California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday bringing back tough criminal penalties targeting large-scale stealing schemes and smash-and-grab robberies.
Were they actually happening significantly in California? Valid concern if they were, of course.
However, it seems otherwise the overarching narrative from retailers that this was happening all over the country seems false.
A whole host of retailers had to turn tail last year and be like “Okay, so maybe our losses weren’t all shoplifting after all whoopsie doodles!”
It certainly wasn’t a massive concern in my homestate, so how am I to know if it’s actually a serious issue in California. I don’t follow a lot of Cali-exclusive news.
So, any native Californians able to fill us other Lemmings in on whether this is needed or a farce? If it’s needed, do you think it will actually deter these type of crimes, or do you think its just for show?
They were becoming more popular in certain areas because it wasn’t the same level of crime as say, breaking and entering into someone’s home.
Some of these gangs were staking out carousels at airports watching for equipment cases to come through, then tailing cars they were loaded into to smash and grab the contents, sometimes with people in the vehicles stopped in traffic.
This sounds like they’ll be prosecuted with a much harsher penalty now.
Were they actually happening significantly in California? Valid concern if they were, of course.
However, it seems otherwise the overarching narrative from retailers that this was happening all over the country seems false.
A whole host of retailers had to turn tail last year and be like “Okay, so maybe our losses weren’t all shoplifting after all whoopsie doodles!”
It certainly wasn’t a massive concern in my homestate, so how am I to know if it’s actually a serious issue in California. I don’t follow a lot of Cali-exclusive news.
So, any native Californians able to fill us other Lemmings in on whether this is needed or a farce? If it’s needed, do you think it will actually deter these type of crimes, or do you think its just for show?
https://abc7.com/glendale-americana-at-brand-brazen-burglary-robbery/13621756/
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/burglars-strike-rich-la-shoe-store-for-3rd-time-this-summer/
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/8-arrested-in-multi-million-dollar-retail-theft-bust-in-southern-california/
It’s pretty bad
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They were becoming more popular in certain areas because it wasn’t the same level of crime as say, breaking and entering into someone’s home.
Some of these gangs were staking out carousels at airports watching for equipment cases to come through, then tailing cars they were loaded into to smash and grab the contents, sometimes with people in the vehicles stopped in traffic.
This sounds like they’ll be prosecuted with a much harsher penalty now.