Experts caution use of 'looting' in describing rash of Bay Area smash and grabs

ABC 7 San Francisco ^ | 11/22/2021 | Julian Glover

[Mr.Unique]

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Bay Area police departments have called what happened at various retail stores this weekend "looting."

We saw similar crimes happen in the wake of the George Floyd protests, but are the past weekend's crimes truly considered looting?

Race and Social Justice Reporter Julian Glover is here to give us some context of looting.

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To some, the distinction may be small, but Lorenzo Boyd, PhD, Professor of Criminal Justice & Community Policing at the University of New Haven, and a retired veteran police officer, emphasized that words matter.

"Looting is a term that we typically use when people of color or urban dwellers are doing something. We tend not to use that term for other people when they do the exact same thing," said Boyd.

"As the Bay Area grapples with a wave of seemingly organized smash and grab robberies this weekend, policing and journalism analysts are cautioning against the use of the term looting," Julian says.

[Mr.Unique]

Looting isn't really looting, you racist!

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Orwellian.

[NohSpinZone]

This is what this clown is worried about? Offending looters by using the most appropriate term to describe them?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The word “looting” needs context.

Who knew?

[Red Badger]

Undocumented shoppers..........................

[The Sons of Liberty]

The stores need to hire a Biker Gang and supply them with shotguns and ammo and invite the thugs for a Black Friday “Sale”.

[DownInFlames]

Call them mobile targets.

[KC_Lion]

[Skywise]

When white people do it it’s a crime. When black people do it it’s protesting. Please to be making the proper word usage, friend.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

I agree with him. “Looting” is when mobs take advantage of riots and civil chaos to take goods.

These were highly orchestrated robberies by large criminal gangs.

[ClearCase_guy]

"Looting is a term that we typically use when people of color or urban dwellers are doing something. We tend not to use that term for other people when they do the exact same thing," said Boyd.

And when do we see other people do the exact same thing?

[Dr. Sivana]

"Looting is a term that we typically use when people of color or urban dwellers are doing something. We tend not to use that term for other people when they do the exact same thing," said Boyd.

Of course looters are urban dwellers, that's where the stores are and wheer people can maintain anonymity. Who's gonna loot in Hooterville? Uncle Joe? Mr. Haney? Billy Joe Bradley? Who's gonna buy the stolen good? Sam Drucker?

[bk1000]

“Looting is a term that we typically use when people of color or urban dwellers are doing something. We tend not to use that term for other people when they do the exact same thing,” said Boyd.”

First off, that’s a damned lie.

[Steely Tom]

What will happen to those who choose to continue to use the correct word when “describing rash of Bay Area smash and grabs” ?

[mewzilla]

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loot

It’s looting.

[cranked]

“Experts”

A dime a dozen.
Utterly worthless in this age of idiotic wokeness and libtard progressivism.

LMAOGTFO!

[sport]

Using the five finger discount plan.

[allendale]

People who tolerate this behavior should open their homes to the people that they support. Lunacy is now common acceptable behavior.

[LibertyOh]

In context - they are saying that looting is a term that almost excuses the action as occurring during another emergency - where this is “organized robbery” - I believe the intent is to point out this is more of a crime than “looting.”

[Raebie]

I actually agree with him too. Looting happens when groups of people take advantage of a chaotic situation. This is organized robbery, plain and simple.