they catch the shoplifter
call police
then da does not prosecute
Crazy CA passed Prop 47 back in 2014
Any theft $950 or below just a misdemeanor..
Shoplifting started skyrocketing after that law passed.
Target, Walmart etc..won’t even bother to call the police anymore if small items stolen..our local Target sometimes has a “security” guy at the door. Unarmed & always very young..the last one I saw looked about 12 years old & I was thinking, thieves probably laugh when they see a kid as a security guard.