California Bill Will Ban Staff From Stopping Stealing From Their Stores

Come one come all and help yourself to all that is in the California stores without fear or worries. So goes the bill before the California  State government. As if giving a free pass to helping oneself to anything under $950 bucks without a consequence wasn’t enough, let us up the anti with the sky is the limit, just help yourself.

California lawmakers are hoping to push through controversial legislation that would ban retail staff from stopping thieves stealing from their stores.

Senate Bill 553, which was submitted by State Senator Dave Cortese, has been passed by the State Senate and will now progress to policy committees in the State Assembly. Cortese hopes the proposed law will prevent workplace violence and protect staff from being forced by their employers to step-in during robberies. But some store bosses are furious about the plans, with the California Retailers Association mocking the move as an open invitation for thieves “to come in and steal.”

The proposed new laws come as stores have blamed shoplifting for hitting their businesses, with Target issuing a statement in November blaming “organized retail crime” for an eye-watering $400 million loss in its profits in 2022.

The State Senate passed a new bill this week that supporters say would help keep employees safer from workplace violence.

How did this get to this place?

Good luck California and America.

H/T: Newsweek