“Why are we locking up the items, but not the thieves?”

“Maybe it’s time to stop locking up items in stores… and go back to locking up the thieves and Criminals!” was posted on X/Twitter by Grateful Turk on February 24, 2023. “Instead of locking up thieves who steal from stores and arresting them, we are now locking up items they steal.  Can you imagine” was posted on X/Twitter by PrincessPepper on June 5, 2023.
   
“WHY ARE WE LOCKING UP THE ITEMS BUT NOT THE THIEVES?” (shown on an image) was posted on Reddit—ConservativeMemes on APril 5, 2024.
   
       
X/Twitter   
Grateful Turk 🇺🇸
@ScottTureskis
Maybe it’s time to stop locking up items in stores… and go back to locking up the thieves and Criminals!
7:49 AM · Feb 24, 2023
 
X/Twitter
PrincessPepper
@MassenNancy
Instead of locking up thieves who steal from stores and arresting them, we are now locking up items they steal.  Can you imagine.
5:57 PM · Jun 5, 2023
 
Facebook
Fran Moore Prazenica
June 5, 2023 at 5:59 PM ·
Think about this:
We are locking up the items that thieves steal.
Not the thief.
?????
 
Facebook
Gail Profant Waller
June 21, 2023 at 2:28 PM ·
Why are we locking up items thieves steal instead of thieves?
 
X/Twitter
Rogue1-the Jeff Faria Project
@PatriotsOfMars
Only under Democrats do you have to lock up items in a CVS but not the thieves who force you to lock them up
10:31 AM · Mar 20, 2024
 
Reddit—ConservativeMemes
Down-not-out—April 5, 2024
We have it backwards
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
WHY ARE WE LOCKING UP
THE ITEMS BUT NOT THE THIEVES?
   
Facebook
Corbo
April 9, 2024 at 9:44 PM ·
Why are we locking up the items when we should be locking up the THIEVES???
 
X/Twitter
Planet Of Memes
@PlanetOfMemes
Make it make sense
(The following text is shown on an image.—ed.)
WHY ARE WE LOCKING UP
THE ITEMS BUT NOT THE THIEVES?
7:40 PM · Apr 26, 2024