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When you do not enforce the law, expect crime to escalate.
Criminals will calculate the "risk/benefit ratio" and determine whether a crime is worth the risk. When cities publicly state they will not prosecute crimes under $900, they are ringing the dinner bell for thieves.
This scenario is repeated time and time again. LIBERALS NEVER THINK THINGS THROUGH BEFORE THEY IMPLEMENT POLICY. As a result, most liberal initiatives end in disaster.
CA is rapidly deteriorating into a state in which the large urban areas are unlivable. Fortunately for many Californians, the northern and eastern parts of the state have not devolved into anarchy.
Laws like this probably came about because somebody's little boy or girl got caught then mommy & daddy went crying to their local politicians please don't give jr a record their life will be ruined( probably already was). Sometime jr really is on a criminal path/road to nowhere.
If what they stole is under $950 then they will just get charged with a misdemeanor.
SF is very lenient on non violent theft and that is why the thieves flock to SF to steal their goods.
The DA in SF is very progressive and doesn't like incarceration.
They are far more likely to arrest a White or Asian shopper who goes maskless in stores but pays for their purchases than any of theses thieves. And the leftists are on board with this…
From the article: "in San Francisco, charges of property theft less than $950 in value was downgraded from a felony to a misdemeanor in 2014."
Also from the article (which I'm certain is completely coincidental and unrelated to the above): "Authorities have also reported a wave of thefts in the San Francisco Bay Area"
It’s okay. This is exactly what these large, liberal woke corporations deserve.
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