Police Chief Proposes Solving Theft Like Traffic Violations - In Liepāja the Tram Already Takes Everything

State Police Chief Ruks has come forward with a revolutionary idea - to punish petty theft up to 390 euros administratively rather than sending it through criminal proceedings. It seems someone has finally understood - the current system works about as effectively as Riga public transport in the rain.

"Thieves who stole, continue to steal," Ruks noted philosophically, and here we must agree - the current system is as pointless as trying to stop a Liepāja tram with hand signals. While the prosecutor's office searches for insignificance, thieves are already planning their next raid on "Maxima".

Local Karosta resident Valdis comments: "Well, finally! Our tram takes away some little thing every day - ticket inspector, forgotten bag... Maybe they should also just get administrative fines?" True, Valdis is a bit confused - there haven't been ticket inspectors on trams since 1991.

Particularly spicy is the question about young people. It turns out that thoughtless petty theft can ruin a career. In Liepāja, career prospects are about as unclear as morning fog over the port, so maybe this argument doesn't work for us. But generally the idea isn't bad - better to pay a fine than wait half a year for the court to determine whether you really needed that magazine from the store.