But Joe Friday told me to.

Watching an episode of Dragnet, I learned that when hanging merchandise, I should be alternating the direction of the hangers to make it hard for someone to grab a handful of merchandise and run out the door. While it's true that it would make the clothes more difficult to steal, it would also make them more difficult to put stuff away and would make the rack look kind of messy. In fact, I think that if I tried to do it, I'd also get fired. I think I'll stick with doing it the way I was told to. Sorry Joe. Better luck next time.