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Re:The Dubai Debt Trap by tzs on Friday February 18, 2022 @11:11AM (#30387532)
That is not the law. The law is that such theft is a misdemeanor which caries up to 6 months of jail time and a fine of up to $1000.

They are not prosecuted in San Francisco because the DA chooses not to do so.

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Re:The Dubai Debt Trap by selestify on Friday February 18, 2022 @10:12PM (#30394082)
Why does the DA choose not to?
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Re:The Dubai Debt Trap by native_samples on Saturday February 19, 2022 @06:49AM (#30396397)
Because promising not to is how he got elected. In other words, a left wing political coalition that wasn't able to get the law changed via the normal routes were able to eliminate the rule of law instead.
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