Submitted by RainbowCrown71 t3_11bvmxn in washingtondc
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ScottyC33 t1_ja0dwdi wrote
$5,000 seems like a pretty high cutoff. Doesn’t seem like it will do anything against the majority of these events which seem to be clothing and convenience store flash mobs. At the least it should be stolen goods value and damage to property value and compensation value for the business needing to be closed for repairs.
michapman2 t1_ja0vn7q wrote
That doesn't seem too high. It's $9000 over a ninety day period, and it only applies to organized groups of shoplifters. Realistically anyone who is actually organizing a group of people to steal for such a long period of time is going to steal more than $5000 worth of merchandise.
FIFA95_itsinthegame t1_ja0hx1e wrote
Now do organized wage theft
BansheeLoveTriangle t1_ja0k5qn wrote
I bet misclassifying workers alone is more than that
Dr_Midnight t1_ja13vuy wrote
* IT workers who are almost all exclusively classified as "Exempt" while being expected to work 50+ hours a week, plus be on call, have entered the chat. *
LS6 t1_ja3m3vz wrote
(who almost certainly fall under the computer worker exemption)
[deleted] t1_ja2x7rd wrote
Good for Virginia. It will be interesting to see if this reduces the frequency of organized retail theft in comparison to what DC and Maryland are seeing, after the law goes into effect.
California seems to have gone in the opposite direction by treating thefts of less than $950 as a misdemeanor that, theoretically could result in, at most, up to 6 months in jail.
MazingerZeta28 t1_ja2sbx3 wrote
So if this new “conspiracy” law is implemented like drug conspiracy laws peripheral players are going to end up behind bars for trivial roles. I hope they are able to target the real offenders. There are a lot people behind bars for nonviolent drug offenses whose only real crime is dating an irresponsible loser.
beer_OMG_beer t1_ja2szj7 wrote
I bet this will totally stop now that it's uhh... more illegal?
luvvjemi t1_ja0ojpr wrote
damn 🫤
TheDukeofArgyll t1_ja16oya wrote
Finally, someone is standing up for the corporations
skiwhatwhat t1_ja1n6fk wrote
Though…it also helps make sure the businesses stay in the area, which benefits the rest of us…
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joe_sausage t1_ja0fq0w wrote
Won’t someone think of the Apple Stores? 😢
walkandtalkk t1_ja2fia2 wrote
"Heh heh. Fuck the capitalists. Heh heh."
— Every Brooklyn trustafarian.
Not_Cleaver t1_ja052t1 wrote
Why is Virginia news being posted here?
Actually, I know why based on the many crime posts. But it seems to be that many posters actually hate DC/the region.
RainbowCrown71 OP t1_ja0e88n wrote
Because the sub is about the DC area, not just DC. See Rule 3:
>Please keep content relevant to the people, places, and things in and about the DC area.
>
>This includes the immediate suburbs in Virginia (Alexandria/Arlington/Fairfax/Loudon)
GetReadyToRumbleBar t1_ja3ejfh wrote
It's spelled Loudoun.
Messy-Recipe t1_ja1itu9 wrote
NoVA & MoCo/PGC are just Greater DC. Someday we will achieve statehood, form an army, & take what is ours
[deleted] t1_ja2zngg wrote
From CVS
CanaKitty t1_ja0qaho wrote
What’s the point when VA cops executing people in Tyson’s for shoplifting now.
walkandtalkk t1_ja2fj77 wrote
So this is a reform bill.
RainbowCrown71 OP t1_ja03gzu wrote
TLDR: "In Virginia, where a state report found that approximately $1.3 billion in merchandise is stolen this way annually, state lawmakers approved legislation Thursday that will make organized retail theft a felony and make those convicted of the crime eligible for prison sentences of up to 20 years.
The legislation, which has the governor's support, will make it a Class 3 felony for anyone to conspire or act in concert with one or more people to steal retail merchandise with a value exceeding $5,000 in a 90-day period, with the intent to sell the stolen goods for profit."