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This is interesting, similar issues in places like South Africa where RAMPENT theft from trains and of train equipment is common (equipment can often be sold fo
by onphonenow 5y ago
This is interesting, similar issues in places like South Africa where RAMPENT theft from trains and of train equipment is common (equipment can often be sold for scrap metal value).
It can totally bog up commerce when these losses start to get high.
In South Africa one factor is that crime has in general very little consequence. I'm not sure what the prosecution and conviction rates are for these thefts here in California but if those are low enough there may be limited deterrent.
- aerostable_slug 5y agoYou hit the nail on the head. If the stolen articles are worth less than $950 it's a simple misdemeanor that may not even get prosecuted. Speaking of prosecution, San Francisco's Chesa Boudin is facing a recall election because of his prosecutorial policies and his apparent lack of concern for victims. His predecessor wasn't much better — and he moved to L.A. and is the District Attorney down there. These are great days for criminals in California. Organized shoplifting, car burglary, & looting rings are raking in cash. Even if you do get some time behind bars, you'll almost certainly be either let out early because of the 'Rona, or your sentence will be suspended because the crime wasn't violent & nobody got seriously injured. NYC is on its way to becoming a similar utopia for antisocial criminal predators. But hey, this is apparently what the voters want...