In fact, if your city attempts to pass legislation banning shopping cart theft, as Vernon, B.C. did earlier this year, the proposal is likely to fail amid pushback from civil rights activists. How did the humble shopping cart become the one item that we collectively decided was OK to steal? As noted in the video above, the answer is the same reason why your bike might be missing: Nobody is particularly interested in stopping the theft from happening. • Email: thopper@nationalpost.com Twitter: TristinHopper

Source: National Post September 27, 2018 13:52 UTC