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Re: Why Thieves Steal Soap

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> [ethnic group] interesting way to combat racism...

The irony is that the inhabitants of the "San Francisco Castro neighborhood" also form an ethnic group by virtue of living in the same place. Notably, it's a gay neighborhood. Takeaway? Gangs rob stores in gay villages. Oh, and cops are racists. Moral? Let people think for themselves, you can't get away from prejudice.

Homosexuals are not an ethnic group.

Re: Why Thieves Steal Soap

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The Safeway in the San Francisco Castro neighborhood is especially... exciting... relative to the surrounding area. It even has its own full time police officer. One time as I was leaving I asked the officer why Folgers crystals of all things were locked up. His reply was "[ethnic group] gangs steal essentials in bulk, and sell them to the homeless." From that point forward it clicked in my head, retail theft is abou…

Okay...so we are firmly in Mad Max territory already before exiting the 21st century.

Re: Why Thieves Steal Soap

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post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The irony is that the inhabitants of the "San Francisco Castro neighborhood" also form an ethnic group by virtue of living in the same place. Notably, it's a gay neighborhood. Takeaway? Gangs rob stores in gay villages. Oh, and cops are racists. Moral? Let people think for themselves, you can't get away from prejudice.

Homosexuals are not an ethnic group.

I think "people from place" constitutes an ethnicity, but I'll concede that this isn't a common mindset.

Re: Why Thieves Steal Soap

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post #24

The Safeway in the San Francisco Castro neighborhood is especially... exciting... relative to the surrounding area. It even has its own full time police officer. One time as I was leaving I asked the officer why Folgers crystals of all things were locked up. His reply was "[ethnic group] gangs steal essentials in bulk, and sell them to the homeless." From that point forward it clicked in my head, retail theft is abou…

The article could have quoted you and cut two-thirds of its length.

Re: Why Thieves Steal Soap

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post #51

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Homosexuals are not an ethnic group.

I think "people from place" constitutes an ethnicity, but I'll concede that this isn't a common mindset.

I'm pretty sure "people from Castro" does not constitute an ethnicity.
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