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# US retail lobbyists retract key claim on 'organized' retail crime
- URL: https://werd.io/us-retail-lobbyists-retract-key-claim-on-organized-retail-crime/
- Published: 2023-12-06T14:30:19.000Z
- Updated: 2023-12-06T14:30:19.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: NotableLinks, #Import 2025-06-13 09:20

This data was widely cited and used to justify some frankly racist rhetoric. I particularly noticed it in the usual circles who complain about the decline of San Francisco supposedly due to progressive policies.

It speaks to the power of data to tell stories, and to peoples' willingness to trust it as infallible and objective when, like every other storytelling medium, it carries underlying biases and context.

It never rang true, and I'm glad this is coming to light. [#Society](https://werd.io/tag/Society)

\[[Link](https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/us-retail-lobbyists-retract-key-claim-organized-retail-crime-2023-12-06/)\]