Editorial: California's retail theft hearings scapegoat Proposition 47
Lawmakers aren't letting the lack of useful data on the causes of retail theft stop them from pushing solutions to a problem they can't define.
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Lawmakers aren't letting the lack of useful data on the causes of retail theft stop them from pushing solutions to a problem they can't define.
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It is a scene many feel is becoming more common: targeted and elaborate retail theft impacting retailers large and small.
It is bad enough that California’s Proposition 47 already functionally legalized shoplifting in the Golden State by reducing the penalty for stealing less than $950 worth of merchandise to a misdemeanor.