Video detection of theft now is in 4th/5th? generation and is using AI and shit. In shitty states with no privacy laws it is the wild, wild west atm. Anything goes.
Some systems can algorithmically search for theft on old footage and add your face to a in-house database that may or may not be shared with other companies/countries/CIA.
Doesn't really matter though, the US jail system is huge but if every county and city took every petty theft to jail - just for one day - the whole system would break down. It is mostly theater to make shareholders and corp types happy. In the real world, theft has never been easier.
Video detection of theft now is in 4th/5th? generation and is using AI and shit. In shitty states with no privacy laws it is the wild, wild west atm. Anything goes.
Some systems can algorithmically search for theft on old footage and add your face to a in-house database that may or may not be shared with other companies/countries/CIA.
Doesn't really matter though, the US jail system is huge but if every county and city took every petty theft to jail - just for one day - the whole system would break down. It is mostly theater to make shareholders and corp types happy. In the real world, theft has never been easier.