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Here in California if the value is less than $950 it's a misdemeanor. Law enforcement isn't going to put much effort into a misdemenor. If law enforcement doesn't put in the effort there isn't going to be anyone to prosecute. Even if they did, it's just a misdemenor and not much would happen to the thief anyway. Store employees just about everywhere are told not to try and stop them. Many places even threaten to fire enployees if they get involved. The product is insured and someone getting hurt could be very expensive.

So yeah, don't use a weapon, don't hurt anyone and you can shoplift from the same store over and over and over without any real consequences, in most cases. I would see the same people coming in to steal shit on a regular basis when I was doing security at Home Depot.