California Thieves Shocked to Learn Stealing is a Felony After Passage Ballot Measure

by Seamus Othot | Dec 23, 2024

Two Californians arrested after allegedly stealing $1,836 worth of products from various stores in Seal Beach, California, went viral on Sunday after footage showed them shocked to learn that theft is now a felony in the Golden State.

“That’s a felony,” asked one unnamed suspect, speaking on video in the back of a police cruiser.

“Bitch new laws, stealing is a felony, and this is Orange County bitch, they don’t play that’s why I asked what county it is, that’s where I went to jail last year, and had to, and got on probation for a year for stealing out of Target,” the other woman responded.

Police posted a video on Instagram featuring the song “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’” by Nancy Sinatra. The video shows a group of suspects stealing from an Ulta Beauty store and a Kohl’s store, with the amounts stolen from each store flashing on the screen.

They allegedly stole $648 in products from the beauty store and $1,188 worth of goods from Kohl’s.

The video shows police eventually arresting the suspects after a brief, on-foot pursuit. They can then be seen discussing their alleged crimes from the back seat while in police custody.

The law change mentioned by one of the suspects is the passage of California’s new Prop. 36 ballot measure, once again classifying theft as a felony.

The proposition, passed on November 5 with overwhelming support from voters, reversed a 2014 ballot proposition that downgraded various non-violent crimes from felonies to misdemeanors.

Seamus Othot is a reporter for The Maine Wire. He grew up in New Hampshire, and graduated from The Thomas More College of Liberal Arts, where he was able to spend his time reading the great works of Western Civilization. He can be reached at [email protected]

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