US media: the crime of beating, smashing and looting has swept many places in the United States. At

Original title: American media: the crime of beating, smashing and looting has swept many places in the United States. At night, thieves are in groups and unscrupulous
Overseas network, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) according to CNN's report on the 23rd, recently, a wave of robbery and smashing crime is bothering high-end stores in major cities in the United States. Groups of thieves rob high-end goods at night, bringing huge losses to businesses.
According to reports, Los Angeles police said that on the evening of the 22nd local time, at least 18 people broke into a local Nordstrom department store and stole thousands of dollars of goods. Just the night before, a group of thieves gathered in a well-known shopping center in San Francisco, smashed the container of a jewelry store with a hammer, grabbed the items and ran away. In another robbery at Nordstrom department store, more than 80 thieves robbed stores of well-known brands such as Louis Vuitton and Burberry. Not only in California, a Louis Vuitton store in Chicago was recently robbed by more than a dozen thieves, and more than 100000 US dollars worth of goods were stolen.
Why are there so many looting and smashing incidents in the United States recently? Former U.S. law enforcement official Peter eliadis believes that, first of all, such cases are not the focus of law enforcement departments. Although sometimes the police have arrested criminals, these people usually face very light punishment. "One of the reasons is the lack of relevant resources of law enforcement departments, which means that theft cases are often put aside." in addition, the "disbanding the police" campaign has also weakened the morale of some police officers. Eliadis believes that in this atmosphere, the police are not willing to prosecute these criminals.
Linda Buel, President of SRMC, an American security consulting company, believes that in some states, the decriminalization of low-level crimes also creates opportunities for criminals. For example, in 2014, the California government passed a proposal to alleviate prison overcrowding by reducing the punishment for certain crimes. This measure raised the threshold of felony theft from $500 to $950, "which also reduced the crime cost for criminals".
Buer also believes that the holidays also bring more opportunities for theft crimes. "Many stores will prepare goods before the holidays, providing opportunities for criminals.". Illinois attorney general Kwame Raoul pointed out that criminal gangs cause losses to American retailers of at least $45 billion a year.
Experts also pointed out that once items are stolen, criminals can have a variety of ways to sell them, and there is little need for the supervision and supervision of law enforcement departments. Eliadis believes that allowing this crime to run rampant will force many businesses to close or relocate, and the safety costs of other businesses will also increase. "Finally, these high costs will be passed on to customers, and finally become a vicious circle". (overseas network Wu Qian)