Chicago alderman says Walgreens should be criminally charged for leaving neighborhood due to rampant shoplifting

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Oh, so apparently, there are some types of crimes liberals are interested in prosecuting.

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Wait, a second … so he doesn't want to get rid of shoplifters, but he does want to charge Walgreens with a crime for wanting to flee a city full of shoplifters?

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The Chicago Tribune has more on the insanity:

Ald. William Hall, 6th, said he first heard about the planned Cottage Grove Avenue store closure earlier this week. He said the community has been 'blindsided.'

'There has been a mass abandonment of access to quality medicine on the South Side and on the West Side, particularly in neighborhoods that made Walgreens what it is today,' Hall said. 'It's just a lack of commitment to brown and Black people in the neighborhoods.'

Have you ever stopped to, you know… ask why businesses like Walgreens are getting the heck out of town? No, of course not.

But here's the story the Chicago Tribune is avoiding talking about:

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Gentle reminder:

If you want businesses to stay in your neighborhood…

…stop robbing them on the regular.

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