Mike Garcia: “Prop 47 turns felonies into misdemeanors and then…”

“Right. And something that I've been very passionate about is this Prop 47 issue in California. As you know, Prop 47 turns felonies into misdemeanors and then misdemeanors into slaps on the wrist. And because of that, we're seeing a lot of petty theft in these smash and grabs and small businesses getting robbed pretty much on a daily basis in some cases.” (00:53–00:59)

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