Minnesota Dem lawmaker wants to study the 'benefits of shoplifting'

[rangerrebew]

American News Mar 6, 2026
Minnesota Dem lawmaker wants to study the 'benefits of shoplifting'

"It would have been good to make sure that they would study the benefit of shoplifting and of retail theft because perhaps people are relying on that and sort of using that."
 
Minnesota Dem lawmaker wants to study the 'benefits of shoplifting'
 
Thomas Stevenson
Mar 6, 2026
 
A Democrat Minnesota state lawmaker has called for a study to see if there is a "benefit of shoplifting and retail theft" while he was discussing the topic in a committee meeting on Thursday.

Democrat state Rep. Dave Pinto stated, "Yesterday, there was a presentation from a group seeking to change how we address organized retail theft,
 
and I actually had not occurred to me to ask, it probably would have been good, it would have been good to make sure that they would study sort of the benefit of shoplifting and of retail theft because perhaps people are relying on that and sort of using that. Maybe it's, you know, assisting them in some way. These folks were describing people violating the law, but I suppose it could be useful to look into that."

https://thepostmillennial.com/minnesota-dem-lawmaker-wants-to-study-the-benefits-of-shoplifting

[rangerrebew]

All he need do is call Gavin Newsom, who happens to be a candidate for POTUS, and see how it works in California.  They should have tons of data.

[Fishrrman]

Consider the likes of dave pinto, Minnesota state representative.

With him as the example, please explain to me how leftist/communist states (the "new slavery" states) are EVER going to be brought back into the fold of "the traditional freedom" states ...???

[libertybele]

I was thinking that this was a Babylon Bee article .... words defy me right now.

[roamer_1]

When all your stores fold up and won't come back, then you'll know the 'benefit' of shoplifting.