I think Dave Barker’s idea for stores to issue membership cards that would be required to enter is brilliant [“Stopping the Rampant Shoplifting,” in the June 21–27 edition of “The Readers’ Turn”]. A guard at the entrance would allow only those with cards to enter.
If the civil and legal authorities refuse to regulate crime, the stores should do it. If they want to prevent the collapse of downtowns, they have to step up and protect their investment.
