Keep in that she had to spend money to replace other things that were in those bags.
This regime we have in America is a disgusting cesspool of freak. perverts and liars.
Keep in mind that she is a fashion designer and (I believe) those were all of her own professionally sewn, one-of-a-kind designs. It’s not like you can go buy those off the rack somewhere. I can’t believe that they put such a low value on her creations. The labor alone (never mind the value of her creativity) would exceed that paltry restitution.
The article doesn’t say if she had a hand in determining that $3,670 restitution amount. The plea bargain would have been negotiated between the DA and the creep’s lawyer. How did they arrive at that paltry figure?
That very low amount diminishes her professional worth and value. I would hate it if some court put such a ridiculously low value on my creations. I hope she could find legal recourse to claim her creations were worth 10X or 100X that amount and argue that her reputation is damaged by that low amount of restitution.