11-25-2019, 08:20 AM
(11-25-2019, 07:23 AM)ZEBuilder Wrote:(11-24-2019, 11:50 PM)ijmorlan Wrote: Gangs? How many have you seen? When I see them they are operating in pairs.When Cameron heights gets out at the end of the day there are about 3 or 4 guards there because people try to skip the payment.
Seems reasonable.
Not pointing the finger at anyone here, but I think there is a weird anti-enforcement vibe in our society which is not productive. Why do people think our stores are so inexpensive and easy to use? Because almost everybody understands that one cannot go into a store and just take stuff. If we lose that, then either prices have to go up (but only for the honest, note), or we have to go back to having everything behind the counter (which would also increase prices owing to the need to hire more staff). Poor people who really need the Dollarama should be strongly in favour of rigorous anti-shoplifting enforcement; rich people will always be able to pay for personalized service at high-end stores, but the less well-off really need our current efficient retail model.
A similar consideration applies to transit. If one believes that transit should be free, that is fine, a valid opinion; and the lack of a need for enforcement is a benefit of that. But given that we charge for transit, it’s absurd to be opposed to rigorous enforcement.