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Shouldn't a suitcase's worth of products be valuable enough to do something? I could somewhat understand ignoring say, if a person stole a single item under $10

Shouldn't a suitcase's worth of products be valuable enough to do something? I could somewhat understand ignoring say, if a person stole a single item under $10. There's not enough resources to go after truly petty theft. I'd be surprised if a suitcase-sized quantity of things didn't reach the $950 threshold.

pedrosorio 5y ago
The threshold is $950: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_California_Proposition_47 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_California_Proposition_47
- JMTQp8lwXL 5y ago
  Thanks, I have updated my comment with the figure.
  - thatguy0900 5y ago
    "I'd be surprised if a suitcase-sized quantity of things didn't reach the $950 threshold" how would that surprise you? A whole cart full of things is under 300.
    - Redoubts 5y ago
      of groceries, sure. Of liquor?
    - JMTQp8lwXL 5y ago
      A 4-pack of razor cartridges is $20 at a convenience store. The markup means a relatively small volume of space can translate to rather significant dollar amounts. Lots of small, expensive products are sold inside these type of stores: makeup/beauty products, etc.
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diogenescynic 5y ago
Should be but prop 47 decriminalized property crimes below $950 a day so cops don’t do anything and DAs like Chesa Boudin do nothing even when violent criminals are caught, so they definitely won’t do anything about theft. Even if DAs prosecute, juries won’t convict and judges won’t sentence. The justice system in San Francisco is a farce. Last time I went to Target in SF (on Geary) I saw a car waiting outside and someone running with their arms full of stuff out the door and hop in the car. Last time I went to a Walgreens I saw people with masks on just taking backpacks full of stuff. It’s starting to feel like anarchy.
- dragonwriter 5y ago
  > Should be but prop 47 decriminalized property crimes below $950 a day No, it didn’t: (1) It didn’t decriminalize anything[0], and (2) for the acts it reduced the severity of the available criminal pubishment for to which $950 is a relevant amount: (a) the limit applies per act not per day, a d (b) the scope is much narrower than “property crimes”, generally. [0] try to satisfy anyone advocating decriminalization of X by reducing some instances of X from a felony to a misdemeanor.
  - TMWNN 5y ago
    >[0] try to satisfy anyone advocating decriminalization of X by reducing some instances of X from a felony to a misdemeanor. DA Boudin has made it clear that such "minor" crimes won't be prosecuted. Period. That's decriminalization, de facto if not de jure.
    - dragonwriter 5y ago
      > DA Boudin has made it clear that such "minor" crimes won't be prosecuted. To the extent that may be true that’s DA Boudin, not Prop 47.

pedrosorio 5y ago

The threshold is $950: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_California_Proposition_47 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_California_Proposition_47

JMTQp8lwXL 5y ago
Thanks, I have updated my comment with the figure.
- thatguy0900 5y ago
  "I'd be surprised if a suitcase-sized quantity of things didn't reach the $950 threshold" how would that surprise you? A whole cart full of things is under 300.
  - Redoubts 5y ago
    of groceries, sure. Of liquor?
  - JMTQp8lwXL 5y ago
    A 4-pack of razor cartridges is $20 at a convenience store. The markup means a relatively small volume of space can translate to rather significant dollar amounts. Lots of small, expensive products are sold inside these type of stores: makeup/beauty products, etc.

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diogenescynic 5y ago

Should be but prop 47 decriminalized property crimes below $950 a day so cops don’t do anything and DAs like Chesa Boudin do nothing even when violent criminals are caught, so they definitely won’t do anything about theft. Even if DAs prosecute, juries won’t convict and judges won’t sentence. The justice system in San Francisco is a farce. Last time I went to Target in SF (on Geary) I saw a car waiting outside and someone running with their arms full of stuff out the door and hop in the car. Last time I went to a Walgreens I saw people with masks on just taking backpacks full of stuff. It’s starting to feel like anarchy.

dragonwriter 5y ago
> Should be but prop 47 decriminalized property crimes below $950 a day No, it didn’t: (1) It didn’t decriminalize anything[0], and (2) for the acts it reduced the severity of the available criminal pubishment for to which $950 is a relevant amount: (a) the limit applies per act not per day, a d (b) the scope is much narrower than “property crimes”, generally. [0] try to satisfy anyone advocating decriminalization of X by reducing some instances of X from a felony to a misdemeanor.
- TMWNN 5y ago
  >[0] try to satisfy anyone advocating decriminalization of X by reducing some instances of X from a felony to a misdemeanor. DA Boudin has made it clear that such "minor" crimes won't be prosecuted. Period. That's decriminalization, de facto if not de jure.
  - dragonwriter 5y ago
    > DA Boudin has made it clear that such "minor" crimes won't be prosecuted. To the extent that may be true that’s DA Boudin, not Prop 47.