As RedState has extensively documented, organized retail theft has become a big problem in America, with the areas hardest hit of course being Democrat-run big cities, where these theft rings know that more often than not they'll either face limited punishment or get away scot-free.
Despite the overwhelming preponderance of evidence showing us just how pervasive this issue is in the United States, we are still getting gaslit by Democrat politicos and the mainstream media, both of which are begging you not to believe what you've seen with your own eyes.
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The FBI, though, wants you to know that they are aware of how much this problem is negatively impacting both retailers and the communities they serve, so much so that they took to the Twitter machine Monday to brag about the tactics they've allegedly been using to combat these organized retail theft rings.
Here's what they posted:
Higher prices, dangerous products, and closing businesses. These are just some of the impacts Organized Retail Theft has on everyday Americans. Learn what the #FBI does to combat these crimes on the federal level to protect shoppers across the country: https://t.co/f0I2gcN9gu pic.twitter.com/d4fMwRuxry
— FBI (@FBI) February 26, 2024
That... does not look like a photo of your typical band of theft mobs and smash and grabbers, an observation made right away by some who responded to the tweet:
This picture is so conspicuously inaccurate you have to just marvel at our federal government humiliating itself just to avoid offending Democrats https://t.co/ifDxmRMW2R
— Joe Gabriel Simonson (@SaysSimonson) February 26, 2024
Very subtle, but notice who the FBI shows in the picture when mentioning organized retail theft.
— Neil Axelrod 🇺🇸 (@NeilAxelrod) February 27, 2024
Sorry but it’s not gangs of suburban white housewives wearing designer clothes committing organized shoplifting. 🤷🏻♂️ https://t.co/fJcHbKjHnG
Indeed, it's not.
It's usually large groups of men or teenage boys and girls of differing races, and usually, they look rough around the edges even behind the masks they typically wear.
Three men in Florida are accused of operating an organized retail theft ring in 11 counties and stealing more than $100,000 from Home Depot stores. https://t.co/svDtScWNH3
— KSNV News 3 Las Vegas (@News3LV) February 19, 2024
Massive car theft ring exposed after $1 million in vehicles stolen from North Carolina dealer https://t.co/6F64vv71Ri pic.twitter.com/kS7DJQ3ke3
— FOX8 WGHP (@myfox8) August 9, 2023
Yesterday morning, Kyle Dillon Grant, 33, and Tabetha Lynn Rhodes, 33, were arrested on suspicion of organized retail thefts. Both are due in court Monday.
— Eva Knott (@EvaKnott) September 8, 2023
San Diego County Sheriff believes they are involved in more than 20 thefts from retail stores throughout the County. The… pic.twitter.com/WH2BUHDohA
Memphis sports apparel stores are being terrorized by a brazen shoplifting gang, with over 60 incidents in the last year alone. Police are seeking help to catch the organized thieves who have successfully evaded capture. #organizedretailtheft #Memphis https://t.co/6hL6t4ttvM
— Will 🇺🇸 🍢 (@NoLeftTurns) February 18, 2024
Organized retail theft rings come in many forms, but I'm fairly certain that the one the FBI posted in their woke bulletin on the topic isn't one of them.
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