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It's not a matter of stigma, it's a matter of lax enforcement. The majority of shoplifting is done by organized criminal gangs. They'll do it if they can escape without serious punishment, regardless of any stigma.

https://www.inc.com/bruce-crumley/shoplifting-gangs-have-pla...

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High property rights, low crime rates are [among others] is textbook definition of high trust societies. It doesn't matter whom it's from.
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