[sneak]

> We haven't legalized shoplifting for sums under $950 before.

One of the main reasons for this is because mobile phones keep getting more expensive, and high school kids frequently steal other high school kids' phones. The limit keeps getting raised so that 18 year olds don't end up with felonies on their record.

[TurkishPoptart]

That is not related to why stores like Target, Rite Aid, etc. continually get looted in San Francisco and other west coast cities.