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[Jennings]

About 80 thieves ransack department store near San Francisco

Authorities and witnesses say about 80 people, some wearing ski masks and wielding crowbars, swarmed a department store in the San Francisco Bay Area, stealing merchandise before fleeing in dozens of cars

abcnews.go.com

Authorities and witnesses say about 80 people, some wearing ski masks and wielding crowbars, swarmed a department store in the San Francisco Bay Area, stealing merchandise before fleeing in dozens of cars

Two employees were assaulted and one was hit with pepper spray during what police called "clearly a planned event.”

NBC Bay Area reporter Jodi Hernandez tweeted that she saw the thieves rush into the store in the downtown shopping district in the city some 20 miles (32 kilometers) northeast of San Francisco.

“About 25 cars just blocked the street and rushed into the Walnut Creek Nordstrom making off with goods before getting in cars and speeding away,” Hernandez said on Twitter.

Theft isn't new. Even organized theft perpetrated by small groups of people is nothing new. But 80 people all ransacking a store at once? That's a big deal.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

Stores in Chicago got hit too. I think just about everyone knew there would be looting after the Rittenhouse decision.

 

[teezzy]

Stores in Chicago got hit too. I think just about everyone knew there would be looting after the Rittenhouse decision.

So shameful. As if looting a store is going to change a court decision you disagree with.

I don't understand the logic whatsoever. Don't people have jobs, or video games to play?

 

[nush]

But 80 people all ransacking a store at once? That's a big deal.

I said this just last month when the video of people rushing the VIP entrance to the Travis Scott concert. (Paraphase as I can't find the specific topic) People have learned through recent events that if enough of them rush security at once they can get away with whatever they want. It's nothing to do with Rittenhouse, media will say it is, the thieves just waited for the next opportunity to arise.

It will keep happening until the risk of getting identified and caught is raised.

 

[haxan7]

Not a peep from the media calling it looting.

 

[godhandiscen]

Not a peep from the media calling it looting.

That's the scary part here. It is becoming normalized. And when you criticize it, people say you are defending the profits of big companies while completely ignoring these events lead to the loss of jobs. San Francisco politicians are still trying to argue that Walgreens pharmacies closing had nothing to do with the increase in theft.

 

[Sgt.Asher]

As long as each one only stole under $990 there isn't a damn thing anyone can do. Theft is pretty much legal in san fran.

 

[Halo is Back]

As long as each one only stole under $990 there isn't a damn thing anyone can do. Theft is pretty much legal in san fran.

That is insanity

 

[Ownage]

Gangstas.

 

[KingGhidorah]

as long as shit show like this stay in liberal states/cities......so the liberals can experience it first hand, slowly their state/city, hang out place turn into a shit hole

 

[j0hnnix]

Damn.. Black Friday was really early.

 

[zeorhymer]

It was a Louis Vuitton store from what I know. It's fine tho, the lame ass DA won't do a thing. Cops won't do a thing. Judges won't do a thing. Let SF burn to the ground.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

As long as each one only stole under $990 there isn't a damn thing anyone can do. Theft is pretty much legal in san fran.

LOL.

Goes to show you how much they care about crime in SF. $990. If anything, you'd think any police force wanting to cut down on wasting time would make the limit maybe $50 or $99.

For $990, someone can walk out with a laptop or TV. lol

 

[Tschumi]

Eh.

Read the article, zero implication that this has anything to do with the verdict in that trial.

I took a fucking napkin from a maccas yesterday, was that a politically motivated looting incident?

And excatly how far is Kenosha from SF? Get fucked lol.

Sounds to me like some gang figured out a pretty novel method of mass-theft, wouldn't you think they would have made some kind of fucking statements about it while they were doing it if they were making a point? Banners? Chants?

Ugh, try not to be too eager to blame lefty, people, you just come off looking like you let others do your thinking for you.

as long as shit show like this stay in liberal states/cities......so the liberals can experience it first hand, slowly their state/city, hang out place turn into a shit hole

didn't wisconsin vote blue last election?

 

[haxan7]

Eh.

Read the article, zero implication that this has anything to do with the verdict in that trial.

I took a fucking napkin from a maccas yesterday, was that a politically motivated looting incident?

And excatly how far is Kenosha from SF? Get fucked lol.

Sounds to me like some gang figured out a pretty novel method of mass-theft, wouldn't you think they would have made some kind of fucking statements about it while they were doing it if they were making a point? Banners? Chants?

