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When and where were criminal penalties removed for property crime? I live in Seattle near one of the closing stores and I haven't heard anything about decrimina
by reverius42 3y ago
When and where were criminal penalties removed for property crime? I live in Seattle near one of the closing stores and I haven't heard anything about decriminalizing theft here.
- zo1 3y agoDon't wanna be that guy, but just search for it on the internet? I don't even live in your continent and can find all sorts of talk about Seattle's DA petty theft policies. So yes laws are still on the books, but they effectively through various means, don't get prosecuted. Here's just one, as I'm on mobile. https://crosscut.com/2019/10/whats-seattle-doing-solve-its-shoplifting-problem-nothing-really https://crosscut.com/2019/10/whats-seattle-doing-solve-its-s...
- reverius42 3y agoThat article literally contradicts the claim made, which is that the law was changed to remove penalties. There have always been crimes that aren't particularly well enforced, and lately the whole system is struggling to enforce low-level criminal law since prosecutors and judges' calendars are full, jails and prisons are full, and yet there is still more crime. Perhaps the difference between places (which all have the same laws on the books) is cultural; perhaps it's that "word got around", as per your link; but it's not because the law says it's not a crime.