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Re:Cargo theft, led by food and beverage, is surging across ... by gruez on Sunday March 26, 2023 @09:26AM (#35314200)
>the media can blame it on the poor/homeless and use it as fuel to increase police budgets

Why would "the media" care about police budgets?

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Re:Cargo theft, led by food and beverage, is surging across ... by themedia on Sunday March 26, 2023 @09:36AM (#35314300)
It drives engagement which means greater impact.
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Re:Cargo theft, led by food and beverage, is surging across ... by gruez on Sunday March 26, 2023 @09:50AM (#35314439)
You could argue the same about wage theft, arguably even more so considering the viewers likely has a personal stake. Why don't we see this happening with wage theft?
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Re:Cargo theft, led by food and beverage, is surging across ... by delecti on Sunday March 26, 2023 @11:46AM (#35315726)
Because wage theft is committed by the ownership class. Ted Turner, Jeff Bezos, and Rupert Murdoch don't want people upset about wage theft because they benefit from it.
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Re:Cargo theft, led by food and beverage, is surging across ... by gruez on Sunday March 26, 2023 @08:16PM (#35321239)
>Ted Turner, Jeff Bezos

Clearly they missed the memo

https://www.google.com/search?q=site%3Awashingtonpost.com+wa...

https://money.cnn.com/2017/12/18/news/economy/wage-theft-wor...

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Re:Cargo theft, led by food and beverage, is surging across ... by delecti on Sunday March 26, 2023 @10:44AM (#35314970)
Keeping people scared keeps them watching. Most media would lead you to believe crime is way up (it blipped up slightly, but has declined considerably in the last 30 years).

Also, there's very little in the way of mainstream media that isn't owned by wealthy people. The media is one major arm through which capital acts.

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