Ugh, try not to be too eager to blame lefty, people, you just come off looking like you let others do your thinking for you.


didn't wisconsin vote blue last election?

Essentially a thread derail.

 

[Taxexemption]

If you ask me stuff like this is corporate espionage. Why wouldnt amazon form gangs to loot their rivals for 990 worth of stuff in placea where the laws are lax and then put the contents on Amazon?

Who benefits from retailers going out of business? Like I have been saying, we are walking into a cyper punk dystopia. If a corporation wasnt behind this they soon will be behind these types of activities.

 

[Tschumi]

Essentially a thread derail.

lol why because everyone else is happily bubbling along mouthing off about it being looting and i point out that nothing in that article has said as much?

 

[haxan7]

lol why because everyone else is happily bubbling along mouthing off about it being looting and i point out that nothing in that article has said as much?

Looting does not equal a connection to a connection to Rittenhouse. Take off your foggy glasses and take a look at the actual event being discussed.

 

[Tschumi]

Looting does not equal a connection to a connection to Rittenhouse. Take off your foggy glasses and take a look at the actual event being discussed.

bro, post #1 says 'everyone knew there would be looting after the Rittenhouse decision' i dunno how else to respond to a leap like that

 

[Cyberpunkd]

I don't understand the logic whatsoever. Don't people have jobs, or video games to play?

Money for weed and booze ran out, might as well go hit the streets.

 

[haxan7]

bro, post #1 says 'everyone knew there would be looting after the Rittenhouse decision' i dunno how else to respond to a leap like that

So what. You act like you found multiple pages of Rittenhouse discussion, and blasted out paragraph after paragraph in rebuttal. It was a one line post. Making the topic about Rittenhouse will get the thread locked, and isn’t necessary to discuss and comment on what actually happened.

tl;dr read my original response.

 

[StreetsofBeige]

bro, post #1 says 'everyone knew there would be looting after the Rittenhouse decision' i dunno how else to respond to a leap like that

Youre telling me the big looting in SF and Chicago (and any other places not told on news) were completely random?

rittenhouse looting - Google Search

www.google.com

2 stores damaged, 1 hit by thieves Friday evening

Two stores sustained damage Friday night while another was targeted by thieves, Chicago police said. The thefts and criminal damage happened in the hours after the not-guilty verdict for Kyle Ritte…

www.chicagotribune.com

Gang of 80 ransacks California Nordstrom store in quick 1-minute raid

Witnesses say the large group raided the Bay Area store in under a minute. Two employees were attacked by looters and suffered minor injuries. Though most fled, police arrested three suspects.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Tschumi]

So what. You act like you found multiple pages of Rittenhouse discussion, and blasted out paragraph after paragraph in rebuttal. It was a one line post. Making the topic about Rittenhouse will get the thread locked, and isn’t necessary to discuss and comment on what actually happened.

tl;dr read my original response.

it was more than one post about it

it would be ridiculous to say i'm the one who made it a 'thing', or made this thread about it.

I guess you're saying i shoulda just let them say their opinion and all... That's probably fair, i guess i had to vent some RL so i made a point, but if this thread gets locked it'll be because the first post implied it was political, not because the nth post said it wasn't.

Edit in: Maybe this thread should get locked, if the first post was already setting a political agenda. Speaking of which...

Youre telling me the big looting in SF and Chicago (and any other places not told on news) were completely random?

rittenhouse looting - Google Search

www.google.com

2 stores damaged, 1 hit by thieves Friday evening

Two stores sustained damage Friday night while another was targeted by thieves, Chicago police said. The thefts and criminal damage happened in the hours after the not-guilty verdict for Kyle Ritte…

www.chicagotribune.com

Gang of 80 ransacks California Nordstrom store in quick 1-minute raid

Witnesses say the large group raided the Bay Area store in under a minute. Two employees were attacked by looters and suffered minor injuries. Though most fled, police arrested three suspects.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Sorry man, that kind of "you tellin' me my subjective interpretation isn't right?' approach won't get any joy outta me. I need more than that...

I certainly need more than fox news telling me it's about that for it to be about that. (don't like cnn either for what it's worth)

SUV attack in Wisconsin is a bit closer to home, this one bears watching... but I'll be fucked if I guess what's behind it before I know lol

 

[Jennings]

Edit in: Maybe this thread should get locked, if the first post was already setting a political agenda. Speaking of which...

