Shoplifting isnt a victimless crime – we all suffer and here’s how [Video]

I WONDER what would happen if we legalised theft from shops.

What if we told criminals that shoplifting wasn’t really a problem after all and they could take what they wanted, not bother to pay and go on their merry way?

Well, it turns out we don’t have to wonder any more. Because the latest official crime statistics tell us exactly what happens when you turn a blind eye to crime.

This won’t come as a shock to anyone with half a brain: Shoplifting goes up! And not just by a bit. No, there’s been an explosion in thefts from shops to more than 430,000 crimes last year — that’s up more than a third in a year.

Even that figure is just a fraction of the true level as retailers say they don’t …