Posted by
Billy email MADBillyD@aol.com on Thursday, October 16, 2008 9:12:58 PM
Here’s one way to reduce your crime statistics: jail victims who report crime.
That’s the latest method of crime-stopping in Shreveport, Louisiana. Starting October 15, gas station owners and even attendees will be culpable if a thief gases up and drives away without paying. Owners and employees will face fines and even jail time. The reasoning is that they are partly “responsible” for the crime by not requiring all customers to pre-pay.
Councilman Monty Walford, who voted against the new ordinance, wonders whether the city will now require that grocery customers give a deposit before entering the store.
(I agree there are things business people can do to reduce the chances of them needing the police but why should people who are trying to make it as easy as possible for their customers. Why does crime happen because some souls have decided to disobey the law. Read more on this story The Crime of Being Robbed or listen to a radio commentary about it here.)