[billfor]

I live in NYC and I don't think it is safe, so there's one person that disagrees with you. Part of the problem in NYC is when you commit a low-level crime the social-justice warriors let the person back out on the street without charging them. This is why when somebody kills somebody in NYC you often hear that the person had been arrested for various things twelve times earlier. Just covering up the "un-safeness" by saying "it's safe" or citing crime stats doesn't change what people can see with their own eyes.

[goatlover]

Are you sure these people weren't making plea deals or having their cases dismissed because prosecutors can't try every single low level criminal case? I'm not sure where "social-justice warriors" comes in to play. It's the legal system making choices about what crimes are worth prosecuting.

[righthand]

This is a bail reform propaganda. If you feel unsafe because we dont put deoderant thieves in Rikers then move.

[naturalmovement]

Can't wait for all the pharmacies in your neighborhood to close because you think punishing deodorant thieves is wrong.

[kennywinker]

In your conception, the only reason any drug store is able to stay in business is because deodorant thieves are getting hard time?

If enough people are stealing deodorant to put them out of business, I think there are some big social problems that jail time isn’t going to fix.

Frankly, i’d 100% of the time rather bare the cost of shoplifters thru slightly higher prices than thru paying ~$100,000 year each incarcerating anyone who shoplifts.

There are “low level” crimes that are predictable signs of violent crime. E.g. intimate partner violence. I’d love to see those taken more seriously, even if it’s just for the downstream effects.