114 CHAOS IN CALIFORNIA: An Oakland gas station is reeling over the destruction of their business when a flash mob of thieves ransacked the store for 40 minutes. Close to 70 people grabbed whatever they could, causing around $100K in losses. (Don't worry this is in a 3rd world country) · (twitter.com) posted 139 days ago by aslan_is_0n_the_m0ve 139 days ago by aslan_is_0n_the_m0ve +114 / -0 29 comments share 29 comments share save hide report block hide replies
…and if any one of these people were arrested, they would be released without bail just hours later.
I don't think any will ever be arrested. California has a $1,000 limit (or thereabouts) before anyone can be prosecuted for theft. It's a huge part of why so many businesses left San Francisco. It's a free-for-all.
Well, with "close to 70 people" and "close to 100K in losses", just round up the average.