Posted on 09/27/2023 3:17:38 PM PDT by Morgana
An old clip of Democrat radical Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defending shoplifters as 'hungry' people seeking bread has resurfaced in the wake of the Philadelphia lootings that have seen at least 30 people charged so far.
The New York Congresswoman sat down in a video from 2020 and described why she thought people loot.
'So, they go out and they need to feed their child and they don't have money... They are put in a position where they feel like they need to shoplift some bread or go hungry that night,' said Ocasio-Cortez.
But she has since been ridiculed online after a mob of dozens of looters targeted stores such as Footlocker, Apple and Lululemon in the City of Brotherly Love on Tuesday night - with one social media user writing: 'This did not age well.'
Thieves also ransacked at least 18 liquor stores overnight, which led to all of Philadelphia's Fine Wine and Good Spirits locations closing their doors on Wednesday.
At least 30 people - including three juveniles - have been charged so far in connection to the looting.
Most were charged with burglary and theft, and one with illegal gun possession, a spokesperson for the District Attorney's Office said.
Two firearms were recovered at the scene, and footage shows cops detaining the suspects as merchandise is piled high around them.
Additionally, looters rampaged through 18 separate liquor store locations on Tuesday night.
Press Secretary for the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, Shawn M. Kelly, told The Philadelphia Inquirer no employees were hurt and that stores will reopen 'when it is safe to do so and when the damage is repaired.'
Many thieves covered their faces with Halloween masks in the Lululemon store.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
aoc, regurgitating marxist theology.
Let them touch that stuff. /sarc
When shop owners treat their businesses like their homes, perhaps it will change. If someone breaks into your home to steal your property, you can ventilate them. Oh, wait, they’re black.I guess that won’t work.
***’hungry’ people***
That is what Jimmy Carter called the looters back in 1977 during the NY Blackout. One looter was seen hauling off a couch on his back.
Interesting that in the 1965 blackout there was no looting and no problems.
A horse is a horse, is a horse, of corse, unless that horse is AOC.
If they’re broke, blame Biden
It’s his economy
Looters should be shot on sight.
L
What a maroon is AOC.
Mother AOCia.
I think those cell phones and iPad have to be activated by the store in order to be used(?)
If only we had some sort of federal program to help feed people.
Perhaps they can be cashed in at those "Sell Your Phone For Instant Cash" kiosks.
What a terrible country we live in, where thieves must cover their faces as if they're criminals.
Weapons grade stupidity.
There’s no excuse for this.
The people of this country should rise up and take care of this problem. The founders sure would have.
Completely. Shoplifting is just looting during business hours. Looters should be shot. If someone is hungry, then go to a food pantry. Anyways, they can’t eat iPhones.
Those fat f—k thugs haven’t been hungry within the last 15 years.
And what if the woman “meatball.” Seeing her picture in the linked article I can’t imagine why anyone would call her that
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.