Over the past few years, we have seen some wild, unacceptable behavior in our society. Grown adults have wreaked havoc in stores, rioted in the streets, and acted out in school settings—all with no repercussions. Allowing such obscenely bad behavior to go without consequence is a serious problem. And this problem begins long before adulthood. When the George Floyd riots began, America watched looters run through Targets across the nation and leave with whatever they wanted. Perhaps even more surprisingly was Target's response to this behavior. Target's CEO responded with a memo saying, “We are a community in pain. That pain is not unique to the Twin Cities—it extends across America. The murder of George Floyd has unleashed the pent-up pain of years, as have the killings of Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. We say their names and hold a too-long list of others in our hearts.” So rather than condemn the criminals for the crimes they committed, Target decided this was ac...
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