No jail time for petty shoplifting. Same with small amounts of drugs, sex workers... This is probably staged to incite a small minded audience. Philly has similar laws. If its real, that's a minimum wage security guard. If that had been a real cop, that bike boy would be in the hospital getting stiches. He'd be taken in, processed put in a cell 24-36 hours, released ROR without bail and get a court date set. Yes the prosecutor wouldn't charge them pending they pay a fine. If it were second offense they'd be placed on probation and put into the system. Violation of probation puts your ass in jail.

Where did this take place? Is it real or staged? When did it take place? What's the name of the store?

So what's your solution?

No free pass in Austin.