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A battle with crime has pushed Walmart executives to ask for help. Theft is reportedly causing the retail giant 94.5 *billion dollars in losses. Join the Isiah factor to talk about the issue is security expert Greg Dupree.
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You're WATCHING THE ISAIAH FACTOR UNCENSORED.
AND WELCOME BACK TO THE SECOND HALF HOUR., THE, FACTOR, ON, CENSORED, A, BATTLE, WOULD, CRIME, HAS, PUSHED, WALMART, EXECUTIVES, TO, ASK, FOR, HELP., THEFT, IS, REPORTEDLY, CAUSING, THE, RETAIL, GIANT, $94.5, BILLION, IN, LOSSES., JOINING, ME, NOW, TO, TALK, ABOUT, THE, GREG, DUPRI., GREG, WHEN, WE, HEAR, THE, CEO, OF, WALMART, SAYING, PRICES, WILL, GO, UP, AND, WE've, ALREADY, SEEN, THEM, SHUT, DOWN, MANY, STORES, AS, A, RESULT, OF, ORGANIZED, RETAIL, THEFT, AND, WE've, SEEN, VIDEO, AFTER, VIDEO, OF, THESE, PEOPLE, JUST, WALKING, OUT, WITH, BIG, BASKETS, OF, STUFF, HANDS, HANDS, OR, FILLED, WITH, PRODUCTS, THAT, THEY've, STOLEN, ., EVEN, IN, HOUSTON, JUST, RECENTLY, THE, HOUSTON, POLICE, DEPARTMENT, PUT, OUT, A, VIDEO, WITH, THEIR, LOOKING, FOR, SUSPECTS, WHO, DID, IT, AT, A, LOCAL, DOLLAR, STORE., WHY, IS, IT, GETTING, SO, BAD, OUT, THERE, GRAY., THE, REASON, IT's, GETTING, SO, BAD, AS, IT, IS, BECAUSE, THE, RISK, IS, LESS, THAN, THE, REWARD., I, MEAN, THESE, PEOPLE, KNOW, THAT, THEY, CAN, GO, INTO, THESE, PLACES, AND, BREAKS, IT, BRAZENLY, SHOPLIFT, ANOTHER, WORD, FOR, LOOTING, BECAUSE, THAT's, EXACTLY, WHAT, THEY're, DOING., UH, AND, THEY, KNOW, THAT, THE, CONSEQUENCES, AREN't, THAT, GREAT, EVEN, IF, THEY, GET, CAUGHT.
SO THEY FIGURED, HEY, THE REWARD IS GREATER THAN THE, RISK., SO, THEY, GO, IN, THERE, AND, THEY, STILL, LIKE, THIS., I, MEAN, AND, I've, SEEN, IT, WHERE, THEY've, INVOLVED, THEIR, LITTLE, KIDS, AND, THEIR, FAMILIES, RIGHT, WHERE, YOU, KNOW, IT's, JUST, IT, REALLY, HAS, PEOPLE, ARE, TALKING, ABOUT, IS, GOING, TO, GET, OUT, OF, HERE., IT's, ALREADY, OUT, OF, HAND., ABSOLUTELY, I, MEAN, YOU, SEE, THE, VIDEOS, ON, SOCIAL, MEDIA, ON, YOUTUBE, AND, IT's, JUST, MIND, BLOWING, WHAT, PEOPLE, ARE, DOING, IN, THE, STORES, NOW, ISN't, BECAUSE, MANY, OF, THESE, STORES, THE, MAJOR, CHANGE, THEY, HAVE, POLICIES, IN, PLACE, , SAYING, NOT, TO, ENGAGE, THE, DIFFICULTY, THE, STORES, AND, THE, EMPLOYEES, FACE, IF, YOU, ENGAGE, AND, YOU, GET, INTO, A, VIOLENT, SITUATION, AND, THAT, PERSON, IS, HARM, THEN, THAT's, A, BIGGER, LAWSUIT, THAT, THE, COMPANY, IS, NOW, DEALING, WITH, EXACTLY, AND, THAT's, BECAUSE, THE, COMPANIES, FEEL, THE, SAME, WAY, THAT, THE, SHOPLIFTERS, TO, LETTING, THEM, GO., THE, REWARD, OF, LETTING, THEM, GO, IS, GREATER, THAN, THE, RISK, OF, APPREHENDED., AND, THE, THING, IS, WITH, THESE, EMPLOYEES, THAT, WORK, AT, THESE, STORIES., A, LOT, OF, THEM, ASK, THEMSELVES, THAT, HEY, IS, IT, WORTH, MY, LIFE, TO, SHOPLIFTERS?, SO, WHAT? I'm GETTING PAID AT THIS STORY QUESTION.
