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Looters Raid Union Pacific Trains In Los Angeles, Searching For Amazon And UPS Packages

From ZeroHedge:

BY TYLER DURDEN

FRIDAY, JAN 14, 2022 - 09:20 PM

California leads the way in transitioning the US into what could be considered a third-world country. Progressive leadership in the state has lowered theft of $950 or less from felonies to misdemeanors, allowing for a wave of smash-and-grab robberies. 

Organized retail crime gangs no longer target large department and or boutique stores, snatching high-value merchandise from shelves but instead raid containers double stacked on train cars. 

"A section of the Union Pacific train tracks in downtown Los Angeles has been littered with thousands of shredded boxes, packages stolen from cargo containers that stop in the area to unload," CBS Los Angeles reported Thursday evening.

CBSLA photojournalist John Schreiber tweeted shocking videos of torn-apart packages by looters after they raided containers. Many of the boxes on the ground were from Amazon and UPS. 

"I'm told by law enforcement these UPS bags are especially sought after by thieves opening cargo containers… they are often full of boxes with merchandise bound for residential addresses. More valuable than say, a cargo container full of low-value bulky items like toilet paper," Schreiber said. 

Here's another stunning view of the looting aftermath. 

The reporter said containers on this route had been targeted multiple times. 

It appears organized retail crime gangs are becoming more brazen in their thefts as progressive leadership sits back and lets their city crumble under the weight of lawlessness. Some liberals are turning against their party as they see their chances for reelection fade. 

From: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/looters-raid-union-pacific-trains-los-angeles-searching-amazon-and-ups-packages

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A Minor WIN!

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Rioters, looters or arsonists: Prosecution can’t refer to people Kyle Rittenhouse shot as ‘victims,’ judge rules

Kyle Rittenhouse listens to his attorney Mark Richards during his pretrial hearing at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, May 21, 2021 © Reuters / Sean Krajacic

With Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial about to begin, a Wisconsin judge gave the teenager’s defense team a surprising bonus, ruling that the three men he shot can’t be called “victims,” but can be called rioters, looters, and arsonists.

Ahead of Rittenhouse’s trial next week, Judge Bruce Schroeder laid out some last-minute ground rules on Tuesday, with his judgements favoring the teenage murder defendant.

First, ABC News reported that prosecutors cannot refer to the three men shot dead by Rittenhouse as “victims,” stating that “the word ‘victim’ is a loaded, loaded word.”

Read more: https://www.rt.com/usa/538538-kyle-rittenhouse-trial-victims-rioters/

Bad News For South African Looters As Samsung Moves To Block Their Stolen TVs

From ZeroHedge:

BY TYLER DURDEN

TUESDAY, AUG 24, 2021 - 03:30 AM

Authored by Garikai Dzoma via TechZim.co.zw,

Last month there was widespread looting and chaos in South Africa as alleged supporters of former president Jacob Zuma protested against his incarceration over contempt of court charges. The protests disintegrated into chaos as people started looting shops and blowing up ATMs. Among the popular items stolen were smart TVs.

A looter loading a stolen TV into his car

Samsung South Africa has now announced that they would be remotely blocking all TVs looted from shops during this period. They will do this using a security feature known as Television Block Function which is found in all modern Samsung Television sets. The block will be activated on all Television sets looted from their warehouses in Durban last month.

TV block is Samsung’s remote security feature which detects Samsung TVs that have been activated illegally and not by their rightful owners. The feature allows Samsung to remotely disable all functions on the affected Television set rendering it useless. Essentially it turns your stolen smart TV into nothing more than a heap of plastic with a screen.

A major weakness of the feature is that it only comes into effect when the culprit device connects to the internet.

As soon as the TV connects to the internet its firmware contacts Samsung’s servers to check if there is a block on the TV. The TV sends its serial number to the servers and if there is a block in effect the TV automatically disables itself.

In the event that your TV is blocked by mistake, you have to inform Samsung. You can do this by sending a valid proof of purchase to their support email address. This can be a major issue if you are in Zimbabwe and no longer have a receipt for a TV you purchased in South Africa.

Most people get their TV sets from the Gulf Complex or other small Facebook vendors. It’s unlikely Samsung will accept receipts issued by these vendors as valid proof of payment. This means that just like you need to stay away from dye stained Rands you also need to be careful when buying a new TV.

From: https://www.zerohedge.com/technology/bad-news-south-african-looters-samsung-moves-block-their-stolen-tvs

South African cities left gutted by unprecedented looting and violence

Thousands Go Looting As South African Law And Order Breaks Down

I blame the racism

From Vox Popoli:

If only the blacks in South Africa weren't oppressed by racist white people, they wouldn't be rioting and looting. Wait a minute....

Okay, let's try this again. If only racist white people hadn't made fun of black players who can't make their penalty shots, blacks in South Africa wouldn't be rioting and looting. That's better.

South Africa is in the grip of its worst unrest since the end of apartheid with shopkeepers firing at looters and a woman throwing her baby from a burning mall roof as violence sparked by the jailing of ex-president Jacob Zuma entered its fifth day today. 

At least 45 people have now died - including 10 tramped to death during a stampede at a looted shopping mall - in riots centered around KwaZulu-Natal and Guateng provinces that began last week and raged through the weekend after 79-year-old Zuma was jailed for failing to cooperate with a corruption probe.

