Shoplifting threatens closure of SE DC grocery store, creating potential food desert (Washington DC)

ABC7 WJLA ^ | 8-11-23 | Nick Minock

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I really like that term, “food desert.”

Yeah. Good luck finding any kind of solid definition, though.

I've heard it described as a residential area where access to nutritional food, fresh meats, fruits and vegetables, is over 1 mile away.

Poor us. That describes 95% of the United States, mostly rural areas.

In actuality, it's a political term, an epithet directed at "whitey."

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When I was a cop, the supermarkets in the area would routinely hire off duty police to work shoplifting duty. It was always fun to catch one. They often were found committing other violations as well, and frequently had outstanding warrants.