San Francisco Organized Shoplifting Surge Prompts Target to Cut Operating Hours

Re:San Francisco Organized Shoplifting Surge Prompts Target ... by goodells on Sunday July 04, 2021 @05:28PM (#27732763)

We have the same DA-refuses-to-prosecute issue here in Madison, WI - except the issue is car theft by teens. The DA is an elected position. Our chief of police resigned last year because the police would arrest them and they'd be let out hours later on a signature bond. There are kids who have gotten arrested more than 10 times for the same thing - stealing cars and shoplifting - but either the DA is afraid of appearing racist or his office is so overworked it's impossible to be effective.

Society is running on auto-pilot with no enforcement of everyday laws, and sooner or later things are going to break down in a big way.

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Re:San Francisco Organized Shoplifting Surge Prompts Target ... by Animats on Sunday July 04, 2021 @05:36PM (#27732820)

MagnaVolt. [1]

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMtqRir7dco

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Re:San Francisco Organized Shoplifting Surge Prompts Target ... by SV_BubbleTime on Sunday July 04, 2021 @05:30PM (#27732774)

> refuses-to-prosecute

Almost like selective enforcement of the law is a step towards tyranny and we’ve know that for hundreds of years.

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Re:San Francisco Organized Shoplifting Surge Prompts Target ... by goodells on Sunday July 04, 2021 @05:38PM (#27732834)

There's a difference between "everybody jay-walks so the police always have an excuse to pick you up" and violent crimes that the community as a whole notices go unpunished by repeat offenders.

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Re:San Francisco Organized Shoplifting Surge Prompts Target ... by SV_BubbleTime on Sunday July 04, 2021 @05:44PM (#27732881)

So to OP’s and my point, are you saying “everybody steals cars in WI” or are you saying that their DA doesn’t prosecute anyone for auto theft?

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Re:San Francisco Organized Shoplifting Surge Prompts Target ... by standardUser on Sunday July 04, 2021 @05:37PM (#27732823)

In the US, the police more than anyone decide who is a criminal and when, and it has always been that way.

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Re:San Francisco Organized Shoplifting Surge Prompts Target ... by readflaggedcomm on Sunday July 04, 2021 @08:20PM (#27733687)

The SF DA refuses to prosecute crimes. Police were still enforcing laws until they gave up.

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Re:San Francisco Organized Shoplifting Surge Prompts Target ... by SV_BubbleTime on Sunday July 04, 2021 @05:40PM (#27732847)

In what way is that also not selective enforcement?

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