[alangibson]

It's funny to see Reddit posts driving HN posts. There was a viral post about a rather video friendly lady getting politely arrested for shoplifting at Target going around today.

A surprising number of people commented about how Target had made sure they got long sentences by waiting and recording them until they would get serious charges.

[Operyl]

Target does tend to build cases, up to a certain point, so as to not waste LE time. But it’s not as much as people tend to think. If you steal a candy bar or a loaf of bread it’s just not worth it, but more? A TV? Yes.

[Avshalom]

Specifically they wait until it's enough to charge with felony theft.