• cecilkorik@piefed.ca
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    16 hours ago

    He said a shelf of chocolate could be worth £500 and the group had spent £3m on security and other measures to prevent thefts.

    And how’s that working out for you? … Oh, so, you’re just passing the costs of both the theft AND the security along to consumers, and then declaring that as profit and keeping it in your own pockets? I see, I see. Interesting.

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    15 hours ago

    I just don’t buy that there’s a market for bootleg chocolate…

    (opens coat) “Heyyyy, uh, can I interest you in a Hershey bar? Maybe some Twix?”

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        5 hours ago

        I remember addicts coming through the hood to sell steaks, laundry detergent, anything to chase the proverbial dragon, rabbit, etc.

        It would be a huge ROI for society to actually address issues causing addiction and the ills that go with it, but it’s not fast, flashy, or serving the right agendas, unlike the illicit drug market, prison and military industrial complexes, and unlivable wages. And that’s why the illicit drug trade, unaffordable pregnancies, and human trafficking aren’t meaningfully addressed.

  • Ricky Rigatoni@piefed.zip
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    14 hours ago

    They genuinely can’t comprehend that people steal food because they’re hungry, everything is a mode of commerce to them.

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    15 hours ago

    The next time you see a kid selling chocolate bars for a charity, if you buy them you could be funding a criminal enterprise 🤣.

    But in all seriousness who are the thieves selling the chocolate to?