We get what we tolerate. Late afternoon Tuesday, Fred Meyer’s parent company, Kroger, announced two more store closures. That brings the total to five stores set to shut down in the area.
The company gave a list of reasons. Rising costs, regulations, but the number one reason? Theft. If you look closer, it’s addiction playing out in plain sight. As long as we tolerate theft, this is what we get.
I see it in my own neighborhood. The last few times I’ve gone to the Auburn Fred Meyer, there was a receipt checker at the door with a gun on his hip. When I popped by yesterday, no sidearm, just a ballistic vest. Progress, right?…