The threat of the law and their own shame is enough of a theft deterrent for "most people" even when the law is visibly ineffective, but the thieves could not e

The threat of the law and their own shame is enough of a theft deterrent for "most people" even when the law is visibly ineffective, but the thieves could not exist without buyers. Since we're picking on SF as the example, honestly lol if you think anybody buys the stuff off the street around 16th–24th/Mission without knowing exactly how it got there https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/New-S-F-proposal-would-try-to-crack-down-on-16664629.php https://www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/New-S-F-proposal-woul...