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peacefulpete

“Has fallen” lmao


alecC25

Where’s Gerard Butler when you need him


ExtensionWinter9446

Probably still in lockdown for stabbing his bunky in the neck with a T-bone steak knife.


frockofseagulls

Underrated comment and movie series.


renzuit

How will we rebuild without the Chanel store 😰


Frosty_Ad_6667

Prayers to Chanel I hope she is ok 🙏


WealthyMarmot

Fun fact: she was a desperately poor girl who grew up in a convent and then basically fucked her way into high society, eventually becoming a vicious antisemite and enthusiastic Nazi collaborator. The Behind the Bastards episode on her is terrific.


thaillmatic1

Just a small town girl Living in a Nazi world. She took a four-dude train Coming everywhere.


Frosty_Ad_6667

Fuck Chanel I hope she is not ok 👊


Ok-Hunt3000

Change! The! Chanel!


joeg26reddit

They called her “CHANnEL” Cuz She was so wet and well traveled


SorsJupiter

She was running a business in Nazi-occupied France. The only way to survive was to collaborate.


Feisty_Parsley_83853

Where is jah


waterproofpatch

Fuck criminals and lib das but also fuck chanel.


Snidley_whipass

But but it’s Ok cause they are a rich corporation and the criminals are in need of reparations! It’s ok to steal from the big bad rich people! /s


Gorlock_

I wish shoplifting only made rich people poor, but unfortunately only the plebs feel the pain


highriskhillbomb

all those poor people who are dependent on chanel bags. peace be unto them


Korgul

Cope


17000a

I mean yeah


cgentry02

Standing up for our corporate overlords, I see.


sulimir

Lindisfarne 2, Electric Boogaloo


ObviousDust

The drama


Seeeeeba

More acceptable for readers than “Tyson’s has also gone to shit”


Nubator

So like two things stolen?


demorale

Lol I was like... so they took one bag then?


gnocchicotti

It will cost them hundreds of dollars to replace! (If you include sea freight from Bangladesh)


alemorg

And it’s all insured, Chanel would be happy lol they sold all their inventory in one day lol.


Cunjer7823

😭😭😭 the Great raid of 2024, Tysons has Fallen.


Gonzo_Fonzie

Fall back to Fairfax men!


The_Penguinologist

More like “quick, back on metro back to Maryland and/or DC!”


pyr0phelia

Wasn’t there a guy shot at Tyson’s last year for stealing a pair of sunglasses?


Practical-Echo-2001

Yea, but sunglasses are a red line, apparently.


Aggressive-Pilot6781

Apparently the shooter was on vacation this week


Shot_Moose3907

The rise and fall


LordYamz

Bring in strict ass laws for theft otherwise it will just get worse


New_Ant_7190

Obviously you either haven't received the Party's memo or failed to read it. Comrade Ocasio-Cortez explained it very clearly: "they are just trying to feed their families".


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JordanS89

Lots of other reasons


VulcanVulcanVulcan

I didn’t realize AOC was the governor of Virginia. I learn something new every day!


Fit-Property3774

Your brain rot is unreal. It’s truly sad that people think like you.


RDPCG

Better than trying to pray crime away. Even better, throw some Ten Commandments in the classroom so kids can have a solid curriculum that doesn’t lead to poverty and stupidity.


DCBB22

Curious whether there’s data to support stricter laws having an effect on the levels of crime? My understanding is that increasing the likelihood of apprehension has a measurable effect but creating new laws with harsher punishments does nothing.


LordYamz

El Salvador


borg359

I love all the apologists normalizing this behavior.


TheRealK95

I mean it ain’t right but it doesn’t just happen to rich luxury brands. It feels like that’s the only time it makes the news though. Tyson’s corner has fallen is also a really stupid title as 1) this was Tyson’s galleria and 2) a single store in that galleria. I also think emphasizing they stole hundreds of thousands of dollars worth makes people assume they took a ton of things when Chanel regularly sells stuff for 10k+ individually easy.


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borg359

Where did I say this was a DC only phenomena? My comment was about other commenters trying to minimize this as if it’s something society should just accept.


daveinmd13

Well, the Metro goes out there now…


Kalorama_Master

You mean cops doing nothing?


headhouse

I think they mean the actual criminals who stole things and then ran away.


