Should felony threshold be lowered back down to $500 again?

[CanadianRiverRat]

If memory serves me correctly, the threshold used to be $50 (70's & 80's i think)

 

[rickm]

Unless they have changed it, if they break in then it is totally different than if they just walk up and take it, but the way things are changing these days nothing would surprise me.

 

[Fyrtwuck]

If memory serves me correctly, the threshold used to be $50 (70's & 80's i think)

Yes it was. $49.99 and lower was Petit Larceny. $50.00 and up was a Felony. Supposedly the reason for the change was jail and prison overcrowding.

 

[HillsideDesolate]

With Ow Bidenflation is going $500 will soon be a tank of gas.

 

[Rod Snell]

Misdemeanor Crimes and Penalties in Oklahoma​

Oklahoma specifies penalties for misdemeanors on a crime-by-crime basis. The criminal statute might specify a sentence of 30 days, 90 days, or six months' incarceration, for instance. The maximum potential jail sentence for a misdemeanor is one year. If no penalty is specified in statute, a misdemeanor defaults to a maximum of one year in county jail and a $500 fine.

Examples. Here are some examples of Oklahoma's misdemeanor crimes and penalties.

• Assault: maximum of 30 days' incarceration and a $500 fine
• Assault and battery: maximum of 90 days' incarceration and a $1,000 fine
• Falsely reporting a crime: maximum of 90 days' incarceration and a $500 fine
• Reckless driving: minimum of five days and maximum of 90 days' incarceration and a $100 to $500 fine for a first offense
• Slander: minimum of 30 days and maximum of 120 days' incarceration and a $100 to $500 fine
• Obstructing emergency medical providers: maximum of six months' incarceration and a $500 fine
• Stalking offenses: maximum of one year's incarceration and a $1,000 fine
• Petit larceny: maximum of one year's incarceration and a $1,000 fine

 

[Firpo]

I certainly don't think a theft in any dollar amount, regardless of how small, should be a felony.

I absolutely agree. It’s easy to have a “send’m all to Hell” mentality and I gotta say I understand the feeling…..it’s just not practical. For a medium security prisoner in Oklahoma it costs all of us as Okies $22,650.00 per year to house them. Can you imagine how filled our prison system would be if we stuck everyone that ripped off a $20.00 shirt in the Big House? I believe Oklahoma already tops the list in our nation for per capita incarcerations and if we started doing that we’d go bankrupt in no time. Now to answer OPs question, I’m thinkin’ I’d keep it at $1,000 for now BUT what I’d do differently is I’d work the hide off of everyone who pilfered $999.99 and under. I’d have those boys cleaning spray paint off of walls and scrubbing public restrooms with toothbrushes.

 

[Snattlerake]

A simple reminder, a felony is a crime that is punishable by incarceration over 1 year in the state prison system.

A Misdemeanor is a crime punishable by imprisonment less than a year in the county jail.

 

[JEVapa]

Yes and the law should be changed where it’s legal to shoot a fleeing felon like it used to be.

You're itchin to shoot somebody ain't you?

 

[1shott]

Yes it should be lowered back to $500.

Businesses need to stop being afraid to confront thieves as well.

 

[CHenry]

The bigger question is, Should a felon remain as such after serving his sentence/time?
I say NO but it is that way and its Fing wrong.