[Ptaz]

I think it's time to dump all my stock in this company. They've lost their minds. I realize it costs resources to prosecute the small shoplifter, but if you let people get away with stealing the small stuff, what do they go after next?

[mewzilla]

Pardon one offense, and you encourage the commission of many.

Publilius Syrus

[Mark was here]

Until now, they said, Wal-Mart was the exception. “They would arrest somebody for stealing a pair of socks,” said Chief Zofchak in South Strabane Township. “I felt we were spending an inordinate amount of time just dealing with Wal-Mart.”

I would call Chief Zofchak a real jeak. They are not dealing with the store, they are dealing with the thieves. If they don't like dealing with law breakers, why in the hell are they in law enforcement, (except for their pension)?

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

will no longer prosecute first-time thieves unless they are between 18 and 65 and steal merchandise worth at least $25

Shoplifters between the ages of 18 and 65 will still be prosecuted. But the very young and the very old will get a free pass. Hmm.

[theFIRMbss]

>They've lost their minds. I realize it costs resources to prosecute the small shoplifter, but if you let people get away with stealing the small stuff, what do they go after next?

Don't worry. After
the Muslims win, we will all
be living under

Sharia. And then
the scummy thieves will get theirs . . .
(After a few years

we can all revolt,
restore our freedoms, after
clearing out the scum.)