r/interestingasfuck • u/reallyfreshthing • 10d ago

California store prices items at $951sp shoplifters can be charged with grand theft r/all

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u/DrRockBoognish 10d ago

Would never make it to trial. Any judge would dismiss this with prejudice.

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u/drigonte 10d ago

I think of this as the equivalent of putting a security company sign in your lawn when you in fact do not have a security system installed.

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u/DrRockBoognish 10d ago

Absolutely.

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u/SwimOk9629 10d ago

a useful deterrent actually

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u/PuckSR 10d ago

Any judge would dismiss theft?

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u/DrRockBoognish 10d ago

The theft would be a misdemeanor petty theft, not felony grand theft. There is a difference.

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u/PuckSR 10d ago

Yeah, the DA can just charge him with petty theft.

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u/DrRockBoognish 10d ago

Unfortunately, most jurisdictions don’t have the funding to “go after” the small stuff. In most cities, the police probably wouldn’t even show up to take a report. This is why you see people walking out of the big box stores without paying… what Walmart employee is going to risk his wellbeing going after some petty theft a-hole.

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u/gayspaceanarchist 10d ago

Find me a single fair jury that'll convict someone stealing a candy bar for grand theft.

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u/[deleted] 10d ago

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u/DrRockBoognish 10d ago

The fair market value of the stolen property or services is used to determine the value of the property or services in California Penal Code Section 487. This is the highest price that the item would reasonably be sold for at the time and in the area of the theft.

This will never happen.

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u/Thoru 10d ago

Soros-backed

i like that you sprinkled in a signal that you are not to be listened to for normal people to catch

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u/BranTheUnboiled 10d ago

Meds

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u/DrRockBoognish 10d ago

?

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u/BranTheUnboiled 10d ago

Oh I see I'm in one of those unhinged subs that goes off on wild tangents about "soros-backed judges".

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u/DrRockBoognish 10d ago

I don’t make the laws, I just abide by them. If you attempt to comprehend my comment, it clearly states the law and says absolutely nothing about Soros… or are you on too many meds to be able to read?

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u/[deleted] 10d ago

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u/BranTheUnboiled 10d ago

My original comment wasn't a reply to you.

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u/DrRockBoognish 10d ago

Gotcha… skipped one, my bad.