Democrats went easy on shoplifters instead of dealing with the theft epidemic during the 2023 legislative session, one liberal lawmaker who pushed for a crackdown admitted.
that would have charged a shoplifter convicted of a second such crime within two years with a grand larceny in the fourth degree, a Class E felony that could be a bailable offense.
He continued, “We have a serious shoplifting problem and I think we have to do more in that regard. It’s a real issue we should address,” Dinowitz added.pints of high-end“There has to be a broad consensus. Not everyone is interested in creating tougher penalties,” moderate Democrat Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz told The Post.“It’s an insult to us. We have to wait another year for action. The legislators don’t want to touch the criminals.
That bill, sponsored by state Sen. Jessica Scarcella Spanton and state Assemblyman Manny De Los Santos, a Democrat who represents the northern Manhattan neighborhoods of Washington Heights and Inwood, also got blocked. “What are you going to do? Wait 100 years to do something about it? How do you spell bupkis,” Catsimatidis said.
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