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State Chapters => California => Topic started by: Machiavelli on May 14, 2016, 04:33:15 pm
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Don Thompson
AP
May. 14, 2016
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.
More (http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/4b1790b2b12d4d119d1947d9a15695d2/california-ballot-measure-blamed-shoplifting-jump)
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Kalipornia will be completely unlivable soon enough
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**nononono* geez they really do want businesses to leave the state or close down don't they?
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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".