When you don’t punish the guilty, you punish everyone….

PRIVACY? YOU DON’T NEED NO STINKING PRIVACY!  Texas high school removes bathroom doors due to safety concerns.

GOODER AND HARDER, CALIFORNIA: Safeway In Castro Cuts Hours Due To ‘Off The Charts’ Shoplifting; ‘It’s Sad, Upsetting And Frustrating.’

Earlier: Here’s Why San Francisco is Experiencing a Shoplifting Surge That’s Putting Some Stores Out of Business.

It doesn’t take a genius to figure out what’s going on here. Many different factors impact crime rates, but when the government fails to protect property rights and enforce the law, theft becomes more common and innocent business owners are victimized. The resulting economic uncertainty discourages growth and, in extreme cases like San Francisco, literally leads stores to close.

Protecting property and enforcing the rule of law is one of the core, legitimate functions of government. That the Golden State has chosen to focus its government’s robust spending and involvement in social life elsewhere speaks to a grave misalignment in priorities.

Related: Retail Theft Soars Under Failed Democrat Laws.

h/t Sarah Hoyt