Thanks to Prop 47 thefts under $950 will not be prosecuted, so cops will not bother showing up. Just a reminder that you get what you voted for, California! pic.twitter.com/jWUPdJzy0A
— Adam Carolla (@adamcarolla) July 20, 2021
No society can endure this and survive. California is a collapsed society. People trying to live normal, law-abiding lives are just bullshitting themselves that civilization still exists in the Golden State.
It doesn’t.
It will finally dawn on them when the very last retail shop closes due to losses.
You know you in trouble when thieves show up with a calculator…..
The point at which I will agree that it has collapsed is when we start seeing normal people walking out without paying.
All those people standing in line to check out are feeling anger and resentment. Society is dead when instead of pulling out their EBT or money they instead just push their cart to their cars without paying.
Yup. Eventually the normies will say “fuck it” and not pay either. Why pull out the credit card and pay inflation prices for groceries when you see people walking out right next to you with armfuls of stuff to sell to a fence? Just walk out the door with your groceries.
Love all the comments saying that the tweet is wrong because it’s still a crime and it’s all the cop’s/business’s fault for not reporting/showing up.
Nevermind the fact that the DA’s official policy is not to prosecute misdemeanor theft and is only now starting a few token indictments because the optics are so bad.
When the stores raise their prices/close, those same people will just blame greedy businesses/racism.
Was thinking along the same lines. It is still a crime, even if the DA does not prosecute.
However, the (un)intended consequence is because of that, the cops do not bother showing up, and the average honest citizen starts expecting more and more crime. The shop owners/managers stop caring as well, and just let the shoplifters lift. Inevitably, they have to close up due to the losses.
I was a little vague earlier on this, so lemme clarify:
What happens when shopowners and regulars kill these guys, toss their corpses out onto the street, and when the cops show up, ‘nobody saw nuthin’?.
Gonna get interesting.
@Toastrider: Not gonna happen. The expenses for handling the body would be over $950 so the police & DA will get involved. 8>)
Making a thousand bucks a day, plus food stamps, AFDC, medicaid, rent control, etc.
Living the good life….for a while.