GOOD QUESTION.
BUT, NOW, WE, HAVE, THIS, GIANT, WALMART, COMPLAINING, SAYING, INDUSTRY, IS, LOSING, BILLIONS, OF, DOLLARS, EACH, YEAR., AND, NOW, THE, HONEST, SHOPPERS., THE, HONEST, CONSUMERS, LIKE, YOU, AND, I, WE, WILL, HAVE, TO, FACE, THE, HIGHER, PRICES, OF, BURDEN, OF, HIGHER, PRICES., AS, A, RESULT, OF, ALL, OF, THIS, SHOPLIFTING, AND, OF, COURSE, POSSIBLY, LOSE, SOME, STORES, IN, VARIOUS, COMMUNITIES., IS, THAT, FAIR?, NO, IT's, NOT, FAIR., AND, THE, THING, IS, IT's, UH, THE, PUBLIC, IS, DEFINITELY, GONNA, SUFFER, BECAUSE, UNLESS, THEY, COME, UP, WITH, SOME, TYPE, OF, WAY, AND, I, AGREE, WITH, THE, CEO, , WAL, MART, IS, NOT, GOING, TO, BE, SOMETHING, THEY, CAN, SOLVE, TAKE, A, JOINT, EFFORT, BETWEEN, THESE, STORES, THE, YOU, KNOW, LOCAL, AND, STATE, GOVERNMENTS, AND, THE, PUBLIC, ITSELF, TO, SOLVE, THIS, PROBLEM, WHERE, AT, LEAST, REDUCE, IT., BUT, IF, THAT, DOESN't, HAPPEN, ANYTIME, SOON, , YOU're, ONLY, GOING, TO, SEE, THIS, PROBLEM., GET, A, LOT, WORSE, RIGHT, NOW., COULD, THAT, BE, OR, COULD, THAT, LEAD, TO, MORE, PROBLEMS, IF, THE, PUBLIC, INTERVENES, IN, A, SITUATION, LIKE, THAT?, WELL, IT, DEPENDS, ON, WHAT, LEVEL, OF, INTERVENTION, THAT, THE, PUBLIC, THE, PUBLIC, IS, INVOLVED., I MEAN, YOU KNOW, BEING A GOOD WITNESS IS ALWAYS A, GOOD, THING., YOU, KNOW, WHERE, YOU, DON't, ACTUALLY, HAVE, TO, GET, INVOLVED., YOU, CAN, SEE, THE, CAR, OUT, IN, THE, PARKING, LOT, DRIVING, AWAY, AND, REPORT, THE, LICENSE, PLATE., YOU, CAN, SEE, PEOPLE, STEALING, IN, THE, SNOW, IN, THE, STORE., AND, YOU, CAN, REPORT, THAT, WHILE, YOU're, IN, THE, STORE, NOW, YOU, KNOW, YOU, ALWAYS, HAVE, THIS, ANTI, YOU, CHOOSING, NOT, TO, SNITCH, IS, ONLY, GOING, TO, RESULT, IN, YOU, PAYING, HIGHER., PRICES., EXACTLY, SO, YOU, HAVE, TO, WEIGH, THE, OPTIONS., THERE, ARE, OPTIONS, SO, UNGRATEFUL., YOU, KNOW, I'm, STILL, TRYING, TO, FIGURE, OUT, WHEN, DID, THIS, WHEN, DID, THIS, TREND, BECOMES, SO, POPULAR, WHERE, PEOPLE, ARE, JUST, WALKING, IN, AND, WALKING, OUT, WITH, A, LOT, OF, STUFF., IS, THAT, AFTER, THE, PANDEMIC, BEFORE, THE, PANDEMIC, WHAT, IT, DEFINITELY, HAPPENING, BEFORE, THE, PANDEMIC, ISAIAH., I, MEAN, I, CAN, TAKE, THIS, ALL, THE, WAY, BACK, TO, WHEN, I, WAS, A, COP, IN, HOUSTON, IN, THE, EIGHTIES, AND, THE, NINETIES., WIDESPREAD, AND, THE, PEOPLE, WERE, DOING, A, LOT, OF, BACK, THEN, THE, CRIMINALS, WERE, PAYING, MORE, ATTENTION, TO, CONCEALING, THEIR, EFFORTS, THAT, YOU, COULDN't, SEE, WHAT, THEY, WERE, DOING, UNTIL, IT WAS TOO LATE.
