!!

what a marvelous city

let your customer order from outside the store or order online (if you can), better than permanent close.

Let's see, Dem gov, Dem senators, Dem reps, Dem judges, Dem AGs, virtually completely Dem city, county, and state gov't ... no, I don't see why they are having this problem

I work retail, I carry a gun to work everyday now… this is happening everywhere and these people are fearless.

This has been going on all over the country. Some of these people get out of brand new cars. Seriously. Some grab fist fulls of food and whatever gets scanned gets scanned. They don't care. Probably paying with food assistance cards anyway. We pay either way.

I live in South Carolina, a state which bleeds red. I experience nothing like this in my fair state!

I watched a news report about a Walmart getting looted. What was so sad was a woman in tears, crying about not knowing how she was going to get food for kids because that store was the only one around. Thieves don't care that their actions are eliminating jobs, driving up prices, and cutting off food and supplies for some of our most vulnerable citizens. Also, empty stores contribute to neighbor blight, making neighborhoods in desirable areas ripe for gentrification, further pushing the average, working class citizens to the fringes because they can not afford outrageously priced luxury homes.

So back in the 1800s, shopkeepers had a counter that they stood behind. If a customer was looking for something, they'd ask the clerk who would go get it from the stockroom. Clerk rang the customer up, they'd pay, and that was all. In the 20th century, grocers looked to increase their revenues. So the many aisles and shopping carts became the norm. I think it's time to go back to the "clerk at the counter" model. No more customer-facing product shelves.

put gates at the front door. You cant get out without a scan able reciept

Dude! What scumbag politician said let’s tax some landlords with empty storefronts ? CALL THEM OUT!!!

USUAL SUSPECTS USUAL SUSPECTS USUAL SUSPECTS

They want us all shopping online and ending stores. It's ridiculous.

Pop, pop, pop, and there you go. That's that!

It’s time for store owners to start taking the law into their own hands, especially because the law isn’t being enforced!

Amazon is sitting there with their popcorn watching all this and loving it