Are You A Petty Criminal? Canada Just Stopped Prosecuting Minor Crimes

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-05-31/are-you-petty-criminal-canada-just-stopped-prosecuting-minor-crimes

"Thanks to a 'crumbling justice system' which has forced courts prioritize crimes by seriousness, Canadian prosecutors are now letting petty criminals walk free for crimes such as shoplifting, minor assault and fraud, according to the CBC."

so the shopkeepers will just have to do a "minor assault" on the shoplifters as a detterent?