Dozens of burglars swarm L.A. mall and steal up to $100K in luxury goods; bear spray used against guards
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Between 30 to 50 people swarmed the Nordstrom at the Westfield Topanga Mall in Woodland Hills, making off with thousands of dollars worth of luxury handbags and high-end clothing, an LAPD spokesman told NBC News.

Between 30 to 50 people swarmed the Nordstrom at the Westfield Topanga Mall in Woodland Hills, making off with thousands of dollars worth of luxury handbags and high-end clothing, an LAPD spokesman told NBC News.

  • @porkins
    2•1 year ago

    This isn’t someone stealing food from the grocery store to feed their kids… But it is a topic being overblown for rich people’s benefit.

    How is it overblown? It is a real issue with law enforcement in America. People are being permitted to destroy and steal property. We need to get to the root cause of what’s going on their. It’s due to failures on multiple fronts. You can’t just say ignore it because capitalism bad. Capitalism is a founding principle of this country’s economy. You can’t play the card that these people are protesting corruption because others are enriching themselves by stealing goods. That’s not noble in any way and doesn’t help employees.

      • pizza-bagel
        5•1 year ago

        I don’t understand why you think bear spraying employees who probably get paid a shit wage and can barely afford rent let alone insane grocery costs right now is helping? Now they will have medical bills they can’t afford on top of maybe having to miss work, which they also can’t afford.

        I agree the root cause needs to be fixed. But if you want to steal as an attempt at fixing that at least do it in a way that you are not fucking over other people in the same position as you. They aren’t part of the problem.

        • @jpreston2005
          -1•1 year ago

          they didn’t bear spray the employees, but two security guards. a non-lethal measure that police use all the god damn time on civilians.

          What this shows is the continued fraying of the social contract that exists within any society. We aren’t taking care of people, so desperate people turn to acts of civil disobedience as a means of support. These clothes don’t have special identifying markers or characteristics. There’s no VIN number. They’re being sold second hand in order to provide for people. The only way a billionaire can exist is for millions of people to live in poverty. somebody can’t have a huge slice of the pie without taking pie away from others. I fully support their actions, with my only caveat being that ideally, nobody gets maced. We’re human being after all, not cops.

          • pizza-bagel
            2•1 year ago

            Billionaires love when we infight amongst ourselves rather than go after the real problem. You’re just playing into their hand. It’s not “pearl clutching” it’s called solidarity. Standing together against the real issue instead of continuing to fuck over each other. There are plenty of ways to steal without fucking over your fellow worker.

            You seem to prioritize harming fellow workers over tackling the root cause, which is unfortunate. United we stand, divided we fall. There’s a reason billionaires are VERY scared of us working together, even moreso than theft.

      • Evie
        2•1 year ago

        Thank you!! Said it best!