Posted on 09/26/2022 8:33:37 AM PDT by mikelets456
A group of about 100 people ransacked a Wawa convenience store in Northeast Philadelphia on Saturday night, and the crimes were recorded and posted on social media, police said.
Philadelphia Police say they’re reviewing the video of "juveniles" breaking and stealing items inside the store on Roosevelt Boulevard at Tyson Avenue around 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
The mob of juveniles caused thousands of dollars’ worth of damage of to the Mayfair Wawa, according to PPD.
Responding officers were able to disperse the teens, police said. No injuries were reported.
As of Sunday night, tens of thousands of people had watched and reposted the videos on social media platforms.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcphiladelphia.com ...
There was a thread from jolly olde England that called them “youngsters.”
“I guess they’re no longer “Teens”!**Video: Northeast Philly Wawa Ransacked by Group of ‘100 Juveniles’”
In California, at least, the code word was ‘youths’.
Funny how the video shown on TV was blurred. I suspect to hide the identity of the juveniles.
Why did they blur the video? Oh wait.....I understand.
cause calling them criminals is just tooo descriptive...
...yutes....
“Teenager” was always an artificial construct from the time it started to be used. There is a vast difference between thirteen years old, and nineteen tears old, in terms of behavior, capabilities, and ways of thinking.
The term was originally used to encompass those of typical age while in high school, then was spread upward and downward.
Juvenile, adolescent, youngster or whatever name used alternatively to lump this age group into one demographic are all inadequate to describe the very wide variations that exist. “initiated” or “uninitiated” is also a poor qualifier, as these life situations can happen well outside the age range under consideration.
Turning 18 does not automatically confer maturity, as turning 21 once did. Or did not. Growing older is mandatory. Growing up is not.
Not juveniles, juvies (minors in the criminal justice system).
They’re just seeking reparations, doncha know?
Police were all on vacation that day, or arresting white people for racist thoughts.
No arrests allowed.
everything
“Responding officers were able to disperse the teens, police said.”
What about arrests? All those kids and no arrests?
“Now I want everybody to listen while Carl plays with his Wawa.....”
https://youtu.be/wazmsHtb8so?t=97
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