While police will happily visit thought criminals at home and arrest them over social media posts or WhatsApp chats, they are refusing to respond to reports of rampant shoplifting, according to a major retail business owner.
The Telegraph reports, “Police have ‘basically abandoned’ treating shoplifting like a crime, a senior executive at Mike Ashley’s retail empire has claimed.”
“Chris Wootton, chief financial officer at Frasers, which owns Sports Direct, Flannels and House of Fraser, said that its stores had seen an uptick in crime and questioned whether theft was being treated seriously by authorities,” the report adds.
Police ‘abandoning shoplifting as a crime’https://t.co/pLmdFgCnY5
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) July 17, 2025
he report continues, “Frustration has been growing among retailers who are battling an epidemic of shoplifting and assaults on staff across the UK, which is costing them billions of pounds.”
Wootton further urged, “I can definitely say, over the last few years, our staff are suffering more … whether it’s verbal or physical [attacks], which is obviously not good.”
Everyone living in major cities in the UK now knows that if they’re a victim of crime it’s totally pointless calling the police or filing a report.
Not just shoplifting. Police ceased Investigating a theft from my home after realising travellers were involved. When I suggested I wait outside their site and inform the policemen when their van turned up (i had CCTV of the reg no) I was told I could be arrested for harassment.
— Colin (@ColinWright584) July 17, 2025
Might as well just abandon police.
— Ironball (@Ironball_T) July 17, 2025
It’s a sure fire sign of terminal social decline.
They did this in California. They made it easier for people to take drugs too (by being more “supportive” and “understanding”). Years later, we can see the impact. Retail theft, car theft, property theft are sky high. Shops close, businesses move away, the wealthy leave.
— Ben Lovegrove (@BensBookmarks) July 17, 2025
Imagine if other emergency services started acting like this.
Fire fighters abandon burning buildings as a fire. Paramedics abandon car crashes as an accident. pic.twitter.com/MsBKLeybwl
— m o d e r n i t y (@ModernityNews) July 18, 2025
That’s why society is breaking down. If the police are not there to stop theft, what are they there for???
— Apples&Pears (@ApplesPears01) July 17, 2025
What are the police actually doing?
The police are too busy checking your online posts for hate speech. Don’t you dare notice which groups are committing these crimes.
— George Stuart (@GeorgeS25595776) July 17, 2025
Ah, yeah, that’s what they’re up to.
Once a Society allows any type of lawlessness,
a society’s social contract, its structure fails and chaos violence and disorder will ensue.
An alternative form of organization may emerge https://t.co/AlEWik0XDM— Lawyerforlaws (@lawyer4laws) July 17, 2025
Also…
And…
They’re also engaged in intensive training to accept their white guilt.
Meanwhile…
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