This isn’t a “flash mob”. This is definitely organized crime.
this post was submitted on 13 Aug 2023
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Yes, but 'flash mob' sounds like something the scary young people do!
RICO?
I can't even get 10 people to show up for a birthday party, but they can organize 20+ for a robbery. Feels bad.
show up for a birthday party
That's because only one person gets gifts at a birthday party.
You don't give out party favors? Not even one of those things you blow into and it unrolls? Stingy.
I wish they'd stop calling these "flash mobs". It's 100% organized.
Are you under the impression that ordinary flash mobs aren't organised? You think it really is 10-30 people randomly singing some inspirational song?
No, they're saying these aren't random people who all saw the same social media post to rob the mall. It's organized, as in organized crime.
I'm sure those designer bags and clothing will be a nutritious meal for dozens of starving families struggling to get by. Goddamn ridiculous.
NBC Los Angeles reports that they used bear spray on the guard(s) (OP's article mentions one, NBC states two) in case anyone's curious. Not something I'd recommend trying more than once, hope they're doing all right.
You know you can sell that stuff for food right?
I'm not condoning what they did, I would love to see them get arrested.
But your comment is just poorly thought it
I recognize that goods can be sold, yes. I stand by my comment though, this was a shitty thing to do and unfortunately, internet sarcasm and sympathy for the victims is all I have to offer.
Horrifying, bear spray is to pepper spray as a Carolina reaper is to a habanero. That soon-to-be-unemployed man will have nightmares for years.
No. Bear spray is actually weaker than regular pepper spray.
How? Bear spray has 1.5x the spice, twice the force, and twice the concentration in-air.
Hmm. I suppose you're right. I had read that it was less effective a while ago, but maybe it's due to it being a wider spread vs targeted.
It really depends on the bear spray, there's a lot of variation between different products.
According to his biography, Ice-T was a pioneer in this type of robbery back in the late 80s. They used to hit mall designer stores, I remember seeing video of a couple of them on the news. These items are easy to sell, and some of the most lucrative things you can steal because of that.
At one point, a security guard who tried to intervene was attacked with a chemical spray
Damn, how much is the person getting paid? Aren't they supposed to just report it and not intervene? I mean like what do you expect one person to do against a large group of people like that. Do they even get some sort of work injury compensation if they get injured like that?
I used to buy weed in Canoga Park before it was legal.
Just so everyone knows.
These same clowns are going to cry and complain when these local stores shut down and leave the area without any jobs and no ability to do local shopping. This is how "food deserts" happen and how downtown areas become a ghost town.
Not sure why you are getting downvoted.
What’s worse is when there are no stores in that area, the organized crime will expand to other areas.
Because there are some kooks on Lemmy that have this attitude that "well the company is just going to use insurance to pay for those items, so it's barely even considered theft if you take from a big company".
Mix that in with anti-work and anti-corporation sentiment and they could probably justify this shit.
I’ve always been pretty anti-coporation but I don’t steal or makes excuses for thieves, I just don’t spend my money there.
And I'd totally agree with you as much as is realistic. Sure, trying to get some 20% off coupon or some clearance deal and sticking it to the man that way is one thing.... literal theft is scummy.
I don't think stealing from Nordstrom at the mall is displacing local grocery stores, but you go ahead.
Oh so you think these clowns draw the line at LV purses and ugly shoes?? Yeah ok. Same pieces of trash that do this, will also be willing to hit up some grocery store and steal all the baby formula or other high value items.
And when regular folks see this shit happening, it makes them want to visit all those areas less which creates a downward spiral for businesses and ultimately jobs as companies say "fuck this" and close up shop.
And that still doesn't create food deserts. You don't understand what a food desert is.
Food deserts are created when Walmart sets up shop and undercuts a dozen smaller groceries sending them out of business, meaning that anyone who wants groceries now needs a car to get across the giant government mandated parking lot.
Theft has nothing to do with it and your attempts to link the two are pathetic.
If you think that it's only Walmart that puts shops out of business, you're utterly clueless.
What makes you think these thieves are local?
If I was going to steal from somewhere, I wouldn't do it where someone might recognize me.
So they flew in from Utah or Idaho?
Or, you know, they were from a completely different part of SoCal.
They were wearing masks so I doubt that’s an issue.