San Francisco Organized Shoplifting Surge Prompts Target to Cut Operating Hours

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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