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Back in 2014, the political leadership of California became alarmed at the rapidly rising prison population in the state. The state was also under court order to reduce the overcrowding in state prisons. The people of California set a grand objective to reduce the number of convicts in the state. Fewer people going to prison has to be a good thing -- right?

The first thing they did was pass Proposition 47 -- the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act. That sounds like something everyone would want. 58% of Californians voted in favor of the measure. There was just one problem. Reduced prison population was the objective -- not the outcome. Nothing in Prop 47 was designed to actually reduce crime. It redefined drug use and theft of property valued at under $950 as misdemeanors rather than felonies. Punishment would no longer be imprisonment, but a fine of $1,000. The objective of prison population reduction was achieved by not incarcerating criminals, rather than by eliminating criminal behavior. Perhaps the voters should have read past the title of the proposition.

> Back in 2014, the political leadership of California became alarmed at the rapidly rising prison population in the state. The state was also under court order to reduce the overcrowding in state prisons. The people of California set a grand objective to reduce the number of convicts in the state. Fewer people going to prison has to be a good thing -- right? > The first thing they did was pass Proposition 47 -- the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act. That sounds like something everyone would want. 58% of Californians voted in favor of the measure. There was just one problem. Reduced prison population was the objective -- not the outcome. Nothing in Prop 47 was designed to actually reduce crime. It redefined drug use and theft of property valued at under $950 as misdemeanors rather than felonies. Punishment would no longer be imprisonment, but a fine of $1,000. The objective of prison population reduction was achieved by not incarcerating criminals, rather than by eliminating criminal behavior. Perhaps the voters should have read past the title of the proposition.

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So if i need a new printer and live in LA, then I can go to the local Office Depot or Staples and grab a nice HP printer and walk out the door? As long as its not over $950 I will only be charged with a misdemeanor. also, since they only stop you about every 20 times you shoplift, it seems like the odds would be on my side. No wonder businesses are leaving California. They need to find a way to identify everyone who voted for this and for Gavin Newsom, and make them stay in the state. They will be unable to leave.

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Shop owners should add 1000$ to the price of every item exposed and offer a 1000$ discount at the register. It doesn't change anything for the customer, as they would pay the same price as before; but for the thiefs, even stealling a pack of gum would be a felony.

Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.

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A $1000 "Register Processing Fee" refundable at time of purchase. Too bad no one in CA will do it.

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Californians don't think. If they do, they certainly don't think like anyone else I've interacted with. When giving directions, you get on at least 1 interstate and typically it is for you to get off at the next exit.

I'm convinced this state is the test bed to see what kind of propaganda will work else where. In 2012ish, they allowed boys to compete as girls and use girls facilities and since there wasn't as much push back as expected look at what happened next. That's why trannies seemingly burst onto the scene like they did.