[GOPsterinMA]

They should have been cut off WAY before they got close to amounts that constitute felony theft. Not to do that rewards the bad behavior, IMO.

[discostu]

How do you “cut them off”. Library thieves don’t generally check things out in dribs and drabs over a long period of time. In general they check out a whole bunch of stuff all at once and never come back. Short of putting a cap on the dollar value everybody can check out you can’t really cut these guys off, by the time you know they’re a problem it’s too late.