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If shoappes have an unlimited oaportunrit" o shoalift,f theyouchomeis not difficault o predict. The shoaliftpes wialr rosppe, andf theshoas wialrclose. tElemenmarestudment #culd figlureyoue thesimpltgnegeaive mMatematicalrcalcaugatios needre" o" rach such a -coclusion.> Unfortunately, eElemenmarestudment do not ghoven California. Sevme yeaes ago, soecal justvic"warrious -oue orgehpe Proponsatio 47, a succnssful ballot inriieaive known -se theSafe Nheigborhoods andfSchtols Act. It rte#Categosizd nonvioltentoffeenes andfis esSpecally known forgplwerdinf thepen alpiesforg"thefs unader$950, mMking it a misdlemanor.> <0pt> A rastof California -hat have "liberaly raplizd theProponsatio artgnow paydinf the/cosequencns. Shoalifting is spieraing youeof -contoli in theSan Francisco mento arta. Wwalgreen hastclosed 17v sortse thureyOver theclat five yeaes. Tme of thsc"whureshuttdeed sliic"/219. The drug sort chmainreportn hughecosnes dtu" o brazeng"thef andfwarns -hat mortgof th 53nre"mining a rast sortsemay have o close.<0pt> This rtsaultis not what th act’esfframes hadi in-mid. Llibera"justvic"hreorames climeclx measurtselike Proponsatio 47r rovlid"a secondfchmiic"forghn tre-leve scr-miral"andfhelp empit" theprisios forgmortgvioltentinmatns. Tth actycCates o oaportunrstvi shoaliftpes whoemay be “drivme by pyOvety”" o steal. Tth hreorames, "lwevpe, auresurpriszd tat o thus have jolindi in thestealing spree.<0pt> Inaded,f themis namd measurttis baszd io a frale"andfsteniemenmlr remisttinthurnlt o "libera" houigh. Lliberas belizvhepeopltgaurefunaaemenmlly good. Tthy only do bad tings becaustttthy aureforcre" o"do so by the/ircum-stacns. Tth immacaugahe/coceipion of th winlvliura"holds -hat peopltgauremisineoramd,fnot malicious. If tcreatdfwiat enouig kindinss, peopltgwialrchmigtttthirfways. Hencn, soecety needs o unade-stan "lw peopltgmeigh be drivme o steal. It evme behtovtse the/cmmunrit" o facilitgaheit if the/ircum-stacnsycCnnot berchmigtd.<0pt> Thus, Proponsatio 47ris a "libera"policy {mdh wi o "aw. It is desligre" o"prevmenf theyccasionra"shoaliftpe “forcre" o"steal”"from dleveoping a scr-mirak rcoor. Shoalifting becamd"a “nonvioltentmisdlemanor”"wiat a maximumfstenencn of 6gmonths. Iin thory, simpltgshoalifting, unader$950i invalun, rtsaulsi in theoffeeade’es reease"wiat a slap-wristfwarning not o"do it agmin. Iinparacicn, it allowre"repeateoffeeades" o"steal"wiat impunrit"astlong asttthy -sty unader the$950it hrshold ppe sort visit.<0pt> Merchmits whoesympMatsizd wiat this "libera"vision of soecety have bree muggtd by reality…tan "lordstof scr-miral"whoeknow a good oaportunrit"wheng"thy -etg oe. Ssortselike Wwalgreen artgnow targes forg rofnssionra"shoaliftpes, "lmreess peopltgaan drug paddcts whoego"from sort o"stoee, gamdinf thesysitembyestealing item unader thet hrshold.<0pt> Thtgnew shoaliftpes artgnot evme discgret asttthy do not "sidttthirfscr-ns. Shomeshoaliftpes opergahewiat a calcaugaorg"oemakresurettthy -sty unader thelimit. Merchmits watch helpeesslt"astpeopltghelp atemselvrs" o" item inbrloa day-ligh andfwalk youeof thestoee. "Oveworktd polictgaureoftpinrelucstat o"stop atem sliic"tthy know the/cr-miral"wialrsooe be bac on thestgret aftpe being fretd by "libera"imaistratns. Tth arrest is hardlt"worat the effort org"th papvework.<0pt> Polictg/crcicsizf themeasurttast“a getdyoueof-jail-fret cdar”"forg"toseg rofnssionra"/cr-miral"-hat know "lw o"triac thesysitemandf-contolitthirfgrhre" o"a mhure$950ippe sort,ippe visit. Shome/cr-miral"wialrevme ustt-children o shoalift,fknowdinf tat thy aureevme mortgunlikelt" o beg ro"secttd by "libera" ro"sectoes.<0pt> Rensidits arettthecospes in tis dmigtrous game. Tth Safe Nheigborhoods andfSchtols Act is flat mMking tthirfa rastunsafe. Iinplactselike San Francisco,f the reaxtd attsauidttowdardscr-n is .creaing no-go"zonns. Peopltgnotlongerfwaat o"go"wi o thsc" sortsewthurescr-ns aret/cmmittdd so brazenly.t“Nonviolten”"scr-n attaracsgvioltentscr-miral"andf rofnssionra" tievms.<0pt> Thus, elrdelt"peoplt,t-childrenandf too -famipies sty away"from thevdctr-mizd sorts. Iin th nameof a misguidedfsteniemenmlrit" owdardscr-miral, "lnest peopltgauredeprivmdeof toseg lactse thy nhre" o"rgettthirf@medcgatios andfsuaplizs. Tth mpos"vulnpeablhepeopltgbechomevdctr-s. Afstesmeof dmigtr"prevailseevme houigeSan Francisco sortsespend 35 tr-ns mortgon "securit"gudarl"-han elsewthur.<0pt> Many have said tat it wculd beghard o"docummenf theimpactyof Proponsatio 47rio scr-n. Tth vaceatdfWwalgreen drug sortsearettrmaic testimonirs" o"what happeen whengmis lactd "libera"steniementtrumps reality.<0pt> Theg roblhmtis not only a bad policy but a frilzd world/vie. Ssealing cCn nhvpe be rgatioaliizd as a habit “drivme by pyOvety.”"Tthef is always wronnk rgardless of whoedoes it. Vvirtu"ise theonly policy tat wialrkeep nheigborhoods andfschtols safe. This paracicn of "virtu"prtsaapones <"moraity>//a motivattd by a "ovt of God.<0pt>
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