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Eugene DePasquale: “There has been some DAs that have not made [retail theft] a…”

Featuring: Eugene DePasquale, Former Candidate, Pennsylvania Attorney General

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But you know, the ones that are most dramatic or dramatically impact on the retail theft be small businesses. Certainly from the retail side of it, some of your shopping centers, et cetera. There has been some DAs that have not made [retail theft] a priority. That's why it has been given to the Attorney General to crack down on this. This I will make it a high priority. I know what this does to businesses, but it also costs workers jobs because if it jacks up your insurance rates, that money is coming from somewhere. (32:29–32:37)

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Asserts that some District Attorneys have not prioritized retail theft, leading to Attorney General involvement.

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