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> edell@post.com wrote:
>> Come on everybody, let's just shoot these niggers and let the bodies
>> rot in the streets.

Philadelphia suffered its second night in a row of mass looting incidents
and destructive social media-fueled mayhem on Wednesday, resulting in more
than 50 arrests, police said.

On Wednesday, groups of thieves, apparently working together, destroyed
property in several areas of the city, smashed their way into stores, and
stole as much as they could before fleeing, authorities said. Suspects
also ransacked more than a dozen state-run liquor stores so thoroughly
that the state announced it was closing its Philly locations until further
notice.

Video on social media also suggested that culprits made off with a Wells
Fargo ATM, but a spokesperson for Wells Fargo told Fox News Digital that
the ATM was not stolen and that the bank does not currently have an ATM in
that location as it is being replaced.

At least 52 suspects were arrested, including 49 adults and three
juveniles, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. They face
criminal charges, including burglary, theft and other counts, the
Philadelphia district attorney's office said.

The flash mob-style looting spree started just after 8 p.m. Tuesday at
dozens of stores, including Foot Locker, Lululemon and an Apple store,
just hours after a judge ruled to dismiss a murder charge against a White
Philadelphia police officer who shot and killed Black resident Eddie
Irizarry.

PHILADELPHIA OFFICIALS RESPOND AFTER JUDGE'S DECISION PROMPTS MASS
LOOTING: 'LOOKING TO DESTROY OUR CITY'

The thefts and unrest stretched from downtown to northeast and west
Philadelphia.

Benjamin Nochum, a pharmacist and store manager at Patriot Pharmacy, which
was targeted Wednesday, said it was the third time in three years his
business had been hit.

"When looters steal from us, what they don�t seem to understand is that
they are also stealing from our neighbors," Nochum said. "It makes you
question how much longer you can hang on."

The theft also included at least 18 state-run liquor stores, which were
broken into and cleaned out. The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board
announced on Wednesday it would be closing all 48 of its Philadelphia
retail locations. It also said it would be closing its one store in
suburban Cheltenham.

The stores were "closed in the interest of employee safety and while we
assess the damage and loss that occurred. We will reopen stores when it is
safe to do so and when the damage is repaired," liquor board spokesperson
Shawn Kelly said in a statement.

No employees were hurt, but "some were understandably shaken," Kelly
added.

PHILADELPHIA SWARMED BY ALLEGED JUVENILE LOOTERS TARGETING THE APPLE
STORE, LULULEMON, FOOTLOCKER AND OTHERS

Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford said at a news conference on
Tuesday that those doing the ransacking � who he referred to as "a bunch
of criminal opportunists" � were not affiliated with a peaceful protest
that gathered immediately after the judge�s decision was announced.

Mayor Jim Kenney, a Democrat, called the looting on Tuesday a "sickening
display of opportunistic criminal activity."

"This destructive and illegal behavior cannot and will not be tolerated in
our city," he said.

His administration is working with police to assess "which areas of the
city may need increased coverage or additional resources," he added.

Police said the mass group of masked assailants appeared to have organized
their efforts on social media and a Philadelphia social media influencer,
who was later arrested, live-streamed the looting.

Dayjia Blackwell, better known as "Meatball," filmed looters targeting
several businesses before she was caught and subsequently arrested. She
was charged with six felonies, according to the New York Post.

In her live stream and other videos posted on her social media account,
Blackwell can be heard encouraging looters and laughing at police officers
desperate to stop them.

Other videos on social media showed dozens of people, many in hoodies or
masks, running out of a Lululemon store with merchandise. Police officers
grab several of the people fleeing and tackle them to the sidewalk.

Six businesses in a single retail corridor of North Philadelphia were
looted, including three pharmacies, a hair salon, a tax preparation
company and a cellphone store, according to the North 22nd Street Business
Corridor, a business group.

Photos of the destructive wake show a sporting goods store at a mall with
mannequins and sneakers scattered about; an Apple store and a T-Mobile
store with phones and accessories toppled over; and several businesses
with shattered glass windows and smashed metal door gates.

Police said seven cars were stolen from a lot in the northeast, with only
one of the cars recovered as of Wednesday afternoon.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/philadelphia-looting-break-stolen-atm-crime-
spree-continues-2nd-night-leaving-residents-desperate