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Didn’t California effectively legalise shoplifting? That seems objectively pro-crime.
by scarab92 2mo ago
Didn’t California effectively legalise shoplifting?
That seems objectively pro-crime.
- otterley 2mo agoBy that logic, any reduction in punishment for a crime is "pro crime." On the contrary, reducing the maximum fine for speeding is not "pro speeding," and eliminating the death penalty for murder is not "pro murder."
- inigyou 2mo agoDid it? If so, why does anyone pay for things in California shops? This idea is prima facie absurd.
- tzs 2mo agoThey raised the monetary amount that would push a crime from a misdemeanor to a felony. They raised it from $400 to $950. This was widely touted in conservative circles as practically legalizing shoplifting since prosecution is less likely for misdemeanors. The raise moves California from the 2nd lowest threshold (New Jersey is $200) to the 10th lowest. The states with the highest thresholds, and therefore the most pro-shoplifting according to conservative logic, are: $2500 Texas and Wisconsin $2000 Colorado, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and South Carolina $1500 Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, Rhode Island and Utah
- everfrustrated 2mo agoYour claim is very misleading. Those states have other laws and allow aggregating theft occurances below those thresholds mentioned.
- tzs 2mo agoSo does California.
- ks2048 2mo agoThis kind of belief should make one stop and think about one's information diet.
- KingMob 2mo agoI have you tagged as someone who claimed January 6th was overblown. Maybe you shouldn't be lecturing anyone else about what qualifies as a crime.