Originally Posted by
Seattle Forrest
Shop owners just don't want their things stolen. I would bet my wheels that men shoplift more often than women; millions of years of evolution have shaped men more than women into risk takers. Anybody can steal, but a man with the means to hide something is more likely to. Men are stuck with higher car insurance premiums for the same reason, and I think most people accept that....
I was surprised to find that you're right about men shoplifting more than women. i always thought it was the other way around. I was also surprised to find that middle aged people are more likely to shoplift than students--so shopkeepers would be smart to allow stdents into their stores with backpacks.
http://news.ufl.edu/2005/08/10/shoplifters/