Mall Violence
Posted: Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:44 am
This is courtesy of Money.com, where I check-in regularly to see industry news that tells me I'm losing money. 
http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/11/news/co ... 2008021215
In part:
Maybe we should consider a write-in campaign to the National Retail Federation before this conference in late March:
http://www.nrf.com/
http://money.cnn.com/2008/02/11/news/co ... 2008021215
In part:
The "metal detectors are used in schools and they can be very effective in preventing shootings" had me squirming in my chair.One more merchant worry: Mall violence
For the first time, industry groups will meet with mall operators and retailers to discuss recent shooting sprees....
"There's been an increase of these incidents in the past months, and it's raised concern in the industry," said Joe LaRocca, vice president with the National Retail Federation (NRF), the industry's largest trade group....
LaRocca said both trade groups will host a first-ever conference focused specifically on mall violence. The conference, which includes mall operators and individual retailers, will be held in New Orleans in late March.....
"Metal detectors are used in schools and they can be very effective in preventing shootings," LaRocca said....
One security expert says he's noticed an increase in public crimes when the economy is in a downturn, although NRF's LaRocca said his group has shied away from linking violent mall crimes to the state of the economy.
Rising unemployment in a recessionary environment facilitates all types of crime such as robberies and burglaries and drug use among young people, said Chris McGoey, an independent security consultant who specializes in crime prevention.
Maybe we should consider a write-in campaign to the National Retail Federation before this conference in late March:
http://www.nrf.com/
