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General Category => Editorial/Opinion/Blogs => Topic started by: mystery-ak on June 15, 2021, 01:27:31 pm
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Video Shows What Happens When San Francisco Doesn't Prosecute Shoplifting...Results Are Predictable.
By John Arthur | Jun 15, 2021 8:30 AM ET
On Monday, Townhall’s Marina Medvin shared a tweet showing shoplifting in San Francisco that should be considered shocking; a young man simply rides through a pharmacy with a trash bag, steals whatever he can, and not only does security allow him to ride out of the store, it seems nobody even moves to call the cops.
https://twitter.com/MarinaMedvin/status/1404619498347536389
It “should be shocking” but it is not. That is because as Medvin points out, San Francisco’s District Attorney does not prosecute this sort of theft. This is partly due to a 2014 ballot referendum in San Francisco “that downgraded the theft of property less than $950 in value from a felony charge to a misdemeanor,” according to Brad Polumbo, writing in Foundation for Economics Education. Adding, “In the years since, enforcement of shoplifting charges has waned significantly.”
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https://redstate.com/johnarthur/2021/06/15/video-shows-what-happens-when-san-francisco-doesnt-prosecute-shoplifting-results-are-predictable-n396931
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The shocking thing about this video is that it's based on a California state-wide law that bans the prosecution of thefts valued at less than $950. Why isn't this a regular scene in Los Angeles and San Diego and everywhere else in the state?