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Why would any company operate a store in San Francisco when there are no deterrents to shoplifting and the criminals aren't even prosecuted? Additionally, this is not isolated to San Francisco as Oakland and Los Angeles are just as bad if not worse. California reaps what it sows.

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Asks someone who doesn't live in SF and accepts their news uncritically from cable outlets (and their web sites) with a vested interest in driving outrage driven online engagement.

EDIT: People who are up voting this comment: NO! It's a snarky comment in opposition to the prevailing wisdom. It's intended to be downvoted.

2ND EDIT: thank you for downvoting. I can now rest easy knowing I'm a misunderstood genius amongst a sea of profane luddites. (Though truth to tell, most people here when they're not being snarky seem reasonably intelligent.)

What a strange reply. You are clearly oblivious to the problems in San Francisco and Oakland. I suggest you go to YouTube to see videos of people, that live in San Francisco, pointing out all of the closed stores and businesses.

Same as anywhere: write off theft and make bank off the rich people. The idea that SF is somehow unique is asinine. If i were to guess they want the public to foot the bill for cops to just shoot shoplifters.

Asinine is thinking what's happening in San Francisco is the same everywhere. I suggest you visit YouTube and view the video's documenting all of the closed stores and businesses.

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