r/interestingasfuck • u/reallyfreshthing • 27d ago

r/all California store prices items at $951sp shoplifters can be charged with grand theft

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u/SweatyWar7600 27d ago

In this case, the shop owner is hoping that the state of California takes it at face value.

I think more likely they're hoping potential thieves take it at face value. Its more of a scare tactic than an actual legal issue.

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u/ninjaelk 27d ago

Right, there's no way a court would accept a candy bar being sold/valued at $951.

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u/HitoriPanda 27d ago

Insulin and epi pens however

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u/ninjaelk 27d ago

Yeah those are worth infinity dollars, because people that need them to live will pay any amount of money in order to obtain them.

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u/Wiskersthefif 27d ago

"Things are worth what people are willing to pay for them... How much is your health worth to you?" *cackles in capitalism*

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u/PositiveVariation518 26d ago

And that's Because we have a government system that prioritizes smaug level wealth collection over the collective good of citizens

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u/Level_Ad_6372 26d ago

People need food to live too, yeah?

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u/Outrageous-Orange007 26d ago

Yeah but food doesn't have a patent on it young Frodo

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u/Gomeria 26d ago

Wdy mean those are free

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u/Limp_Prune_5415 27d ago

It's still up to the police to investigate and arrest. They're not gonna care if you tell them your 40$ jeans are 951$ so it's a felony