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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (1401514)	5/4/2023 7:14:32 PM
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Walgreens Executive Says Shoplifting Threat Was Overstated A Walgreens executive said this week that the company, which cited “organized” shoplifting as a reason to close five stores in San Francisco... . nytimes.com == "This is what a woke utopia looks like. All in the name of dIvErSiTy, eQuItY, and iNcLuSiOn." That's the sound of bullshit hitting the ground. You might be thinking of some reparations which have been proposed in SF. SF police secretly stake out stores to arrest shoplifters ... sfchronicle.com Dec 16, 2022 — S.F. police are secretly staking out stores like Gap and Safeway to arrest shoplifters. Here's how the operation is going. == California Could Toughen Theft Laws To Deter Rampant Shoplifting (sfstandard.com) In an effort to curb retail theft, amplified by a number of viral shoplifting incidents, a Southern California lawmaker has introduced a bill to amend Prop. 47 and lower the threshold for what can be considered felony theft. AB 23, introduced by Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (D-Torrance) in December, would change the definition of grand theft and shoplifting from its current $950 threshold to $400. Under the bill, theft that is below the $400 threshold would be considered a misdemeanor.