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https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_47,_Reduced_Penalties_for_Some_Crimes_Initiative_(2014) https://ballotpedia.org/California_Proposition_47,_Reduced_P... >The initiative reduced the classification of most nonviolent property and drug crimes—including theft and fraud for amounts up to $950—from a felony to a misdemeanor. Then read this to see the real world consequences: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/11/stealing-amazon-packages-age-nextdoor/598156/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/11/steal... Now you can just walk around stealing packages with virtually no consequences. SFPD all but refuses to cite for theft now.