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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^ wow, some DAs admitting that they won’t prosecute any shoplifting… wow.

How can they possibly be surprised when this is the result?[/quote]
It’s just things.  Prosecuting these victimless crimes serves no societal good.  It only serves to break up families (I thought republicans were pro-family values) and then creates at risk youth.  In effect we should decriminalize these actions so as not to affect the futures of the people caught up in it.
I’m not saying turn a blind eye, but rather create jobs and intervention programs that offer a path to dignity, a solid paycheck (coupled with UBI), and reinvest in communities that our society has neglected.[/quote]

It's not victimless.  It harms the businesses.

There DO still need to be consequences.  Being poor does not excuse stealing.  I myself lived out of my car for a while, but even then I didn't just take things that weren't mine.

I think people can make mistakes in life, we all do.  I believe if there are extenuating circumstances it could merit some potential forgiveness with restorative justice (like providing an amount of labor to the store that was robbed equivalent to the cost of the goods stolen plus the inconvenience caused to the business) - for the first time or two.  But after that, one should not be allowed to keep stealing again and again.  [/quote]

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