I didn't set an agenda. Nothing in my post or the article I quoted and linked says anything about any connections to any other event other than multiple property crimes that took place in the same area the day before.

Anything added to those facts comes from people's own imaginations.

 

[Tschumi]

I didn't set an agenda. Nothing in my post or the article I quoted and linked says anything about any connections to any other event other than multiple property crimes that took place in the same area the day before.

Anything added to those facts comes from people's own imaginations.

i'm sorry mate i wasn't clear enough, i meant first reply*

 

[BouncyFrag]

Keep an eye out for random guy looting lego toys from Target.

 

[Reallink]

For some reason I thought Nordstrom was an Outdoors Clothing Brand.

 

[BadBurger]

yay people died

why is this thread still a thing?

 

[GymWolf]

As long as each one only stole under $990 there isn't a damn thing anyone can do. Theft is pretty much legal in san fran.

This remembers me of when we had a lot or roms occuping homes with pregnant women and police couldn't do anything even if they were illegaly occuping your fucking house.

Happy to see that us and italy share a great justice system that protect his citizenz.

 

[M1chl]

This is suppose to show the system? Looting of private stores. Damn what a plan.

 

[Peggies]

This remembers me of when we had a lot or roms occuping homes with pregnant women and police couldn't do anything even if they were illegaly occuping your fucking house.

How does that work? Just put your pregnant woman into another man's house and you're made for life? That's ingenious!

 

[GymWolf]

How does that work? Just put your pregnant woman into another man's house and you're made for life? That's ingenious!

Laws in italy protect bad people, it's a well known fact.

 

[fran.fernandez]

That’s like Brazil every hours no?

 

[Clear]

How does any of this stuff not lead to a really dark future?

 

[Patrick S.]

 

[Fox Mulder]

as long as shit show like this stay in liberal states/cities......so the liberals can experience it first hand, slowly their state/city, hang out place turn into a shit hole

they just move to red states and vote the same way.

 

[Richard Packer]

How does that work? Just put your pregnant woman into another man's house and you're made for life? That's ingenious!

You better watch your tone young lady. Or you're next.

 

[HoodWinked]

It probably is in some way influenced by the Rittenhouse trial. They likely planned it expecting riots to break out to use as a cover during the chaos but when no riots occurred they just did it anyways since they already planned it out.

 

[GymWolf]

How does any of this stuff not lead to a really dark future?

That's racist.

 

[Richard Packer]

 

[Azzurri]

Guys, it's just peaceful protesting.

 

[UnNamed]

Don't you know Black Lives Matter matter even more with a new IPhone and a 65inch TV?

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Sad state of the left.

 

[HoodWinked]

I don't know why I do this to myself but I read the comments on Twitter.

The smooth brains there are upset because the news is calling it looting and then like a weird cult they've all begun parroting that it is organized crime, as a way to deflect the blame. Implying to say this could happen anywhere.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

How does that work? Just put your pregnant woman into another man's house and you're made for life? That's ingenious!

I think I read somewhere UK has crazy squatting laws, like if you are not living in your home for a precise set of time in days per year or consequently someone else can move in.

 

[jason10mm]

If you ask me stuff like this is corporate espionage. Why wouldnt amazon form gangs to loot their rivals for 990 worth of stuff in placea where the laws are lax and then put the contents on Amazon?

Who benefits from retailers going out of business? Like I have been saying, we are walking into a cyper punk dystopia. If a corporation wasnt behind this they soon will be behind these types of activities.

Bezos doesn't have to organize it, just use his media outlets to push these stories and drive folks farther away from retail, plus make the problem seem national so big chains spend more on security.

Amazon really needs to be broken up.

 

[Ionian]

I think I read somewhere UK has crazy squatting laws, like if you are not living in your home for a precise set of time in days per year or consequently someone else can move in.

Possesion is nine tenths of the law. Police cannot interfere as it's a civil matter.

They can live rent free until a judge grants a warrant for a sheriff which takes time. Try to take matters into your own hands and you'd be sued beyond belief which is what most hope for.

Why it's easier and cheaper to just pay them off.

 

[AJUMP23]

Keep an eye out for random guy looting lego toys from Target.

Lego prices are high.

 

[celsowmbr]

It's called "arrastão" here in Brazil

 

[Cyberpunkd]

Lego prices are high.

You should also never buy them if you are 14+.