I don’t know about you, my loyal readers, but doesn’t it seem a bit asinine that we see all these recent robberies at jewelry stores?
After all, I’m amazed that these owners are even allowed to display high end jewels in glass display cases.
The latest, the brazen attempt in Paris, France at the Louvre Museum this past weekend. The time has finally come to be smarter than the thieves who commit these crimes.
I’m one of those few liberal leaning democrats that believes in upholding laws that protects property. I’m also a firm believer in lower insurance rates. I don’t believe jewelry owners or insurance companies benefit with the present policy of displaying precious gems to the public to admire and ogle over.
I’m afraid those days have past. We have a new generation of thieves and outlaws who use every advantage at their disposal to rob these stores of thousands, if not millions of dollars in product. These advantages include using computer generated AI to create scenarios on the best strategies and tactics to break and get out quickly and in their cases profitably.
What I propose is so simple, I’m amazed no one else including the insurance industry hasn’t made this happen. Why not display costume jewelry in these display cases? The actual jewels would be stored in a confidential location, and the customer and jeweler would be the only ones privy to where this would be.
Another option is doing Amazon-like ordering over the internet, though many customers do appreciate the one-on-one personal intimacy of going to a jewelry store. All I know is how expensive everything has gotten lately including property insurance. I’m certain these high-end smashes and grabbed robberies have much to do with that. It’s time for a commonsense approach here.
Jerry Schellhammer 