“Businesses should start installing turnstile doors that can be locked with the press of a button until police arrive.”
Deliciously devilish idea.
No fricking way would I want this group locked in my shop! Bulls in a china shop is what they would turn in to.
Notice in the story the police response was 10 minutes? When seconds count the police are only minutes away!
True. A more rational approach would probably be to just hire an off duty cop to act as security for awhile til the “youths” decided to move on to another area. You can get a cop for about $20-$25 per hour which is cheap compared to 10-12 “youths” stealing $500-$800 or so in clothing in one strike.