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A New Era In California: Now that Prop. 36 passed, police have started to arrest and jail all shoplifters regardless of how much they stole

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Posted by Fred 2024-12-22 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top

#1 Testing?

Posted by TESTING 2024-12-22 06:53|| 2024-12-22 06:53|| Front Page Top

#2 Flooding the judicial system for the holidays.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-12-22 09:02|| 2024-12-22 09:02|| Front Page Top

#3 With the same prosecutors, the arrests will do little to improve things.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-12-22 09:58|| 2024-12-22 09:58|| Front Page Top

#4

It was time to pull the plug.
Since businesses generate multiple tax revenue streams.

Given the number of BIG BOX stores closing and the $100's of Million in lost business & consumer related tax revenues. Add to that the 2024 election is over, the Shoplifter vote did not help that much, and they also lost a few DA's.

Posted by NN2N1 2024-12-22 11:00|| 2024-12-22 11:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Back in the really really old days they use to crucify thieves. Showed remarkable success in deterring repeat offenses.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-12-22 19:32|| 2024-12-22 19:32|| Front Page Top

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