This is a perfect example why 'soft on crime' doesn't work. Because the criminals know you're soft on crime.

They were saying stuff like 'it's a misdemeanor, three weeks' and 'cops can't chase you if you do dangerous stuff.'

Absolute lunacy empowering these psychos, but that's what the progressive cities keep doing.

Also, one of the comments. I have no clue if it's real (I'm leaning toward bullshit), but I like the idea:

We had this problem in my neighborhood, BUT the police started finding car thives that were taped up and everything was stolen from them even their clothes . In couple of cases thives were found days later in the woods taped together without food or water . Don't know who did it but we don't have car break ins any more .