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Karen Bass: “These are crimes that are significant. They are felonies…”

Featuring: Karen Bass, Democratic | Mayor of Los Angeles | California

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass Discusses Homelessness, Federal Waivers, and City Challenges

Published | Video Starts at 05:47

And I will tell you that just the other day, they made 11 arrests. And so These are crimes that are significant. They are felonies. They are not misdemeanors. And one of the things that we need to look at, though, rest assured, they are not selling $10,000 purses in poor communities. They are selling those purses online. (05:47–05:52)

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Asserts that retail theft crimes are classified as felonies, not misdemeanors.

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