Gov. Hochul vows crackdown on shoplifting scourge as NY businesses plead for help

NY Post ^ | 01/08/2024 | Carl Campanile

[ChicagoConservative27]

Gov. Kathy Hochul will pledge to crack down on retail theft as part of her 2024 policy agenda, The Post has learned — as fed-up New York business owners continue to plead for help with the shoplifting scourge.

Merchants are turning up the heat on Hochul and the Democratic-led state Legislature, calling for stiffer penalties against serial offenders wreaking havoc in their stores.

“We’re going to continue living this nightmare if legislators don’t fix this mess,” said Nelson Eusabio of the National Supermarket Association and part of the coalition Collective Action to Protect Our Stores (CAP).

Lawmakers representing 213 districts across the Empire State are up for re-election in the fall — and they must do something to help curb retail theft, Eusabio noted.

[ChicagoConservative27]

All lip service from a broad who puts her make up on with a butter knife.

[Behind Liberal Lines]

Knowing Gov. Botox, her solution to stopping shop lifting will involve more gun control.

[Texas resident]

She will punish the shop owners. Tax them more.

[Bon of Babble]

“We’re going to continue living this nightmare if legislators don’t fix this mess,”

You’re gonna be out of business soon...

Ask California:

“Since 2020, more than 40,000 California small businesses shut down forever, more than in any other state.”

[1Old Pro]

I have an idea, prosecute criminals to the full extent of the law.

[blueunicorn6]

I’m sorry, but we are going to have to start hanging thieves.

Why don’t they have to understand the law?

[fwdude]

Yep, empty words. The criminals own them.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Too late for the ounce of prevention.

[OttawaFreeper]

I wonder if her Attorney General is up to the task?

[small farm girl]

But they wouldn’t shoplift if there wasn’t a market for the goods...Stop buying black market Gucci product...they are stealing to feed their families......../s

[logi_cal869]

Demonstrating her 'crackdown':

[BlueLancer]

All lip service from a broad who puts her make up on with a butter knife.

Only if you consider this to be a butter knife ...

[eyeamok]

Hochul and the Democratic-led state Legislature

The People voted for this, their leaders created this according to their wishes, what makes anyone think the very people that created this democrat utopia, will fix it somehow? It isn't Broken, It's the democrat way, got it.

[Menehune56]

NYC and other urban centers about to become brick and mortar retail deserts.

[Jane Long]

OooooOooooh.....crackdown.

[Paladin2]

Kathy Hochul is a Freedom thief.

[Jane Long]

Wonder how the bodega owners will deal w/this situation. 🤔

[RckyRaCoCo]

she’s gonna get mean-mad...on those white supremacists

[VideoDoctor]

5 to 1 odds says she doesn't get the job done!

This BITCH would screw up a FREE LUNCH at a Sunday school picnic.

[Qwapisking]

not too late. just up the grains to 49 and try again.