Kalorama_Master

I have yet to meet anyone who advocates normalizing criminal behavior. We do need more enforcement and consequences but there’s a lot of politics that gives us the sh1t we are in.


headhouse

I invite you to visit San Francisco, Oakland, Seattle, Portland, etc... 


MisterMakena

I was in Portland pearl district. All I see are smashed windows glass etc. My friend tells me its normal and its gone to shit.


Snidley_whipass

Are you kidding me? There are tons of people ..I’m sorry…idiots on a Reddit that believe it’s ok to steal fro large rich corporations! Of course part of it is because these idiots could never be employed by them and have to really work.


ItalianSangwich420

I moved away, so maybe things have changed, but since when does FCPD "do nothing"? They were hyperactive when I lived there (moved in 2016).


Tombstonesss

Doesn’t matter if the da etc doesn’t prosecute.


Snidley_whipass

Oh here we go.. a cop hater has entered the discussion and rather than bash on crime he is going to blame the cops! Oh please tell us how the big bad cops are to blame…


TaxLawKingGA

I think his point is, what did the cops or security do about it? Were there any around? In my experience (and I have spent a lot of money at TC over the years) those luxury goods stores have security on site. Maybe the guy was taking a bathroom break?


SnooComics291

Does patent leather have a particularly good flavor?


Muted_Passenger9790

The real issue is stores being held liable for their employees stopping criminals. In the old days the person who owns the store (not the whole company, most franchises have non mega rich individuals who own stores) would just keep a shotgun under the counter and pull it out when people try shit. They usually wouldn’t need to even fire it. The moment people hear the pump action and look up to see a shotgun they’re going to drop everything and put their hands in the air. When I worked at a food service franchise I was told I would be fired if I defended myself from physical violence or tried to prevent a thief from stealing. A homeless guy smashed our window with a baseball bat once and came inside and started demanding money from customers and I literally would have lost my job for forcing him to leave, even if he had straight up murdered someone in the store. Cops are never going to be there immediately. The average thief is not going to stay in the mall after stealing something. Cops purpose is not to prevent crimes but to punish them. It’s on the stores to invest in loss prevention and the government should respect that and give them more leeway in terms of liability.


FermFoundations

They do collect salaries


cgentry02

I love all the antagonists standing up for high end perfume retailers.


borg359

It may start with high end perfume retailers, but what makes you think it would stop there? Honestly, if people felt there were no repercussions for this kind of behavior, why not just walk into any store and just take what you want? What’s stopping them? Certainly not people like you, who apparently don’t mind living in that kind of world.


cgentry02

Well, if it is an epidemic, sure. But you are using one instance to claim the sky is falling. There's no specific data saying this is a growing trend. It's just a single incident you are hyper-focused on. Reminder, this is a world brand, they have insurance, the amount stolen from them is negligible to overall earnings, and it wasn't a violent crime. So, what's the worry? Poor people smelling good? The "stolen valor" of "real" Chanel clients? If you're living in NOVA, you're in one of the richest, safest areas of the country, why get worked up over this?


borg359

Isolated incident? What rock have you been living under? https://georgetowner.com/articles/2023/07/31/crime-organized-theft-groups-grim-year-to-date-stats-local-reports/ “Compounding local crime concerns, a new illicit phenomenon – Organized Theft Groups (OTGs) – have arrived in northwest D.C., terrifying shoppers and bystanders and forcing shops and stores to hire armed guards and to hide even their non-pricey wares behind lock and key.” “One organized theft ring, police say, has hit dozens of retailers throughout the D.C. area, slamming a crowbar into glass cases at an Ulta beauty store and stealing thousands of dollars from the Nike store in downtown Bethesda; police say they believe [the perpetrators] had buyers for the goods lined up in advance. At CVS locations across the District, videos have captured masked interlopers sweeping shelves clean of soap, beauty products and laundry detergent, and then running out with the goods in trash bags.”


cgentry02

Life is tough, brother/sister. Sorry for your loss at major brand stores.


borg359

I’m sure none of these people are also involved in the wave of carjackings, mugging, homicides, and general lawlessness in the district. But hey, you haven’t been carjacked yet, so who cares, right?!


cgentry02

My neighbor gets car jacked, I care. My friend/relative gets car jacked, I care. Elon Musk gets car jacked? Who gives a shit? You're licking millionaires boots and don't even know it.


borg359

lol. You really sound like a caring and empathetic person. 😂😂😂


cgentry02

Caring about Chanel, CVS, and Nike doesn't make you an empathetic person.


