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Another way to fight shoplifting . . . Public Humiliation!
I had a feeling that folks around here would be interested in this :
"Shoplifter mugs posted in NYC Mall"
"Shoplift in this Mall . . . and you could have your face right here."
Those words will regularly appear on several electronic billboards located throughout the Staten Island Mall during the holiday season. They will be accompanied by the mugshots of people who have been convicted of shoplifting in the mall.
The Staten Island district attorney who came up with the idea stated, quite correctly, that shoplifting is not a "victimless crime."
When retailers lose money to theft, the results are higher prices, fewer employees, less and slower service . . . Retailers that lose too much money have to close down, and people lose their jobs . . . You all know the score here.
Personally, I think it's a great idea, and I would very much like to see it happen at other malls and retail stores as well.
To the Staten Island Mall and the Staten Island District Attorney's Office, I say . . .
"Shoplifter mugs posted in NYC Mall"
"Shoplift in this Mall . . . and you could have your face right here."
Those words will regularly appear on several electronic billboards located throughout the Staten Island Mall during the holiday season. They will be accompanied by the mugshots of people who have been convicted of shoplifting in the mall.
The Staten Island district attorney who came up with the idea stated, quite correctly, that shoplifting is not a "victimless crime."
When retailers lose money to theft, the results are higher prices, fewer employees, less and slower service . . . Retailers that lose too much money have to close down, and people lose their jobs . . . You all know the score here.
Personally, I think it's a great idea, and I would very much like to see it happen at other malls and retail stores as well.
To the Staten Island Mall and the Staten Island District Attorney's Office, I say . . .
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