California Prop 36 (Retail Theft, 2024)
Rolling back Prop 47 thresholds amid a theft panic.
C · 14/24
1 · The idealist case (in its proponents' own framing)
Toughen penalties to deter organized retail theft.
2 · The realist counter-case
Critics cite weak/noisy evidence and cost.
3 · Predicted vs. measured — with caveats
Passed 68% (2024); PPIC shoplifting data noisy; LAO warned of incarceration costs.
4 · Liberty check
Trades some decarceration gains for deterrence.
5 · The real tradeoff
Politically potent, evidentiarily thin.
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