The army has been called in to help stem the unrest amid fears the violence could dramatically escalate after fearful citizens were forced to take the law into their own hands amid warnings that food supplies could soon run short if the looting doesn't stop.

This is coming soon to cities such as Atlanta, Chicago, and Washington DC. It's going to be fascinating to see what happens when a significant percentage of the American population figures out that the causal problem is not an excess supply of racism, but rather, an insufficiency.

Everyone who opposed the evils of apartheid must accept that this is the world they created. They were warned it would happen, but they refused to heed the warnings. And now everyone who is anti-racist, equalitarian, or "doesn't see color" must be reminded: this is the future you have chosen.

From: http://voxday.blogspot.com/2021/07/i-blame-racism.html

South Africa riots: Death toll passes to 72 after imprisonment of former President Jacob Zuma | News

4 men facing federal charges for alleged Kenosha arson, looting last summer

From TMJ4:

Photo by: U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

The suspects, according to the DOJ.

KENOSHA — Federal prosecutors have charged four men for allegedly looting and damaging businesses in Kenosha last August and trying to sell stolen goods over social media.

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin said in a statement Tuesday that Allen King, David Garner and Kevin Martinez traveled together from Minnesota to Kenosha on Aug. 24, 2020. Once in Kenosha, they attempted to set fires at a bar and looted and damaged other businesses including a pharmacy and a gas station, prosecutors say.

The three men then described the incidents over social media, and King and Garner tried to sell stolen controlled substances over that same platform, according to prosecutors.

In a separate federal case, Devon Vaughn was charged with arson for allegedly starting a fire at B&L Office Furniture in Kenosha.

King, Garner, and Martinez are charged with conspiring to steal controlled substances and transport stolen goods in interstate commerce; King and Garner are charged with two counts of arson, and conspiring to commit arson; and Martinez is charged with illegally possessing ammunition as a felon.

Each of the arson crimes carries a mandatory minimum term of five years’ imprisonment.

From: https://www.tmj4.com/news/local-news/4-men-facing-federal-charges-for-alleged-kenosha-arson-looting-last-summer

Numerous Buildings Vandalized, Some Looted Following Fatal Police Shooting Of Fugitive In Uptown

Did you know that the city of Kenosha hit a double trifecta in one day ?

From Racine County Corruption:

ILLUMINATING HIDDEN TRUTHS

Did you know that the city of Kenosha hit a double trifecta in one day ?

Meet the NERO trifecta of Kenosha leaders that sat idly by as their city was burned, pillaged and looted by criminal and anarchist's.

Why go to work when you can fiddle around as the city burns?

John Antaramian

Mayor, city of Kenosha

Daniel Mikinis

Police Chief, City of Kenosha

David Beth

Sheriff, Kenosha County

The phrase "to serve and protect" is apparently meaningless to these 3 clowns

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Meet the criminal trifecta who got what they negotiated.

What are the chances of all three of Kyle Rittenhouse's "victims" having violent criminal records? 
With roughly 5.5 % of the general population 
having criminal records, 
Rittenhouse hit the criminal trifecta.

Joseph Rosenbaum

Anthony Huber

Gaige Grosskreutz

When you are not smart enough to get out of a "hot zone", then stupid is as stupid does.

In life, you get what you negotiate.

From: http://racinecountycorruption.blogspot.com/2020/08/illuminating-hidden-truths-did-you-know.html

Kenosha chaos: Gunfire rings out, vigilantes take to streets after Wisconsin governor reportedly refuses additional troops

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Citizens in Kenosha, Wisconsin have taken it upon themselves to protect local businesses amid ongoing riots and unrest, with armed vigilantes seen taking to rooftops and storefronts to ward off looting and vandalism.

Kenosha saw its third consecutive night of disorder on Tuesday, sparked after the police shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake, a black man, during a domestic ordeal over the weekend. Protests hours after the incident soon boiled into riots, seeing looters ransack countless businesses on Monday, while arsonists ignited some 37 fires.

The chaos in the city has yet to reach the levels seen the night prior, with armed citizens taking up positions around the city, including on rooftops, to protect local businesses.

A number of protesters also appeared to be armed in videos that made the rounds online. One livestream captured a shooting in which a young man was said to have been hit in the chest. He was seen being loaded into a car which soon fled the scene, but his current status, and the extent of his injuries, remain unclear. A second person was also reportedly hit in the incident, but it is unknown whether either were affiliated with the protests or merely bystanders.

Protesters have ignited several small fires, though in some cases other demonstrators were seen extinguishing them. In contrast to previous nights, no major acts of arson were reported, however.

While looting and arson appeared less widespread, clashes again erupted between protesters and police on Tuesday, seeing activists hurl fireworks, bricks and other projectiles at officers, who responded with copious tear gas.

A major courthouse in Kenosha was the scene of many of the clashes, where police have maintained a heavier presence than elsewhere in the city, erecting a barricade around the building.

National Guard troops have also been deployed to the courthouse for a second night, after Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed an executive order doubling the Guard’s presence in the city from 125 to 250 personnel and declaring a state of emergency amid the continued riots. According to Trump communications advisor Ben Williamson, local law enforcement had requested a force of 750 Guardsmen, and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows offered Evers 500 additional troops, but the governor reportedly refused. Evers has yet to address the allegation.

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