Dec 092021
I do wonder how well that would work in the real world. In parts of California, stealing less than $950 is a misdemeanor, more than $950 is a felony. The practical upshot is that local prosecutors don’t bother with going after the misdemeanor thefts, because that would require doing their jobs and that would get them accused of -ism by brainless activists. Slapping a felony-level price tag on a candy bar seems like a clever solution, but I suspect that the prosecutors would be just as diligent in letting the newly minted felons go.