The odds are better than even that these “good folks” were part of a gypsy clan.
Ex was a GIA certified gemologist/jeweler. Even back then, gypsies would do smash & grabs as a family. All the jewelers were warned just to let them have whatever they wanted because they’d maim or kill you if you tried to stop them.
Do gypsies qualify as oppressed minorities?
Anyway, they do home kick burglaries the same way such that in some cases the homeowner is faced with shooting the little kid or not as they use their own kid as a “hostage” backing away.
Typically the women are also armed and know how to aggressively fight, not just their men.
They generally stake out a location (home, office, shop) and move in for the kill when they outnumber the occupants.
If one does get yelled at, the others from different points inside the room will attack, then they will all run out in different directions.
That clerk is worse than useless!
That is some fatazz Travelers.
Gypsies. Guess what, they steal.
One thing I noticed is how easy the thieves were able to just slide the door open to steal the jewels. Most jewelers I have been to lock the door so you need a key to open the sliding door. Makes me think the jewels were not very valuable?