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Don’t be a fool, Doc! A lot of “low value” shoplifting is FELONIOUS even in Ill-in-noid.

I don't know how you can call the theft of something not exceeding $950.00 anything but a felony.

Not every crime is a felony. My sister shoplifted candy bars when she was 7. Was that a felony? You can go to jail for up to a year for a misdemeanor. A felony is for the most serious of crimes. If armed robbery and shoplifting have almost the same punishments, then you will likely see more armed robberies.

Shoplifting is a crime. Small-time shoplifting (under $100), shouldn't be regarded as a felony.

Doc, you are a freaking moron. I never said every act of shop lifting is a felony. The laws on the books determine what is a felony act of shoplifting and what is a misdemeanor act of shoplifting. You apparently cannot understand that.

If you believe small time shoplifting should not be a felony, run for the legislature in your state and change the law. Many states have laws that treat small time shoplifting as a misdemeanor but consider habitual small time shoplifting as a felony.

Your opinion on what the law should be is completely irrelevant to what the law is in Illinois. Apparently, you are unwilling to bother to read and to understand the law. As I noted above, don’t be a fool, Doc.