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'Just sick of the crime': Restaurants dealing with in an increase of people dining and dashing (winnipeg.ctvnews.ca)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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"I can tell you that the people that are doing it aren't the people who are coming here because they're looking for a sandwich because they're hungry," said Ravi Ramberran, "It's the people who are not afraid of consequences period."

In the wake of the increase in dine and dashers, Ramberran said his restaurant has ramped up how they deal with it.

"We blast them on Facebook, we hold them, we make them wait for the cops...We do what's in our power to do."

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Feels like an effective way of breeding distrust in each other

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It does feel like we're in a spiral of degeneration of the social contract. Of course that feeling, if it isn't just an internet bubble thing, would be both symptom and cause so observe it with caution and distrust any who claim it exists.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Well said. Personally, I put a reckless amount of faith in those around me. Being the change I want to see.