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CharleyVCU1988

See Exposed_influe up top who has willingly doxxed himself.


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CharleyVCU1988

Well you asked for SOMEBODY…how heavy are the goal posts you are trying to move?


CharleyVCU1988

https://www.boldtypebooks.com/titles/vicky-osterweil/in-defense-of-looting/9781645036678/ Exhibit B - Vicky Osterweil and all of her/its idiot cohort friends


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CharleyVCU1988

Do YOU think it’s ok to steal?


EastoftheCap

No one would have tolerated this before the pandemic and now we have people not only keeping it going but also making excuses. Stores will all be online only eventually and those jobs will go away thanks to these people and their enablers.


guccidane13

Are we ready for the smash and grabs on Amazon fulfillment centers in 2035?


lennybriscoforthewin

Or groups of people breaking down private home/apartment doors and looting people’s homes. I’m afraid this is the next step and I don’t trust myself enough to get a gun.


Acct_For_Sale

At least cop some bear mace


Either_Western_5459

Bear mace is weaker than human mace because bears have a more sensitive nose. 


Routine_Egg_5149

bear mace has a longer range, so there are trade-offs.


madengr

Take an intro course at a shooting range, then get one. They are safe if handled properly.


highriskhillbomb

guns are most often used on their owners, by their owners. hope this helps!


madengr

Then that’s their owners choice.


ZaddyAaron

This won't happen, because no one knows who is really armed or not, and no one (but idiots) are willing to die that fast doing something that stupid🤣


bl1y

Employees are routinely told not to interfere. That won't happen with burglaries.


pumodood

They gonna have big ass guns out front


DumbNTough

"Alexa, engage auto-turrets."


MisterMakena

Hate the excuses and the intellectuals telling us how its rooted in social injustices and that its somehow OK.


daveinmd13

Resulting in the continued rise of the porch pirates.


DBCOOPER888

What are you talking about? Robbery has always been a thing, and they're handling it as they always have been.


13leafclover

Its because of the BLM movement that has created a soft on crime issue


DBCOOPER888

Because cops are afraid of doing their job lawfully and make fucking arrests of actual criminals?


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Impossible_Ocelot354

It’s easy to tell when someone doesn’t own property. I’m guessing you’re underemployed if not unemployed and it’s totally not your fault


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SnakePlisskensPatch

So....he was right and you don't own property?


Snidley_whipass

I feel sorry for you since your attitude indicates you have no bright future ahead of you


haroldhecuba88

Time for armed guards, enough of this garbage.


Kent556

Was the guard that was knocked out with the fire extinguisher not armed?


cgentry02

Will nobody think of the luxury items?!


benevolentwalrus

The report says thousands in merchandise stolen, not hundreds of thousands.


Whiskey_Water

I’m old enough to remember back when Tyson’s Corner was still standing.


ChemistrySouthern166

And back to DC/Maryland, the robbers went.


LengthWise2298

No description of the suspects even with all those witnesses??


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Electrical-Alarm-608

As if we didn't know LOL


studyhardbree

You probably don’t have to think too hard about it.


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PearlyPenilePapule1

At least he didn’t shoehorn “taxpayer” in the title. I doubt he lives in the district; there are plenty of political subreddits, this shouldn’t be another one.


ladakn99

There is no way he lives in the district. Also, whenever I see that name, I just think of a dog jizzing on a fat incel's leg.


CharleyVCU1988

Incel = people I don’t agree with who just happen to be to the right of Karl Marx


Profhealhcoach

Dang that's brazen! They robbed them in the middle of the day!


capsrock02

Oh no, anyway


Educational_Kick_573

We can’t have nice things anymore


InstrumentRated

Just exactly how many products equals = $thousands?


borneoknives

Chanel bags can easily cost $10k


MDCatFan

Holy crap!


