A few moments later, the footage showed a dark-colored car driving away.
“They didn’t even run out, they walked out,” Los Angeles Police Department Sgt. Jerretta Sandoz explained. “And so, that’s sending a message that we, the criminals, are winning.”
She also blamed the incident on Proposition 47 which minimized criminal sentences for certain non-violent crimes including shoplifting.
“If they’re caught, they’re probably given the equivalent of a traffic ticket,” she noted, adding, “So it’s not taken seriously.”
In June 2018, Breitbart News reported a study by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) found voter-approved Proposition 47 had increased property crimes by nine percent:
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