BUT IT STARTED TO GROW AND STARTED., TO, EXPLODE, WITH, THE, ADVENT, OF, SOCIAL, MEDIA, RIGHT, AND, THE, FACT, THAT, YOU, HAVE, RETAILERS, TELLING, THEIR, EMPLOYEES, NOT, TO, ENGAGE, AND, THIS, IS, A, PUBLIC, KNOWLEDGE, THE, PROBLEM, HAS, JUST, GOTTEN, WORSE., WE, HAD, A, MAJOR, TWO, EMPLOYEES, WHO, FOLLOWED, UH., SOME, SUSPECTS, OUT., THE, STORE, KNOWS, SOME, PRODUCTS, AND, AS, A, RESULT, OF, THEM, FOLLOWING, THEM, AND, ENGAGING, AND, MAYBE, VIDEOTAPING, THEM., THOSE, PEOPLE, LOST, THEIR, JOBS, , RIGHT, YOU, KNOW, IT's, JUST, A, TOUGH, SITUATION, THAT, MANY, GOING, TO, START, FEELING, IT, ACCORDING, POTENTIALLY, ACCORDING, TO, THE, CEO, WALMART, WHICH, PRICES, AND, OF, COURSE, WE've, HAD, WALMART, AND, MANY, OTHER, MAJOR, COMPANIES, SHOULD, STORES, DOWN, AROUND, THE, COUNTRY., AND, SO, THAT, HURTS, US, AS, WELL, AS, CONSUMERS, RIGHT, IT, DOES, TO, SEE, THAT, TREND, HAPPENED., BUT, WHAT?, YOU're, ALSO, GOING, TO, SEE, YOU're, GOING, TO, SEE, A, LOT, OF, THESE, STORES, LIKE, WALMART., THEY're, GOING, TO, GO, THE, PATH, OF, AMAZON., THEY're, GONNA, START, GOING, TO, ONLINE, SALES, ONLY, AND, A, LOT, OF, INSTANCES, YOU, KNOW, AND, YOU, THERE., IT's, NOT, LIKE, THEY're, GOING, TO, GO, OUT, OF, BUSINESS., RIGHT, ANOTHER, WAY, TO, CONDUCT, INCLUDE BRICK AND MORTAR STORES.
NOW THAT's FINE, AND, GOOD, FOR, BIG, STORES, SUCH, AS, WALMART, BUT, THE, STORIES, ARE, REALLY, SUFFERED., THESE, LITTLE, SMALLER, RETAILERS, SHOPS, THEY're, THE, ONES, THAT, ARE, REALLY, GOING, TO, BEAR, THE, BRUNT, OF, THIS, AND, MANY, WALMART., YOU, KNOW, WHEN, THEY, TALK, ABOUT, DOING, LIKE, AMAZON, SHIPPING, YOUR, STUFF, MOVING, TO, AUTOMATION, SO, THAT, MEANS, PEOPLE, WILL, HAVE, FEWER, JOBS, ., IF, WE, DON't, HAVE, THOSE, STORES, IN, THE, COMMUNITY., WILL, GREG, WE, GOT, SOME, WORK, TO, DO, WE, APPRECIATE, YOUR, TIME, HERE, ON, THE, FACTOR, ON, SENSOR, TONIGHT., THIS, IS, A, PROBLEM, CONTINUES, TO, GROW, AND, IT's, JUST, BLOWING, HOW, BOLD, AND, BRAZEN, PEOPLE, ARE, WHEN, IT, COMES, TO, SHOPLIFTING, ., NOW, WE, APPRECIATE, YOUR, TIME, SIR., AND, THANK, YOU, FOR, JOINING, US, HERE, ON, THE, FACTOR, UNCENSORED., X, FOR, HAVING, ME, ON, THE, SAFE..
