Comment by roywiggins
2 days ago
If they're collecting biometric data without posting a sign they are breaking the law, that requirement to post a sign is why this story about Wegmans is public at all, Wegmans posted signs as required.
If they are, and aren't posting signs, that would be a story in itself. Of course it could still be happening, it sounds like the law is fairly toothless, but it did get Wegmans to post the sign, so probably not useless.
https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-wegmans-is-storing-biometric-...
I havent been seeing any stores prosecute theft in a long time.
How many stores did you see prosecute theft before that "long time" ?
~ from Examining Court Processing of Shoplifting Before and After the Passage of Mississippi House Bill 585 https://ccjls.scholasticahq.com/article/9910.pdf
See also Myth vs. Reality: Trends in Retail Theft (2024) https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/myth...
They arrest, but then don't prosecute. It's been catch and release for a while.
To be fair to OP I didn't see people come in and blatantly steal items and walk out as if there were no consequiences.
In NYC before Covid, I never saw it. After, many many times.
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