[They] are trying to re-create the wild west. Gun slingers back in fashion. Lawlessness

The Wild West wasn't even this bad, FaithQ.

Common Law Justice took care of things faster.
Besides, just as you infer, everyone Packed Heat and that's why everyone really HAD to be more polite...OR...

the Offenders and the Offended went out into street and settled it in the Gunslinger way, as the Sheriff sat in his chair on the porch watching that both Sovereign Men kept it fair.

Stealing a car?

In Wild West days stealing a horse was a guaranteed hanging offense.
A Man's livelihood and life DEPENDED on his horse.

How is it different today if someone has their only car STOLEN - the one they depend on to transport their family and get to work on time?

I say the Cabal wants Law Enforcement TO GIVE UP just like they did in pre-NAZI Germany.
Where were the POLICE in Germany to stop Hitler's Brownshirts?
THEY STOOD DOWN, stopped protecting the People of Germany. Cowarded out.

THAT'S what the Cabal wants in America and everywhere. Same old Playbook.

Since "shoplifting" is against the law - why is there a dollar amount involved? If they are stealing a napkin - that is still shoplifting. Now, granted that there could be circumstances that would need to be considered. Someone needs to feed their family or they lost their job and need something to eat. But the point of the law against shoplifting is to deter people from committing shoplifting in the first place. It is unreasonable to give them a dollar amount that will be excused. First of all, most shoplifters don't bother to look at the price tag - they just stuff it and take it outside. However, when the law says they will just look the other way on lesser dollar amounts - they are encouraging the shoplifting to continue. And do the lawmakers realize that the shoplifting will only escalate with time? DUH - these people are so STUPID.

Brandy IT'S DISGUSTING.
I had SERVICE businesses, but burglary was ALWAYS a concern. Back in those days, we had GREAT Police protection. I lived 4 minutes from my shops, when the Alarm went off, I met the Cops there at the edge of the Property same time, so response times to an ALARM was 4 minutes. (It was always a cat or bird! 😂) I knew all our Police officers. Once crooks stole my Dad's truck, and they found it within 20 minutes parked in the back of a local hotel (waiting for heat to dissipate)! Was great!

NOW, my wife was at the health store. 2 guys come in. Put $950 worth of stuff in 1 cart each AND WALK OUT! Employees screaming at them and the Robbers say, "We gotta eat, too!" They stole supplements! No Police response! (My wife was armed, but glad she didn't intervene - Police wouldn't have come!)

I have a temper.
I probably woulda smashed into their getaway car/van with my truck and pinned it in the parking lot. PRIVATE PROPERTY. Cops can't write tickets. OOPS! SUE ME!