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In SF, theft under $950 is a misdemeanor. In Texas, theft under $2500 is a misdemeanor.

by qgin 4y ago

Petersipoi 4y ago
I'm not sure the actual law is as important as how the law is enforced. Lack of enforcement seems to be the problem in CA.
infamouscow 4y ago
In Texas, a class C misdemeanors for theft is $50 or less, with progressively increasing penalties based on the amount. $1500 is a felony. You can also shoot thieves in Texas.
- Ancapistani 4y ago
  > You can also shoot thieves in Texas. Don’t be absurd. You can only legally shoot them at night.
smsm42 4y ago
The question is not how it is classified, but how it is prosecuted. From what I can see in CA, "misdemeanor" means "no prosecution, and likely not even a brief arrest" (not that thieves care much about brief arrests - they just go back to business after the fun ride is done).
- dontbenebby 4y ago
  Maybe the thieves are rational actors responding to incentives. Have you considering offering them something above minimum wage if you're annoyed enough to recall a DA because you lack the will or the funds to purchase private security?
  - smsm42 4y ago
    I'm sorry, how it became my responsibility to figure out everybody's problems? This is exactly sort of baloney that led to today's problems - that criminals are but innocent victims because they weren't served with high-paying jobs on a silver plate (which jobs btw they have zero interest in if you asked them, because you have to actually work - who needs that trouble?). There's no shortage of opportunities to earn one's living - Bay Area is not exactly a post-apocalyptic wasteland where one only can survive by joining a roaming gang of bandits. And we've all seen recordings of people driving through store windows in luxury cars, grabbing all they could and fleeing away - these people aren't forced to do it by lack of jobs at nearby Costco. These people don't want a $17/hr job - they want expensive stuff for free, so they could sell it off and live like kings. > if you're annoyed enough to recall a DA because you lack the will or the funds to purchase private security? You now convinced me you're trolling. The argument of "you can't demand maintaining order from DA, just buy private security" can't be taken seriously.

In SF, theft under $950 is a misdemeanor. In Texas, theft under $2500 is a misdemeanor.

by qgin 4y ago

In SF, theft under $950 is a misdemeanor. In Texas, theft under $2500 is a misdemeanor.

I'm not sure the actual law is as important as how the law is enforced. Lack of enforcement seems to be the problem in CA.

infamouscow 4y ago

In Texas, a class C misdemeanors for theft is $50 or less, with progressively increasing penalties based on the amount. $1500 is a felony. You can also shoot thieves in Texas.

Ancapistani 4y ago
> You can also shoot thieves in Texas. Don’t be absurd. You can only legally shoot them at night.

smsm42 4y ago

The question is not how it is classified, but how it is prosecuted. From what I can see in CA, "misdemeanor" means "no prosecution, and likely not even a brief arrest" (not that thieves care much about brief arrests - they just go back to business after the fun ride is done).

dontbenebby 4y ago
Maybe the thieves are rational actors responding to incentives. Have you considering offering them something above minimum wage if you're annoyed enough to recall a DA because you lack the will or the funds to purchase private security?
- smsm42 4y ago
  I'm sorry, how it became my responsibility to figure out everybody's problems? This is exactly sort of baloney that led to today's problems - that criminals are but innocent victims because they weren't served with high-paying jobs on a silver plate (which jobs btw they have zero interest in if you asked them, because you have to actually work - who needs that trouble?). There's no shortage of opportunities to earn one's living - Bay Area is not exactly a post-apocalyptic wasteland where one only can survive by joining a roaming gang of bandits. And we've all seen recordings of people driving through store windows in luxury cars, grabbing all they could and fleeing away - these people aren't forced to do it by lack of jobs at nearby Costco. These people don't want a $17/hr job - they want expensive stuff for free, so they could sell it off and live like kings. > if you're annoyed enough to recall a DA because you lack the will or the funds to purchase private security? You now convinced me you're trolling. The argument of "you can't demand maintaining order from DA, just buy private security" can't be taken seriously.