The Newark Star-Ledger added its opinion to the ongoing debate over the organized retail crime laws currently under consideration in the U.S. Congress. It’s encouraging to see more and more respected voices recognize the folly and danger of these proposed laws.
It’s also good to see others highlight the offensiveness and insanity of the National Retail Federation’s assertion that online selling turns otherwise-good people into addicts and criminals:
The idea that online auctions are insidiously turning masses of law-abiding citizens into crooks is about as valid as the belief that getting the car washed creates harmonic vibrations in the atmosphere that produce rain.