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41. Despicable

Sat Jan 15, 2022, 05:10 PM

Jan 2022

The losers doing this shit need to be arrested and spend some good time behind bars. This is NOT a victimless crime, imagine if it was YOUR packages getting stolen and trashed? The people doing this aren't doing it for food money, they're just scumbag losers who ruin society.

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Thieves in LA are looting freight trains filled with packages [View all] Throck Jan 2022 OP

Time for armed guards alphafemale Jan 2022 #1

We don't shoot people who steal or damage property. PTWB Jan 2022 #2

We don't? Loki Liesmith Jan 2022 #3

As a society, no, we don't. PTWB Jan 2022 #5

No, the people doing these crimes don't want to do any job . They shoot and kill minimum wage JI7 Jan 2022 #7

And just like that, crime will disappear? brooklynite Jan 2022 #8

The vast majority of crime will disappear when we fix socioeconomic injustices, yes. PTWB Jan 2022 #11

That is complete nonsense cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #17

That was a common belief in the 70s and 80s. PTWB Jan 2022 #18

From the article Celerity Jan 2022 #25

Yes but that doesn't seem to be working. cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #29

the underlying socio-economic issues are being poorly addressed Celerity Jan 2022 #33

Basically, the way to stop crime is to madville Jan 2022 #36

I don't think that is true. There will always be crime...and sorry that sort of criminal behavior Demsrule86 Jan 2022 #27

You're attributing something to me that I never said. PTWB Jan 2022 #30

Your assuming a chicken and egg. cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #32

What the heck? PTWB Jan 2022 #34

I assure you I am not trying to attack you. cinematicdiversions Jan 2022 #42

That isn't what you wrote in the post I was replying to. PTWB Jan 2022 #44

I don't disagree that there will be more crime in poorer areas and part of that are the crimes Demsrule86 Jan 2022 #35

Drug abuse and policies. Mosby Jan 2022 #38

Right now there are tons of jobs, skilled & unskilled, waiting to be filled oldsoftie Jan 2022 #49

They won't. And the ones being hurt becsuse of their criminal behaviour JI7 Jan 2022 #55

Thieves will still steal. I-Scream Jan 2022 #10

Thank you whathehell Jan 2022 #16

Saying people steal because they are poor is a terrible indictment of the economically disadvantaged alphafemale Jan 2022 #23

You pretty much nailed it. nt oldsoftie Jan 2022 #50

So your take is these people are poor? harumph Jan 2022 #14

It is hilarious. And it explains a lot of other hilarious Nixie Jan 2022 #20

It's a rather repulsive mindset. Looking down on poor people. alphafemale Jan 2022 #24

So we should just leave the bank vaults open and unguarded too, then? alphafemale Jan 2022 #21

So, let them steal? No punishment? Nt USALiberal Jan 2022 #26

bs Calculating Jan 2022 #40

I think it's agents of those who want to keep inflation up and the supply chain choked. LuvLoogie Jan 2022 #4

Thats a big enough reach to make Stretch Armstrong laugh. oldsoftie Jan 2022 #51

Sounds like they have really lax security - maybe it's intentional tenderfoot Jan 2022 #6

Why would lax security be " intentional"? whathehell Jan 2022 #15

To create chaos - they sure had a lot of time to leave all that debris all over the place tenderfoot Jan 2022 #28

Union Pacific has its own police force Beaverhausen Jan 2022 #45

Looks like they had the night off tenderfoot Jan 2022 #48

Yeah. The story is not adding up, imo. Nt ecstatic Jan 2022 #54

I'm bewildered by the debris... tenderfoot Jan 2022 #56

Besides the vandalism is the mess of trash that's just left Raine Jan 2022 #9

I saw the pics shanti Jan 2022 #12

Hmmm, you're supposed to sell that stuff. BlueTsunami2018 Jan 2022 #13

Arrest The Thieves Lock Them Up Then Give Them Jobs Planting Trees When They Get Out DanieRains Jan 2022 #19

This is not a new problem Amishman Jan 2022 #22

I've seen articles on this happening in Chicago. Throck Jan 2022 #31

Sounds more like anarchists than thieves madville Jan 2022 #37

Anarchist? Throck Jan 2022 #39

Seems more like basic trash dumping leftstreet Jan 2022 #46

Despicable Calculating Jan 2022 #41

This is why Adams was elected in NYC radius777 Jan 2022 #43

London Breed REALLY went off on it last month didnt she? oldsoftie Jan 2022 #52

Post removed Post removed Jan 2022 #47

Which packages are mailed by train? ecstatic Jan 2022 #53