This Woman Stole $60,000 From Target Self-Checkout Lines

This is why we can't have nice things.

A woman has been arrested after allegedly stealing $60,000 of Target goods by not scanning them at the self-checkout kiosk.

Let me repeat that again. 

She stole SIXTY THOUSAND DOLLARS of products from Target. 

And in a shocker to no one, this took place in the lovely, crime-filled city of San Francisco that has pushed bail reform for years, drastically cut their police force and has made their once vibrant downtown now unrecognizable. Oh, and they also have pirates in the San Francisco bay. Heck of a job!

SELF-CHECKOUT STEALS

The 43-year-old Aziza Graves reportedly entered the same San Francisco Target location over 100 times in a year as she continued to steal the various merchandise. 

"Ms. Graves would enter Target, and then immediately proceed to select merchandise from the shelves," the San Francisco DA Office said. "She would then proceed to the self-checkout counter where she would scan each item, insert a nominal amount, such as a single coin or bill, and then exit the store." 

Eventually, workers caught on that Graves was stealing from them - although somehow she was still able to do it 100 times. You think they'd maybe say something to her after the 28th time she came into the store, no? Regardless, eventually authorities began tailing Graves as she would leave the Target and walk down the street and sell the goods she had just stolen. 

She faces one count of grand theft and 52 misdemeanor counts of petty theft. 

RETAIL THEFT HAS BEEN UP ACROSS THE BOARD

Large retail stores like Target and Walmart have recently announced that they will be cutting back on the number of self-checkout kiosks due to an increase in crime. Walmart recently announced the only way to guarantee the ability to use the self-service machines would be to purchase a Walmart+ membership that would cost $99 per year. OutKick readers were NOT pleased about that.

Personally, I don't mind self checkout going away as most of my experiences with it involved becoming frustrated that the items wouldn't scan, or the person in front of me was taking forever to figure out how it worked. I'm also pro-humans and pro-jobs, so the more people that can make a paycheck at the regular registers, the better.

But the larger issue remains - we need to stop allowing criminals the ability to do as they please, when they please.