Target To Issue Lifetime Shopper Bans In Oklahoma

Surely you've been part of the great Oklahoma debate in the past. Walmart vs Target.

There have been long conversations on the matter. While most people freely admit the two retail giants sell practically the same identical items under varying names at two different price points, the way you feel when leaving is the difference.

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Shoppers at Walmart normally don't feel anything beyond excitement for a splurge, or the crushing expense of everyday life.

Target (Tarğet if you're nasty) shoppers often feel better about their purchases if not the same budgetary squeeze in the pocketbook.

It's purely politics. One side is righteous, the other is not, and who is on the right usually depends on who you're asking.

One thing both retailers have in common - aside from billions in record profits - is loss.

Theft has risen to become one of the largest and most widespread issues over the last four years. Driven primarily due to record inflation and a "steller" economy that has wiped out the buying power of the middle class.

Can't afford things? Steal it. That's the trend these last four years.

While Walmart is fighting theft through security measures that include secret loss-prevention shoppers and receipt checkers at the door, Target is going all the way with the aftermath.

If you're caught shoplifting at Target, they will issue a lifetime ban and press trespassing charges if you wander into their world again.

Seems reasonable enough, and I'm sure Walmart does something similar, but according to the response on social media, devout Target enthusiasts were quick to defend those who are "forced to steal" from the billion-dollar behemoth.

Therein lies a new great debate. Is a lifetime ban for theft fair or socially irresponsible?