Crime Flash Mob Theft Trend Thread

[GearSolidMetal]

Calling these mass thefts 'flash mobs,' is like the UK media referring to all the members of rape gangs as 'asian.'

 

[JAEGERX]

11% of the US population, but 37.5% of the US prison population.

https://www.bop.gov/about/statistics/statistics_inmate_race.jsp

Sounds about right.

No wonder the democrats want to let convicted criminals vote lmao

 

[loyalyolayal]

Calling these mass thefts 'flash mobs,' is like the UK media referring to all the members of rape gangs as 'asian.'

Let's call right leaning people Nazis while we're at it.

I love labels.

 

[syct23]

Different culture,

Easy to judge...

 

[Joe265]

A lot of beta males in this thread. Some people have no idea how their mind works. Passive aggressiveness is maybe the #1 bitch emotion. The only thing you’re accomplishing is making it harder for yourself to become a complete man.

 

[Senzo Tanaka]

The fact that they could organize that many people to rob and trash the place is the scary part. It's not 10 people but closer to 50.

 

[waiguoren]

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Is this a primarily a problem for policymakers (Democratic Party position) or primarily a problem of lack of family values?

 

[WhiteMousse]

Undoubtedly picking up supplies to update their resumes

 

[Gregolian]

I'm so confused as to why. Did Philly have some massive natural disaster I'm not aware of?

Like I get why looting will happen after massive hurricanes, tornadoes and city wide riots but just randomly 60 teenagers doing it? I'm confused.

 

[waiguoren]

Right wing circle jerk incoming

What is the solution (policy or otherwise) to the problem in the video?

 

[Trotsky]

The CVS-Walgreens war rages on.

I'd be lying if I said I didn't laugh at seeing that pretty much all of them were seen sprinting out with something super cheap and meaningless like a bag of chips or a bottle of Gatorade.

What is the solution (policy or otherwise) to the problem in the video?

Tax cuts for the rich imo. Maybe add on some vague references to family values.

 

[Bubzeh]

Imagine my shock at opening this thread and seeing the thumbnail.

 

[tinker_190]

What is the solution (policy or otherwise) to the problem in the video?

There is no policy solution that is going to prevent every single crime. Just track them down and arrest them for the crimes they committed like any other crime.

 

[Seano]

Its almost as though a generation of people with no accountability has backfired on us.

 

[Higus]

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Is this a primarily a problem for policymakers (Democratic Party position) or primarily a problem of lack of family values?

I'd like to hear the thought process behind trying to associate this to the Democratic Party or Policy.

 

[waiguoren]

There is no policy solution that is going to prevent every single crime. Just track them down and arrest them for the crimes they committed like any other crime.

Would this have happened if the minors in the video had come mostly from good families?

 

[WhiteMousse]

Would this have happened if the minors in the video had come mostly from good families?

There is no policy solution that is going to prevent every single crime. Just track them down and arrest them for the crimes they committed like any other crime.

I agree that we cannot prevent every single crime from happening. I think he's pointing out that Zebby's only response in the face of criminal activity is to turn it around and try to somehow point out a negative thing about the person reporting the crime, rather than address the crime itself.

It is pretty glaring. He has no solutions because he's incapable of properly identifying the problem.

 

[tinker_190]

Would this have happened if the minors in the video had come mostly from good families?

I can't say with absolute certainty yes or no, but I do recognize that a strong nuclear family that teaches good values and serves as a safety net for its members certainly goes a long way in preventing criminal behavior.

Or, more appropriately, a lack thereof is definitely correlated with criminal behavior, at least. But with that being said, I don't know how you legislate for that.

 

[Madmick]

I'd like to hear the thought process behind trying to associate this to the Democratic Party or Policy.

I'm ambivalent about this comment.

On the one hand, it's sensible.

On the other, well, the Democrat's own endless racism-by-correlation logic & rhetoric might suffice. So far nearly every flash mob theft I've seen like this over the years, dating back to the Apple store grabs, has involved almost exclusively black people. Blacks vote Democrat by a ratio of ~90%, don't they? I'm sure there's some remarkably stupid insight buried in this correlation that a Democrat would find sublime.

It would seem if it's kosher to call voter suppression that doesn't actually directly target people by skin color "racist" by correlation of those who it has practically effected, then it needs to be fair ball to look at these trends, and ask, "Why?" Sometimes there are matters of policy at stake. Sometimes there are matters of culture. I'm reminded of those who insist it's racist for merchants to more aggressively maintain vigilance against blacks, and yet when the rates of shoplifting per capita are presented confirming how much more likely merchants are to face "shrinkage" from blacks, this will be ignored by many who previously insisted the merchants were being racist.

However, before we get to the why, it's important to first establish an ethnic correlation to this phenomenon. This is anecdotal. Statistics would be interesting.

 

[HockeyBjj]

Would this have happened if the minors in the video had come mostly from good families?

What is a policy that can enforce "mostly good families" tho? This is a forum about government and politics, and any change like that has to come from the actual community. No amount of legislation can cause a positive change there imo.