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Flash mob overruns Northwest Jax Walmart (Florida)
YOUTUBE ^ | July 17, 2012 | Youtube

Posted on 07/17/2012 5:29:48 AM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER

Flash mob at a N.W. Jacksonville Walmart.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: chimpout; flashmob; holderspeople; mob; obamasfault; walmart
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To: papertyger

whoops....lawfulness and anarchy


61 posted on 07/17/2012 7:31:26 AM PDT by papertyger ("And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if..."))
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To: prof.h.mandingo
It means you need to post a video that shows mass theft etc. Posting this one does not help your thesis. I am well aware of what is happening in some parts of the country. It seems you did not watch the video. I suggest you watch it,compare it to others and then see what you think. Don't take someones word for it. BTW I have seen some of the videos from mobs out of control. MY only point was this wasn't one.

Accompanying news report from news4jax.com:

However, the Wal-Mart off Lem Turner Road in Jacksonville fell victim to a flash robbery when more than 300 people entered the store and destroyed the security system as well as some merchandise.

According to the police report, the group destroyed an electronic anti-shop lifting security scanner that costs about $1,500. The police report also stated the massive crowd could have arrived at the store after a party that was broken up on Sampson Road.

YouTube video showed the teens throwing food and merchandise around the store.


62 posted on 07/17/2012 7:32:23 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (If I can't be persuasive, I at least hope to be fun.)
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To: AZHSer

I concede the point.


63 posted on 07/17/2012 7:35:54 AM PDT by papertyger ("And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if..."))
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To: PapaBear3625

I STAND CORRECTED. The video did not convey that in my opinion. Thanks for the link to the news story.


64 posted on 07/17/2012 7:36:57 AM PDT by prof.h.mandingo (Buck v. Bell (1927) An idea whose time has come (for extreme liberalism))
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To: prof.h.mandingo
Disclaimer: this is not meant to be a "flaming" post! LOL.

prof.h.mandingo: "I was trained in a time when people were a little more rational and I guess I use that to filter what is going on. If you act like you are scared, guess what? Your fears come true. You cannot show you are intimidated. The video in my opinion just showed a crap load of kids acting goofy which is what kids do. If I had seen anything else I assure you I would feel like some posters do."

I think that having a rational and calm point of view is important, whether you are in the situation or just watching the video. However, in my opinion, your occupation, training, and experience are affecting your perspective. This is good in some ways, but limits your POV in some ways.

Here is an excerpt from a local news channel report on the same event:

"... the Wal-Mart off Lem Turner Road in Jacksonville fell victim to a flash robbery when more than 300 people entered the store and destroyed the security system as well as some merchandise. According to the police report, the group destroyed an electronic anti-shop lifting security scanner that costs about $1,500. The police report also stated the massive crowd could have arrived at the store after a party that was broken up on Sampson Road. YouTube video showed the teens throwing food and merchandise around the store. Channel 4's Crime Analyst Ken Jefferson said any sort of crime where there's hundreds of people involved is a dangerous situation: 'You've got a large number of people going and coming at the same time they are throwing produce,' said Jefferson. 'They are stealing items, they are all over the store. You can imagine how fearful the customers were who were in there at that particular time.' Police did not make any arrests after the mob of people took over the store. If caught, these teens could face criminal charges."

I know I can imagine being in the store and having trouble staying calm and rational. But what I meant above was that as a trained professional, you may have trouble relating to that because you would be able to stay calm and rational.

By the way, I would have trouble with that crowd or a similar one no matter their skin color, attire, or drug of choice (or the era in which I am living). So the comparison to toga parties does not seem to be particular fitting to me.

65 posted on 07/17/2012 7:37:27 AM PDT by txnuke (Drip Drip Drip goes the eligibility questions. Vet the candidates.)
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To: PapaBear3625; upchuck

Thanks Papa and Chuck. Seems everybody else is busy trying to excuse the “yutes” behavior.


66 posted on 07/17/2012 7:37:31 AM PDT by AZHSer
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To: Gritty
Even armed and with a CCW permit, you can't carry enough ammo to protect yourself.

