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Re:Retailers are spending millions to combat organized theft... by josephcsible on Saturday September 04, 2021 @12:31AM (#28412089)
> Losers here an alarm sound and a voice telling them to buzz off on penalty of jail.

If they're not going to jail for openly shoplifting, why do you think they'd go to jail for this?

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Re:Retailers are spending millions to combat organized theft... by michaelmrose on Saturday September 04, 2021 @12:39AM (#28412133)
Forcing your way into a place to commit a crime is automatically a felony in almost all states. This is true even if the planned crime would be a misdemeanor.
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Re:Retailers are spending millions to combat organized theft... by josephcsible on Saturday September 04, 2021 @12:42AM (#28412144)
Why does it matter whether it's a misdemeanor or a felony, if Chesa is going to drop the charge either way?
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Re:Retailers are spending millions to combat organized theft... by michaelmrose on Saturday September 04, 2021 @12:46AM (#28412156)
At some point the government actually has to enforce the law. There is no system that can be imagined that obviates that.
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Re:Retailers are spending millions to combat organized theft... by josephcsible on Saturday September 04, 2021 @12:52AM (#28412174)
That's exactly my point. But once we have a prosecutor who actually prosecutes criminals, then the crime levels will reduce without needing the phone ID system.
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Re:Retailers are spending millions to combat organized theft... by _lazlo on Sunday September 05, 2021 @06:54AM (#28423234)
You’re making a mistake in thinking something has to happen. It may not, and things may just continue to go downhill.
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