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hirsin on June 17, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Pyrrhic Victory

They were also boarded up a month or two before the protests... At least in Seattle. It's loss prevention - don't leave merchandise visible behind windows if the entire street will be empty for months to come.

Edit - E.g. This business which was not out of the ordinary when it boarded up end of March. https://www.instagram.com/p/B-GT1hhgPZS/?igshid=12qp4pjwu2jv...

redis_mlc on June 17, 2020 [–]

Jewelry stores were previously boarded up in SF, but operating grocery stores, Target, and Walgreen's seemed to be a new thing.

Stonestown Mall, which is a long way from downtown SF, suddenly boarded up McD and Target during the protests.

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