Remember that total no-brainer proposal in Sacramento to make it easier to prosecute car break-in suspects? You know, the one that would count a smashed window as evidence that the car was, indeed, broken into? Well, in the land of brainless politicians, even no-brainer pieces of legislation sometimes go nowhere. This bill — as obviously worthy as it was — failed. California law now states that smashing a window and stealing items from inside a car can be charged as felony burglary only if prosecutors can prove that the car’s doors were locked. If not, it’s misdemeanor theft.

Source: Car break-in crackdown bill made perfect sense. California lawmakers killed it – SFChronicle.com