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Re:Retailers are spending millions to combat organized theft... by pjc50 on Friday September 03, 2021 @05:27PM (#28409622)
Unintentional consequences of the California three strikes law perhaps? Prosecutors unwilling to hand out mandatory 25 year sentences for petty theft?
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Re:Retailers are spending millions to combat organized theft... by liber8 on Friday September 03, 2021 @06:03PM (#28409919)
This is not how the three-strike law works. You don't get a life sentence for petty theft.

Under Penal Code section 667(e), you can receive a life term if you are convicted of a serious or violent felony AND you have twice before been convicted of serious and violent felonies. See https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio...

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Re:Retailers are spending millions to combat organized theft... by hncommenter13 on Saturday September 04, 2021 @02:17AM (#28412554)
That is how the law works after it was amended in 2012.[1] From the time of adoption in 1994 until 2012, even relatively minor crimes could result in a life sentence.[2]

[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/27/us/california-convicts-ar...

[2] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-archives-steven-bell-the-bic...

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Re:Retailers are spending millions to combat organized theft... by Stronico on Friday September 03, 2021 @05:53PM (#28409845)
Nice catch actually
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