Re:Californians aren’t leaving the state en masse but are le...
by curryst on Sunday March 07, 2021 @09:16AM
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Texas also has extremely high gun ownership rates, and is one of the few states (maybe the only) that allows the use of deadly force just to protect property.
"There's a good chance you get shot to death" is probably a better deterrent than even a felony, though it's a little morally concerning.
Re:Californians aren’t leaving the state en masse but are le...
by jandrewrogers on Sunday March 07, 2021 @01:01PM
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I'm not sure where people get the idea that this is unique to Texas, or that Texas even has the most liberal allowances for use of deadly force. That is definitely not the case.
As a semi-random example, $500 property crime was the threshold for justifiable homicide in Nevada (appears to be $1200 now + a $0 threshold for some classes of property). Criminals knew this and often carefully limited their activity to avoid this threshold, with odd property selection effects.
Re:Californians aren’t leaving the state en masse but are le...
by addicted on Sunday March 07, 2021 @02:58AM
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Hey but the fact that Texas has a higher threshold for property crime to be considered more than a misdemeanor would destroy the “liberals are destroying cities with their soft on crime policies” narrative. Which is literally the only reason anyone originates these claims.
I guess it speaks to the success of right wing media in our society that well educated and well informed people get so badly taken in by them.
Texas Penal Code § 31.03
(3) a Class A misdemeanor if the value of the property stolen is $750 or more but less than $2,500;
(4) a state jail felony if:
(A) the value of the property stolen is $2,500 or more but less than $30,000, or the property is less than 10 head of sheep, swine, or goats or any part thereof under the value of $30,000;