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Old 08-01-2011, 09:59 PM
 
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But as the money becomes more and more worthless it won't matter if you made an honest $50 at a minimum wage job or got a $50 welfare check, neither are going to go very far, and everyone is going to be mad about it. And the least informed will react the worst.
Luckily we are not at the point yet where people are carting wheelbarrows full of dollars to the grocery store to buy bread, nor is anyone starving or anything like that, so we're back to the conclusion that the acts of these juveniles are nothing more then some terrible individuals with no respect for themselves or others rather than any commentary on our current economic situation.
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Old 08-01-2011, 10:06 PM
 
Location: SS Slopes
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Luckily we are not at the point yet where people are carting wheelbarrows full of dollars to the grocery store to buy bread, nor is anyone starving or anything like that, so we're back to the conclusion that the acts of these juveniles are nothing more then some terrible individuals with no respect for themselves or others rather than any commentary on our current economic situation.
Never said it was commentary of any sort. I don't know why people think I am implying this, I feel I have been pretty clear. As long as the dollar goes down, people will get poorer, and these kinds of reckless respect-less attitudes will spread. That is all.
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Old 08-02-2011, 07:25 AM
 
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I am confused. The article posted is about Philly. I don't want to be a jerk, but Philly is VERY different from Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh is tiny in comparison. Also, Philly has more crime than Pittsburgh and is used to it. I can't compare what goes on in Philly to our tiny little situation with a few teens that messed about with some toys in Target and made people nervous. No one was hurt here, but believe me Pittsburgh will react because it is... well different in these parts. If something like that happens again, watch. It could get pretty ugly fast. Not much tolerance here, but people didn't think something like that would happen out of a church gathering.
You're not a jerk at all for pointing out the differences between the two cities.

Even if Pittsburgh was the equivalent size of Philly, and the same thing was happening there with mobs, I feel the police and city officials would act quickly to stop it. There's a lower tolerance level in Pittsburgh for this. Plus the police could probably use tear gas.

Your city's low tolerance for this nonsense is one of the reasons I like Pittsburgh. Don't get me wrong I also like Philly but the attitude here is to let the mobs keep it up....until it results in a serious injury or a fatality.
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Old 08-02-2011, 07:41 AM
 
Location: Virginia
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So.....

does all this mean Pittsburgh is seeing a new trend? Or was it an isolated incident?

It sounds like what you guys are saying is Pittsburgh has a low tolerance for this sort of thing and will nip it in the bud.
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Old 08-02-2011, 08:24 AM
 
Location: ɥbɹnqsʇʇıd
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This Sunday wilding episode was a first for Pittsburgh.

Since they did nab a few, and there are video cameras in the store, they should be able to identify at least a couple of more.

The key is to make an example out of them, let others know that they will really have the book thrown at them for this kind of thing.

Maybe drag it out for a couple of months, arrest only 1 a week or so, let the others sweat it.
Depends on how you define "wilding". I define it as a mob mentality whose main goal is to screw things up and/or hurt random strangers. Earlier in thread I posted an incident of an 8 on 1 attack on a random person last year that is basically the same thing.
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Old 08-02-2011, 08:29 AM
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Location: Pittsburgh
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So.....

does all this mean Pittsburgh is seeing a new trend? Or was it an isolated incident?

It sounds like what you guys are saying is Pittsburgh has a low tolerance for this sort of thing and will nip it in the bud.
100%, isolated incident. I mean, it was very mild and happened once. If it happens two more times, then we have a trend, IMHO. You can't have a trend with a one time thing, but the old saying, monkey see monkey do might apply at some point. We shall see.
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Old 08-02-2011, 10:48 AM
 
Location: Virginia
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100%, isolated incident. I mean, it was very mild and happened once. If it happens two more times, then we have a trend, IMHO. You can't have a trend with a one time thing, but the old saying, monkey see monkey do might apply at some point. We shall see.
I like that you said it takes two more times to make a trend. I agree, even there is a single copy cat incident it doesn't mean much. It's when you have several incidents that you have a trend.
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Old 08-02-2011, 12:29 PM
 
Location: ɥbɹnqsʇʇıd
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I love how the opening of Target was picked up by every news publication in the city but it being vandalized is severely under reported.
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Old 08-02-2011, 01:00 PM
 
Location: East End of Pittsburgh
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I love how the opening of Target was picked up by every news publication in the city but it being vandalized is severely under reported.
A few teens vandalized the toy section @ the East Liberty Target, News @ 11.
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Old 08-02-2011, 01:06 PM
 
Location: ɥbɹnqsʇʇıd
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A few teens vandalized the toy section @ the East Liberty Target, News @ 11.
100 teens =/= "a few".
3 stores vandalized =/= 1 "toy section"

Nice try.
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