Wanna bet :o)

67 posted on 07/17/2012 7:37:59 AM PDT by papertyger ("And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if..."))
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To: txnuke

Please see my post 64. You were never at one of our toga parties. LOL.


68 posted on 07/17/2012 7:43:03 AM PDT by prof.h.mandingo (Buck v. Bell (1927) An idea whose time has come (for extreme liberalism))
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To: txnuke
Thanks also for the idea of the training. I didn't really think about that as an issue. Try crowd control at Mardi Gras.
NOPD for all its faults are the absolute best. We were called in from time to time and I have to admit NOPD did a good job. Some of our guys (state LEO’s) were a little too “hard ass” to be effective in that situation.
69 posted on 07/17/2012 7:47:24 AM PDT by prof.h.mandingo (Buck v. Bell (1927) An idea whose time has come (for extreme liberalism))
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To: prof.h.mandingo
You have your experience, I have mine.

I'm sure yours works well to help you navigate moddern life. So does mine.

Looks like the Chess Club blowing off a little steam got out of hand. Maybe the club president can identify the miscreant who ruined an afternoon of innocent fun for the rest of those achievers and solid citizens.

70 posted on 07/17/2012 7:50:46 AM PDT by Trailerpark Badass
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

Half of them are recording the event on their $500 smartphones. They must have good jobs.


71 posted on 07/17/2012 7:52:48 AM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: Trailerpark Badass
Check my post 64. I stand corrected. Thanks for the sarcasm.
72 posted on 07/17/2012 8:00:47 AM PDT by prof.h.mandingo (Buck v. Bell (1927) An idea whose time has come (for extreme liberalism))
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To: prof.h.mandingo

When I was a pledge, I could have sworn the “T” in our fraternity letters stood for “theft.” :o)


73 posted on 07/17/2012 8:05:34 AM PDT by papertyger ("And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if..."))
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To: papertyger
Were you a TKE? I was Lambda Chi. TKE’s were pretty cool. Good footballers.
74 posted on 07/17/2012 8:08:22 AM PDT by prof.h.mandingo (Buck v. Bell (1927) An idea whose time has come (for extreme liberalism))
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To: prof.h.mandingo

Nah. Phi Kappa Tau...a bunch of drunken miscreants ;o)


75 posted on 07/17/2012 8:12:27 AM PDT by papertyger ("And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if..."))
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To: papertyger

Yeah like none of the other frats weren’t.LOL.
Hey at least you weren’t a DKE!!!!! Now that was a scary frat. AT least around here. Remember their goat???


76 posted on 07/17/2012 8:17:06 AM PDT by prof.h.mandingo (Buck v. Bell (1927) An idea whose time has come (for extreme liberalism))
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To: prof.h.mandingo

Nope, sorry. We didn’t have a chapter on our campus. The worst we had were the “jock” houses.

One lost it’s charter for spraying oven cleaner on it’s pledges, and the other lost it for multiple rapes of drunken party guests.

Interestingly enough, those were two of only three fraternities that had houses provided by the University and were eligible for “university housing” if you were a member.


77 posted on 07/17/2012 8:39:42 AM PDT by papertyger ("And how we burned in the camps later, thinking: What would things have been like if..."))
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To: SWAMPSNIPER

IMO, this is black people showing what they can do, showing the power they have to intimidate and get what they want. It does not take much for this to escalate to violence against people, especially whites, and it does, frequently.


78 posted on 07/17/2012 8:54:12 AM PDT by PghBaldy
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To: PghBaldy
IMO, this is black people showing what they can do, showing the power they have to intimidate and get what they want.

"Can you count, suckas?"

79 posted on 07/17/2012 8:56:22 AM PDT by dfwgator (FUJR (not you, Jim))
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To: papertyger

I agree. All you really need is one bullet. Shoot one moron and point your weapon at anybody else who still shows interest. The store would be cleared of “gangstas” in about 10 seconds.


80 posted on 07/17/2012 9:01:25 AM PDT by Lee'sGhost (Johnny Rico picked the wrong girl!)
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