Some retailers are pushing California lawmakers to create tougher shoplifting laws in the wake of large smash-and-grab robberies. “We feel a little bit like we’re under assault,” California Retailers Association CEO Rachel Michelin told The Associated Press. AdvertisementQ: Does California need stronger shoplifting laws? Current laws do not deter repeat offenders or new mob-style stealing, and we need new laws to prosecute more severely all organized group stealing as well as repeat offenders. Reforms to California laws have opened the door to these organized crimes costing businesses economic harm.

Source: The Guardian December 11, 2021 00:16 UTC