A Pennsylvania man was jailed last month and charged with a felony after allegedly underpaying for a bottle of Mountain Dew soda by 43 cents, a penalty due largely in part to the state's three-strikes law.
last month and charged with a felony after allegedly underpaying for a bottle of Mountain Dew soda by 43 cents, a penalty due largely in part to the state's three-strikes law.
So he actually shorted the store by 43 cents, or 29 cents for the bottle plus tax. He is being held on a $50,000 bond and faces up to seven years in prison. "For me, I would get the deterrent factor if someone’s thefts were getting worse or higher in value," said Brandon Flood, director of the state’s Board of Parole, told the news outlet."But the lack of discretion is what bothers me. It’s problematic because it doesn’t factor in the amount.
Sobolewski, 38, who is homeless and has several convictions for other minor crimes, is being charged under the state's three-strikes law for retail theft, according to the news outlet.
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