In CA, we pass things like the Safe Schools Initiative
It makes stealing under $950 a non arrestable offense... just a ticket and a court date....
People get caught at Target and had over an excel sheet or PDF with their shopping list
The Ticket goes next to 10 or 20 others tickets for getting caught
Eventually they get enough failure to appear warrants and get arrested and taken in front of a judge... They plead poverty- not guilty.
the Public Defender get $400 and they do a plea deal for all charges - 180 day in County
Now County is Full
They Show up and explain that they are a diabetic, have high blood pressure, Orthodox Jew, Angina and anxiety.. etc
So Non violents get released First
Medical Non Violents get released even faster
County does not want to pay for this drunk/ junkie/ Illegal's medicines, treatment and religious diet... so they are released in 24 hours - 5 days
No increased penalties for multiple/ Habitual offenses... In Sanctuary Shithole Cities, they won't contact ICE to deport them....
Yes We are Fucked and 1/6 Americans live in NJ and CA- we export cancer....