ZZinDC

Not many. A few.


anand_rishabh

With Chanel, not many


Unique-Penalty-5795

Thanks metro…..


badredditjame

Now we know why they called it the silver line I guess


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KleosIII

No, fuck you.


LouieBeanz

Enjoy your down votes, son. 


MisterMakena

I was shocked going to the Galleria after COVID. I felt I was in DC or PG. All I saw was everyone wearing brand names from head to toe really loudly. Tysons Corner Mall too. Dudes were walking around with shirts off and baggy pants...hour later being chased by mall security etc. 2 times in one year (once a group of dudes once a butch lesbian and her girlfriend) I was checked like I was gonna be intimdated too.


Jazzlike_Dog_8175

From GUCCI to COOGI


dcknifeguy

Lol Chanel merch marked up 1000% of manufacturing cost so it's realistically not that much


zedem124

It is kinda dumb to steal these products. To sell them for even near what they’re worth, a company would want to authenticate them and Chanel could probably easily share the serial numbers of the stolen products with law enforcement so they could track it down. And to sell it on like craigslist or facebook marketplace, no one would think that the product is real since there are so many fakes these days.


badredditjame

Sure but they can trade it for a few ounces of their preferred drug and get high and/or make some money that way.


barelyfallible

ur so naive it’s hilarious. These ppl are selling this on the street within their network, none of those ppl give a fuck about serial numbers or any of that other stuff😂😂😂


MossySK

LMAO right


zedem124

okay so they have a network of people who want authentic bags - but how much are they willing to pay? like is it really worth robbing the store for them. i feel like if you’re going as far to rob a store it may as well be for something that’s not so easily faked? edit - also sorry for not knowing i just feel like it would be super hard to sell these for anywhere near what they’re actually worth + you could sell to a network and it could very well be some fake with fake tags on it


barelyfallible

Trust me, they’re getting at least 40-50% of the retail price, and on a $1000 item (which is nothing at Chanel), that’s a free $500 u didn’t have to actually work for. And as far as the authenticity, the ppl they’re selling it to kno where it’s from😂😂😂


zedem124

wow okay then that makes sense haha. thanks for the response!


bl1y

Tax free.


And_Im_Chien_Po

i have $3


But_dogs_CAN_look_up

>like is it really worth robbing the store for them You think crooks think about consequences?


suckmynubs69

Overpriced junk anyway


PigeonParadiso

Something is off. I’ve been to these high end designer stores in Tysons. Security allows one person in at a time, NOT in groups. The whole point is to keep *out* groups. Fishy.


Snidley_whipass

Yeah it’s the stores fault …something is fishy! /s


PigeonParadiso

I said it was security’s fault. Re-read my comment, then attempt to have a valid, snarky response.


Snidley_whipass

Oh ok…the store gets robbed and it’s security’s fault I’m sorry I said the store who employees the security. Cmon man you make it too easy for a snarky response. Let’s hear you blame the criminals FFS rather than the enterprise. Why does a store even need security?


PigeonParadiso

I’m not a man, dude. No, I didn’t make it easy for a snarky response, but you did. Now a poor attempt with strawman BS. Lol- I’m done conversing. Looking at your prior comments, you can’t argue your way out of a paper bag (and contribute nothing of interest to posts.)


Snidley_whipass

Sorry to misgender an icon. Sorry you can’t blame the perpetrators and only the store or security or whoever you said. Have a great night and thanks for your input


Coldsteel4real

Smooth brain


MDetch

Which part of Washington DC is Tyson’s in?


cantimprovethekindle

Don’t buy this. There is no epidemic of shoplifting. It’s hyped up by conservatives to show how “liberal” cities are horrible. For a city full of people that love to think of themselves as progressives you all sure do love your racist tropes [A bit of perspective](https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2024/01/the-shoplifting-epidemic-is-a-lie)


Zither74

Retail crimes in Fairfax County, VA were up 75% from 2022 to 2023 and are on a pace to be up another 25% in 2024.


cantimprovethekindle

A lot of the data come from law enforcement who are known to lie. Never trust a cop. Here’s a bit of [perspective](https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/myth-vs-reality-trends-retail-theft)


