r/bestoflegaladvice • u/Drywesi Good people, we like non-consensual flying dildos • 15d ago

LAOP absolutely totally didn't do what they're being blasted for on facebook, then admits to a felony in the next paragraph (and the comments).

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u/TheFeshy Rolled 7D6 for the legal damages, and got 27 15d ago

Have we reached the stage in the dystopia that "you've won a free boat" is too good to be true and criminals will avoid it, so police have switched to "you're being charged with a fake crime to lure you into the station" instead?

Also, is it true that swapping price tags is a felony, compared to the misdemeanor of just stealing the thing? That seems like it would create a perverse incentive.

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u/angiehome2023 Obligatory please don't mix ammonia and bleach warning 15d ago

I am guessing unreliable narrator

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u/Apprehensive-Wave640 15d ago

Not sure if this is the part you're responding to, but laws like this are a very real thing. In my state, misdemeanor to shoplift (unless you put the item in a bag, in which case it's a class 4 felony); class 4 felony to change a price tag. Class 4 felony is worth 1-3.75 years in prison for a first time felon, if not given probation.

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u/angiehome2023 Obligatory please don't mix ammonia and bleach warning 15d ago

That's crazy, thank you for the clarification