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by maxwell 1582 days ago
Agreed, the lack of fines or jail time in some localities does seem to be a critical piece of the business model.

Here in Maine, our max fine of $1000 and/or a jail sentence of up to 180 days for theft sounds about right, but in turn I'm supportive of efforts to lower the local incarceration rate: https://www.prisonpolicy.org/profiles/ME.html