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Re:One Store’s Decision to Leave San Francisco over Crime by yakshaving_jgt on Thursday October 27, 2022 @08:48AM (#33356694)
Isn't it because the law changed?

https://www.hoover.org/research/why-shoplifting-now-de-facto...

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Re:One Store’s Decision to Leave San Francisco over Crime by jeffbee on Thursday October 27, 2022 @09:05AM (#33356875)
No, that's just right-wing propaganda. The threshold of felony theft was raised to $950. Before and after that change, California had one of the lowest thresholds in the nation. In Texas, for example, the threshold is $2500. So crime in California can't be explained by the change.
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Re:One Store’s Decision to Leave San Francisco over Crime by augustuspolius on Thursday October 27, 2022 @10:25AM (#33357911)
Not sure if comparison to Texas is appropriate. Gun laws and property protection laws are very different there and act is a big deterrent for such crimes.
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Re:One Store’s Decision to Leave San Francisco over Crime by TMWNN on Thursday October 27, 2022 @03:50PM (#33363068)
The difference is that in Texas and other states, misdemeanors are still prosecuted. In San Francisco, DA Boudin *did not*.
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