A Chinese man imitated the “zero dollar purchase” robbery and faced 15 years in prison. (Image/Pexels)
California passed Proposition 47 last year, agreeing to change several crimes that were originally felonies to misdemeanors, including “shoplifting valued at less than $950.” Hence the emergence of “zero dollar shopping” ) terms. However, a Chinese man recently suspected that he wanted to imitate “zero dollar shopping” and entered a dessert shop in San Francisco with a gun to rob. Although he only took away $100, he faced a 15-year prison sentence.
The San Francisco Standard reported that the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office recently stated that a 26-year-old man named Haoli Weng (transliteration) walked into the 1400 block of Ocean Avenue in San Francisco on the 4th. Avenue, and pulled out a semi-automatic pistol and pointed it at a clerk behind the register and demanded money.
Surveillance footage showed that Weng Haoli walked behind the counter from the side, pointed a gun at the clerk, and then rummaged through the drawers for money. During this period, he kept pointing the gun at the clerk. There were no other passengers in the store at the time. In the end, he got away with $100. . The prosecutor said that on January 17, a witness recognized Weng Haoli and called the police. Weng Haoli was subsequently arrested and put in jail without bail until February 1 to attend a court hearing.
The report pointed out that Weng Haoli was charged with second-degree robbery and illegal possession of a firearm. According to the California Penal Code, second-degree robbery refers to the use of a deadly weapon such as a firearm during a robbery. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins emphasized, “Armed robberies are horrific, and I will do everything in my power to ensure that accountability is held and the suspects face consequences in this case. I am grateful to the witnesses who came forward and those who made the arrests.” San Francisco police.”
It is understood that Haoli Weng is expected to attend a preliminary hearing in San Francisco Superior Court on February 1. If convicted, he will face 15 years in state prison. California passed Proposition 47 last year. As long as the value of the goods stolen by the robber is less than US$950 (approximately NT$30,532), it is a misdemeanor. In the case of limited police enforcement capacity and prison capacity, In this situation, the incident usually goes unsolved, hence the term “zero-yuan purchase” was derived.
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2024-01-29 09:06:12
