Theft in #SanFrancisco Walgreens stores is 4x nat'l avg. Chain spends 35x more on security guards in SF than elsewhere. City Council response: Suck it up, stop focusing on profits. https://t.co/U2XfCPURQs
— Dan Armstrong (@Fuertebrazos) October 24, 2021
No, I’m just joking.
They didn’t blame “black people.”
They blamed “rampant theft,” which is to say “black people.”
It’s really racist for them to close because of this.
Following an announcement by retail chain Walgreens that it’s closing five of its San Francisco stores due to retail theft, city Supervisor Ahsha Safai said Tuesday he’s hoping legislation he recently proposed can prevent stores from further closing locations.
According to Walgreens, next month it will close its locations at 2550 Ocean Ave., 4645 Mission St., 745 Clement St., 300 Gough St., and 3400 Cesar Chavez St.
“Due to ongoing organized retail crime, we have made the difficult decision to close five stores across San Francisco,” Walgreens said in a statement Tuesday.
Organized retail crime continues to be a challenge facing retailers across San Francisco, and we are not immune to that. Retail theft across our San Francisco stores has continued to increase in the past few months to five times our chain average. During this time to help combat this issue, we increased our investments in security measures in stores across the city to 46 times our chain average in an effort to provide a safe environment,” the company said.
Upon hearing the news, Safai said the closures would severely impact children, families and seniors, many of whom get their prescription medications from Walgreens pharmacies.
“I am completely devastated by this news. This closure will significantly impact this community. This Walgreens is less than a mile from seven schools and has been a staple for families and children for decades,” he said of the Mission Street location. “The city needs to act with a sense of urgency to reduce and deter the number of incidents of commercial retail theft.”
Five times the average, huh?
Well, it sounds to me like San Francisco has way too many cops.
I learned during the BLM movement of 2020 that the reason black people commit crimes is because cops exist. So the obvious and straightforward way to stop black crime is to get rid of the cops.
Another night, more vehicles driving into businesses to steal ATMs. This time in Highlandtown at Walgreen’s (reader submitted pic) pic.twitter.com/blJZ35HEAy
— Justin Fenton (@justin_fenton) October 25, 2021
Walgreens though…
This couldn’t be happening to nicer people.
REPORT: Walgreens pharmacist refuses to fill prescription for ivermectin which has been signed off by patient's doctor. – San Antonio, TX pic.twitter.com/BcfzChb8Wi
— New Granada (@NewGranada1979) October 24, 2021
Pleased to spot this at @Walgreens! #HIV #UequalsU @PreventionAC pic.twitter.com/oQVznulAad
— Liz Highleyman (@LizHIVHep) October 23, 2021
They got some bitches in there though I’ve seen.
hi im Arabella, welcome to Walgreens pic.twitter.com/Ps34dOmrso
— arabella★ (@arabella_star_) October 24, 2021