Posted on 09/27/2023 5:41:16 AM PDT by Red Badger
PHILADELPHIA - Several retail stores were looted when police say a large group of people, including many juveniles, terrorized several sections of Philadelphia during an 8-hour crime spree that spilled over from Tuesday night to early Wednesday morning.
Interim Commissioner John Stanford told reporters the looting began around 8 p.m. when police responded to several reports of looting at businesses.
A massive police presence swarmed a stretch of Walnut Street between 15th and 18th streets. Videos posted to X, formerly called Twitter, shows retail stores like Lululemon, the Apple Store and Footlocker ravaged by what police called a "coordinated attack."
FOX 29's Steve Keeley obtained video of the ransacked Apple Store with iPhones and iPads scattered across the display tables. Keeley reports that many of the stolen Apple products were left behind when the thieves realized the device's anti-theft technology rendered them inactive.
Looting was also reported in North Philadelphia where thieves struck retail stores like GameStop and Walmart. SkyFOX hovered over a Family Dollar in West Philadelphia that appeared to have been pillaged by looters.
Stanford estimated that the crowd of unruly crowd of looters in Center City grew to as many as 100 people. He added that between 15 and 20 people were arrested during the looting, and at least 2 firearms were recovered during the arrests.
Police are investigating the possibility that there was a "caravan" of vehicles going from location-to-location to loot retail stores around the city. Some of the people believe to be involved in that suspected caravan have been arrested, Stanford said.
Parts of Chestnut and Walnut streets were locked down overnight as police secured the area and "ensure the safety of both the public and property."
The looting comes on the same day a Philadelphia judge dismissed charges against former police officer Mark Dial in the shooting death of 27-year-old Eddie Irizarry. Stanford, however, said the looting and unrest has nothing to do with a peaceful protest to rebuke the controversial decision.
"This had nothing to do with the protests," Stanford said. "What we had tonight was a bunch of criminal opportunists take advantage of a situation to make an attempt to destroy our city."
Police had extra officer on-duty Tuesday night in anticipation of possible unrest related to the judge's decision, but as the planned peaceful protest began to disperse police spread their reinforcements.
Not punishing crime and criminals gets you more crime and criminals.
So, theft for the purpose of protest would be ok, or something like that?
You’re looters?
We’re shooters!
C’mon, give it a try, punks...
Broken windows.
Philadelphia Mayor: “Send us more money.”
We used to shoot looters.
We should start doing it again.
It worked.
L
Nowadays, this is considered acceptable behavior for blacks.
So are police saying that it would have been all right if they were protesters?
So it matters whether you’re a protester or a looter? The BLM flag sets you free? Ok to steal, then?
My thoughts exactly. Looters are not protestors. They are thieves. Period.
All were probably home before breakfast, selling their loot on e-bay.
Direct video
Target — which announced its 9 stores will be closed due to theft — has been looted in Philadelphia on the same day of announcement
https://rumble.com/v3l95mp-target-which-announced-its-9-stores-will-be-closed-due-to-theft-has-been-lo.html
Nameless, faceless, nondescript juveniles are getting to be a real problem.
You know. A large group. Whites. Asians. Mexicans. Businessmen. Housewives. Astronauts. Amish. Mennonites. A real cross section of America.
Gee, I wonder who is using social media to organize these people to gather and do smash-and-grabs... /s.
I wish Elon would say “I was just kidding” and rename X back to Twitter.
But in the meantime, I am enjoying it.
Like when Prince changed his name to some strange symbol, and everyone called him ‘the artist formerly known as Prince’
The site formerly known as Twitter is funny to me
Looters should be shot
Heard It on the X
ZZ Top
[Verse 1]
Do you remember
Back in 1966?
Country Jesus, hillbilly blues
Where I got my licks
From coast to coast and line to line
In every county there
Talking ‘bout that outlaw X
He’s cutting through the air
[Chorus]
Anywhere, y’all
Everywhere, y’all
I heard it, I heard it
I heard it on the X
[Verse 2]
We can all thank Doctor B
He stepped across the line
With lots of watts, he took control
The first one of it’s kind
So listen to your radio
Most each and every night
‘Cause if you don’t, I’m sure you won’t
Get to feeling right
[Chorus]
Anywhere, y’all
Everywhere, y’all
I heard it, I heard it
I heard it on the X
[Outro]
C’mon, c’mon
Yeah, huh
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