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Isn't it because the law changed? https://www.hoover.org/research/why-shoplifting-now-de-facto-legal-california https://www.hoover.org/research/why-shoplifting

• jeffbee 4y ago
  No, that's just right-wing propaganda. The threshold of felony theft was raised to $950. Before and after that change, California had one of the lowest thresholds in the nation. In Texas, for example, the threshold is $2500. So crime in California can't be explained by the change.
  • augustuspolius 4y ago
    Not sure if comparison to Texas is appropriate. Gun laws and property protection laws are very different there and act is a big deterrent for such crimes.
  • TMWNN 4y ago
    The difference is that in Texas and other states, misdemeanors are still prosecuted. In San Francisco, DA Boudin *did not*.