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California ballot measure blamed for shoplifting jump

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Machiavelli:
Don Thompson
AP
May. 14, 2016


--- Quote ---Perry Lutz says his struggle to survive as a small businessman became a lot harder after California voters reduced theft penalties 1½ years ago.

About a half-dozen times this year, shoplifters have stolen expensive drones or another of the remote-controlled toys he sells in HobbyTown USA, a small shop in Rocklin, northeast of Sacramento. "It's just pretty much open season," Lutz said. "They'll pick the $800 unit and just grab it and run out the door."

Anything below $950 keeps the crime a misdemeanor — and likely means the thieves face no pursuit and no punishment, say retailers and law enforcement officials.
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geronl:
Kalipornia will be completely unlivable soon enough

flowers:
 **nononono*  geez they really do want businesses to leave the state or close down don't they?

SZonian:
Redistribution...

Store owners are obviously 1%'ers so they're just gonna have to accept that this is their way of "giving back to the community".

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