Commentary Tell me what you loot and I will tell you what you are—or at least, what your tastes are. During the latest, but certainly not the last, riots in France, looting was widespread (unlike the riots of 2005, which were more purely destructive). And what the rioters looted, mainly, were sneakers and smartphones. These…
Progressives Believe You Deserve Some Pain
Commentary Winston Churchill understood the dark underbelly of what the socialists’ obsession with equality leads to when he said, “The inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries.” The progressive–socialist–environmentalist left that has taken over the Democratic Party seems intent on making sure that Americans aren’t able to escape or avoid getting their…
Philly Agrees to $9.2 Million Payout Over Police Response to 2020 Protests
March 21, 2023
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The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has agreed to pay $9.25 million to about 350 people who were injured when police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up protests following George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis Police custody. The payout agreement settles a group of four lawsuits against the city, over actions Philadelphia Police officers…
Video Footage Shows Looting Across Buffalo After Blizzard Plunges City Into Chaos
Officials in Buffalo confirmed that looters targeted stores during a major winter snow that caused widespread havoc across the city over the past weekend. “Our officers have responded to several reports” of looting, Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said Monday. “We have made a few arrests, we have intervened in some of those. We have…
Protests in Argentina Continue as Officials Resign Amid Food Rationing and Looting
Groups of protesters marched on the square Plaza de Mayo in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires on July 28, led by professional organizers or “piqueteros” demanding more social plans and a basic universal income from the nation’s center-left government. The demonstrators called for a minimum monthly income subsidy of 100,000 pesos, which amounts to…
Protest, Looting in Minnesota After Sentencing of Ex-Officer in Duante Wright Case
Protesters in Minneapolis on Friday called for harsher punishment for former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter, who was sentenced to two years behind bars in the shooting death of Duante Wright, and while the demonstrations were peaceful, police confirmed several looting incidents later in the day and looters in the area. Potter was convicted of first-…
Security Heightened at Major Store Chains After Series of ‘Flash Mob’ Robberies
Security is being boosted in retail outlets across the country this holiday shopping season, as stores and law enforcement face a pandemic of organized retail crime by smash and grab mobs. Major stores like Home Depot, CVS, Target, and Best Buy have been some of the worse afflicted by the “flash mob” raids, which have…
Retailers Under Pressure as ‘Organized Looting’ Eats Into Profits
A growing number of U.S. retailers are ringing alarm bells on organized looting that is gripping many major urban markets across the country. Best Buy reported decent third-quarter earnings (pdf), topping market estimates. The consumer electronics retail giant found more Americans upgraded their home technologies and kitchen appliances. But the company warned some of the…
Up to 40 Looters Target California Bay Area Stores for Third Straight Day
Another mob of looters targeted several San Francisco Bay Area retailers on Sunday night, marking the third such incident in as many days. Police told CBS San Francisco that they responded to the multiple calls of smash-and-grab looting incidents at the Southland Mall in Hayward, located south of Oakland and north of San Jose. They…
New Orleans Officials Warn Against Would-Be Looters, Tell Evacuees Not to Return After Ida
Officials in New Orleans on Monday said that people who evacuated should not return to the city following impacts from Hurricane Ida, which was downgraded to a tropical storm, causing mass power outages, while the mayor warned would-be looters. New Orleans’ emergency response agency, NOLA Ready, wrote that the city has no power or 911…
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