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In California, state law holds that stealing merchandise worth $950 or less is just a misdemeanor, which means that law enforcement probably won’t bother to inv
by vondur 2y ago
In California, state law holds that stealing merchandise worth $950 or less is just a misdemeanor, which means that law enforcement probably won’t bother to investigate, and if they do, prosecutors will let it go. Most packages are probably under the $950 threshold, so there is no enforcement. Why bother investigating and arresting when the DA won't prosecute and they'll be let out immediately?
- pj_mukh 2y agoThis is repeatedly brought up, but the same barrier is over $1500 in Texas[1]. Sooo..what is happening here? I am genuinely confused. [1] https://www.reneaflores.com/criminal-defense/theft-crimes/misdemeanor-theft https://www.reneaflores.com/criminal-defense/theft-crimes/mi...
- ImJamal 2y agoYou are liable to be shot in Texas. Under certain circumstances you can even shoot the theif in the back. You can't do that in California.
- creer 2y ago> Why bother Although to be fair, wasn't / isn't a lot of this "why bother" actually a political protest and retaliation against that DA and the citizenry that elected them? Not even doing something else with their time, but not doing much? And to be fair again, the joke in San Francisco is that "not doing anything" is a safer alternative for some of the population. Safer than "doing something else". This is messed up every which way.