re: Dick's Sporting Goods stock tanks as retail thieves snatch profits

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At some point litigation will be cheaper than the shrinkage.

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I’ve represented several large, cost-conscious, public companies who have brought money-losing suits to make a point or set a precedent. An example of this is media companies suing people who download music or videos. (I’ve never been involved in this litigation, and I’m not saying whether I agree with their tactics—just using as an example of litigation motivated by something other than direct money recovery.)

I agree that at some point they will overcome their fear of defending ridiculous lawsuits if backed into a corner. But I wish they would take it one step further and countersue the would-be thief. Go scorched earth, take everything they have, garnish their wages if possible, etc. Woke policies aside, there are probably good business reasons not to do this (e.g., optics, perhaps), but I’m a vindictive bastard when it comes to stuff like this.