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Originally Posted by DRob4JC
The top lawmaker in California watched someone steal something - and he did nothing but complain about why he should pay $380 while that guy can just take it and walk out. He didn't call the authorities. He didn't call 911. He didn't get a license plate number. He stood there and watched it happen and expected someone else to do something that the officials of the state won't enforce.
And you are telling me the decriminalization of shoplifting is a myth.
I just can't keep going on with you on this... 
I hope you are getting paid well for your time on C-D. |
The real question isn't why did the clerk do nothing-why did he? First, as an able-bodied adult, he had a moral responsibility to do so. Second-he is chief executive of the state. That is-head of the executive branch-responsible for enforcing the laws of the state. He not only had a moral responsibility to stop the crime-but an ethical and professional one as well. The man has shown himself not just to be a fool, but a coward as well. One that not only doesn't fulfil the responsibilities of his job, but doesn't even seem to know what it is.
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