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# The lesser of two evils
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/the-lesser-of-two-evils-editor/
- Published: 2006-11-29T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T23:11:12.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Promenade, #archive-import

*By Kevin Skoglund Santa Monica*

Regarding your Crime Watch column on Friday, Nov. 24 (SMDP, page 5): The first story was of a registered sex offender caught masturbating in “plain sight” at Victoria’s Secret on The Promenade. (His) bail was set at $10,000.

The second story was of a woman who shoplifted $55 worth of items from Bay Cities Beauty Supply. Her bail was set at $50,000.

Obviously, when she saw the police, she should have started masturbating. Santa Monica considers it a lesser offense.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 29, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/112906.pdf?ref=smdp.com)