I have seen this in grocery stores. I agree with you. It makes no sense to try and serve the lawless. The bigger problem, however, is outsourcing and offshoring. The corporate people have been doing the numbers for years. Marx talked about it as machines could have just made our lives easier. Instead, they provided Capitalists with the opportunity to engage in surplus capital. When my hourly wage equates to the cost of one cocktail, there is not much room to grow. We are not far away from economic upheaval, and it is manifesting itself in these outbursts. As you say, we are nearing the straw that broke the camel's back.