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If we're talking about shoplifting, I have no experience in this but surely the penalties for stealing a $2 item are different than for stealing a $200 or $2,00
by tragomaskhalos 11y ago
If we're talking about shoplifting, I have no experience in this but surely the penalties for stealing a $2 item are different than for stealing a $200 or $2,000 item, and indeed a store will be less likely to press a prosecution for a low-valued item. Thus, particularly if you are a small-time or casual thief, it is safer to target very cheap goods, even taking into account the fact that you need to be a lot more prolific to realise the same income.
- SyneRyder 11y agoI have no experience either, but from watching a few reality crime TV shows, there is not much difference in the penalty. Offering to pay for the item after the fact is not accepted by mall security. The pain of the penalty (at least in the show I watched) was less about the crime & any charges, but that the shopping mall was banning them from the mall for a year. It was a bigger deal to them that they would have to find another mall and drive further away to buy their groceries to feed their kids.