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In honor of the memory of George Floyd, those peddling social justice reform are advocating nonviolent criminal acts such as shoplifting from big box stores should no longer be a criminal offense.
George Floyd died in police custody after a corner store clerk reported he had used a fake $20 bill, a nonviolent offense so low-level that police don’t usually take people to jail for it. [A Federal crime carrying a potential 20-year sentence, according to the US Code.]
Now, as the trial over his death continues to unfold, criminal justice reform experts and diversity specialists are hoping the case will prompt retailers from small businesses to major chains to reassess how they treat Black and other minority customers and how they can handle loss prevention cases more equitably.
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