AOC gratuitously hyped to eliminate crime wave ‘Organized Retail Theft’ (Smash & Grab)

Ever since socialist bartender, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) was unexpectedly elected to a seat in the US House of Representatives, many have scratched their heads at the politicians’ comments. new school.

Recently, Representative Cortez (D-NY) was criticized for trying to downplay the crime wave smashing in NYC, LA, Minneapolis ETC, which destroyed retail stores for several months.

Last week, Ocasio-Cortez told Washington Times, she dismiss story of “organized retail theft”. “A lot of these allegations of organized retail theft don’t really come out,”

Cortez also said. “I believe it was a Walgreens in California that cited it, but the data doesn’t back it up.”

However, in the real world, the wave of break-ins has severely affected retail stores, with billions of dollars in damage, according to the AP.

Walgreens, which has or is in the process of closing dozens of stores due to the rampant crime wave, told Washington Times, “Organized retail crime is one of the top challenges facing the company,” adding that the problem “has evolved beyond petty theft and petty theft to the sale of stolen goods and merchandise.” fake online”.

San Francisco’s crime wave is prompting Target stores in the Bay Area to announce they are cutting hours to reduce damage from theft. https://t.co/hWo8llbUON

– Breitbart News (@BreitbartNews) July 3, 2021

“National retailers last month estimated annual losses at tens of billions of dollars,” the AP reported. “The attorney generals of several states are backing congressional bill that will require more containment efforts by major online marketplaces, where experts say many stolen goods are fenced off. “

Retail groups are also asking the junior representative to ask her to fire the matter.

“This level of violence has taken it to a whole new level,” said Rachel Michelin, president of the California Retailers Association, told NS New York Times. “No one has seen this before.”

“Regards, Congresswoman has no comments she are talking about. It’s pretty clear that this is a growing problem that needs a solution, says Jason Brewer, Senior Executive Vice President of the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA). “If she’s not concerned about organized theft and increasingly violent attacks on retail employees, she should just say so.”