No - the law changed to classify theft under $950 as a misdemeanor rather than a felony, a highly sensible reform. But the theft still gets prosecuted, contrary to the BS spread by Trump. - Pierz Newton-John

In the case of California, mass shoplifting is now fairly common. This is because we stopped prosecuting thieves who steal under $900. The punishments don’t scare the thieves.
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No - the law changed to classify theft under $950 as a misdemeanor rather than a felony, a highly sensible reform. But the theft still gets prosecuted, contrary to the BS spread by Trump.
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Written by Pierz Newton-John
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Writer, coder, former psychotherapist, founding member of The School Of Life Melbourne. Essayist for Dumbo Feather magazine, author of Fault Lines (fiction).
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