"It's really sad because we don't really have any places to go shop anymore. Everything is closing down."

Well, have you considered defunding the police?

Is this how [f]ood deserts get created? #3 | Posted by Bluewaffles

I've been assured by some criminal-lovers that shoplifting doesn't result in stores closing down.

If they aren't doing their jobs, why are they being funded so heavily? Gotta spend that money buying surplus military equipment to deliver eviction notices of course. #9 | Posted by Sycophant

What job did you want them to do when they're understaffed by 500 to 1,000 cops? The thieves left and the cops have to triage their calls, just like any other environment when there isn't enough personnel to go around.

And if you think eviction isn't a necessary police function, I can only take it that you've never had to pay a mortgage while some freeloader steals use of your property.

But yes, let's underfund/underhire cops, complain when they show up 4 hours later for a call, and then rely upon the honor system to have a functioning society. Can't see how that could possibly go wrong.