Can I bargain with the Mayor?

A British national resident in Spain has been caught stealing several bottles of Russian Vodka. Spanish authorities are planning to issue an expulsion decision against him. He cannot be expelled as his behavior does not represent a serious and genuine threat to Spanish society. This example means a big problem. In fact, in USA, there is a crime prevention organization, NASP. It provides programs and technical support for retail theft with its primary focus on petty theft or non-professional consumer shoplifting - a crime generally defined as stealing merchandise from a retail store with the intent to deprive the owner of that property Facts: More than $13 billion worth of goods are stolen from retailers each year. That's more than $35 million per day. There are approximately 27 million shoplifters (or 1 in 11 people) in our nation today. More than 10 million people have been caught shoplifting in the last five years. Shoplifting affects more than the off...