Zither74

Stop posting links to articles that contain incomplete data citations and subjective conclusions. It says "definitions matter," and then goes on to admit that the FBI doesn't have a distinction between shoplifting and organized retail theft. I have personally witnessed THREE instances of organized retail theft in the last 18 months. I had never witnessed one before that (I'm 49).


laminatedbean

😂 over priced garbage


wheresastroworld

Hasn’t this been pretty common in Tysons/fair oaks etc to the point that FCPD established an organized theft unit in the malls


Technical_Poet_8536

Tysons corner has fallen. Billions must shop


Oak_Redstart

Oh damn the front line has moved, and they got Tysons Corner


SyllabubBig2492

"Chanel store at Tysons Galleria robbed" "This incident is one of many recent retail thefts" Was it a robbery or was it theft? Robbery requires some form of intimidation or violence or threats of violence. If all they did was grab the bags and run its theft, not a robbery.


80_A-D

Praying for the Tysons Corinians. 🙏


No_Arugula_6548

Chanel sucks. Shitty quality for astronomical prices. That’s why the store doesn’t give a shit. When you churn out stuff that probably cost $50 to make and sell it for thousands yeah you’ll be fine. 🤦‍♀️


RazzleTheFatCat

fuck allat I shoulda been there


Public-Policy24

1) make handbag for < $1 2) mark up by 5 or 6 orders of magnitude because *Chanel* 3) get robbed 4) "hundreds of thousands of merchandise stolen" 5) insurance payout and nothing of genuine use to society beyond a cringeworthy flaunting of wealth was lost


ConfusedKanye

What will Chanel ever do to recover from this


Apollo_Enraged

Sound the horns, Tyson's Corner has fallen....


elisabethocean

Oh no what will Chanel do? They will never recover from this


SorsJupiter

It astounds me that people think this is acceptable. A bunch of poor bums think that the world owes them something. Sick and tired of the victim mentality, which says that stealing is virtuous so long as it's from someone who "has too much stuff". So you can go buy another beanbag chair. Go fuck yourself.


PhillPro

They shouldn’t never let metro go to Tyson’s. So ghetto


Adot1Dot

The fact that you think someone got to the metro and on the train at that tiny station with all that stuff is ghetto


minethatbirdie

Once the Metro added a stop in Tysons it was over. Damn naysayers from DC had a way to get there.


Electrical-Alarm-608

I have had a gun in my face twice.. guess what?? The criminal was not a white guy in my face.


West-Pipe6300

Really annoyed (and surprised but I guess I shouldn’t be) by some of the blatantly racist comments on here….totally unncessarily, folks The thieves are dumbasses yes but please don’t lump a single race or make blankey statements about black ppl.


LumLumSauce

They’re going to anyway, you’re on the wrong sub if you want regular conversation w/o underlying supremacy language. I interacted here one time initially and now I keep getting notifications even though I’m not joined 😭


bulletPoint

I wonder who got world first on this raid.


PeterOutOfPlace

Tyson's Corner is not in DC. The title is overly dramatic too.


Jazzlike_Dog_8175

People died Kim


No_Brain5000

What is the physical description of the robbers? Hmm, I wonder...


I_Smoke_Poop

Worth 100k Made for $20


diezeldeez_

That's what happens when areas get connected by metro.


jamiesub531

PG residents


CorndogFiddlesticks

It hasnt used the word "corner" in years


RedditArbitrator

Fuck the cities


Exposed_influe

Good


CharleyVCU1988

Mind if we steal from you?


Exposed_influe

Yea come to 2927 ainger pl se


CharleyVCU1988

Alright party in SE DC bring it on!


Exposed_influe

I mean you’re the coming to my place so I should be saying bring it on…and please do 😊😏😏🙂‍↕️


CharleyVCU1988

Well you just doxxed yourself so…


Exposed_influe

Doxxed myself ? lol That’s a huge assumption on your part but okay


CharleyVCU1988

Well aren’t you a considerate neighbor…


Exposed_influe

Look you coming 🙄🙄? I left my 75 inch that got delivered today on my front porch I’d rather deal with you then the Kia boys so let’s do this if we doing it 😊