California

Proposition 47 was passed in 2014 in California making stealing less than $950 a misdemeanor. The result was mass stealing by people who then sold the stolen property on E Bay. It became a business for many. The news was filled with videos showing large groups of people walking into retail stores and walking out with bags of merchandise without paying. In 2024 California passed proposition 36 which reversed prop 47 and it passed with 71% of the vote. Two questions. What were the 29% who voted to keep the free stealing law and what did the people think would happen when they voted for making stealing a misdemeanor.