Another flash crime

POSTED BY: Hardware
UPDATED: Wednesday, July 13, 2011 11:11
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HARDWARE

Saturday, July 9, 2011 4:13 PM

These events seem to be gaining in popularity.

http://www.dallasblack.com/communityChannel/samfarahs

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The upkeep and cleanliness of Sam Farah's convenience store could rival any in North Dallas.

"You don't think this store is in Oak Cliff," Farah said proudly of his investment.

But, crime is crippling his investment.

"Shoplifting is killing me," Farah added. "Shoplifting is killing me."

He said it costs him about $3,000 a month.

With 16 surveillance cameras inside and out, he has the video to prove it. Last week, a mob of people descended on his store all at once after midnight .

"They start trashing the store [and] eating," Farah said while watching surveillance video of the incident. "It's like they're robbing the store."

While several paid, the rest ate, drink and stole before police could get there, Farah said.

"We had to clean up for two hours," he said. "Plus, merchandise is gone. A bunch of merchandise is gone."

Farah estimated he lost up to $500 that night.

Shoplifting is common. Farah shared one clip from earlier this year that showed a man stealing a package of incense from a stand by the front door then running through the parking lot.

Customers have also attacked employees, according to video reviewed by News 8.

Plus, cashiers are seeing more counterfeit money. Someone passed a $100 bill recently that had a watermark of Abraham Lincoln, meaning it's really a $5 bill.

But someone apparently bleached Abe away and reprinted it with Ben Franklin and $100 markings.

Part of Farah's problem, officers said, is that three large apartment complexes are nearby his store.

Dallas police said officers have responded to 26 calls for help from his store this year, most coming within the last month for crimes like shoplifting, disorderly conduct and even aggravated assault.

DPD has made seven arrests. But, Farah wants zero tolerance and even posted a "Wall of Shame" outside his store that shows crooks his cameras caught.

"I worked hard," Farah explained. "I worked very hard to cut down on these crimes. I want somebody else to work with me."

Farah is spending money to build a restaurant, barber shop and cell phone store next door. He said he can't afford to hire off-duty police now, and short of keeping customers out or closing at dusk, he's beginning to wonder whether it's really worth investing in south Oak Cliff.

On Sunday, another store owner was murdered across the street from Farah's property. Police arrested one suspect and are still looking for two others.

Despite problems at Farah's store, Dallas police said crime in this part of town is declining. The rate is down 4 percent this year compared to last.

Overall, since Dallas police opened the South Central Station in 2007, a lieutenant said crime is down 38 percent.

http://www.dallasblack.com/resource.aspx?id=cfd70a52-0312-4659-aa1f-96
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It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so, and will follow it by suppressing opposition, subverting all education to seize early the minds of the young, and by killing, locking up, or driving underground all heretics - RAH

...and he that has no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. Luke 22:36

KWICKO

Saturday, July 9, 2011 9:03 PM

Must be a rich neighborhood!

AURAPTOR

Saturday, July 9, 2011 9:45 PM

http://thedaleygator.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/black-mob-trashes-dallas
-convenience-store/

I'm sure there were conflicting reports, and sources who claim there was no such mob.

Probably just some exaggeration going on here.

Move along, show's over....

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

HARDWARE

Sunday, July 10, 2011 4:27 PM

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Originally posted by Kwicko:
Must be a rich neighborhood!

Ah yes, the "Kwicko, it's okay to steal from the wealthy" philosophy.

It is a truism that almost any sect, cult, or religion will legislate its creed into law if it acquires the political power to do so, and will follow it by suppressing opposition, subverting all education to seize early the minds of the young, and by killing, locking up, or driving underground all heretics - RAH

...and he that has no sword, let him sell his garment, and buy one. Luke 22:36

NEWOLDBROWNCOAT

Sunday, July 10, 2011 4:35 PM

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Originally posted by AURaptor:
http://thedaleygator.wordpress.com/2011/07/08/black-mob-trashes-dallas
-convenience-store/

There it is. The first report very carefully didn't mention the race of the mob. This one, it's the first two words. Wonder which one is distorting the facts, and the reason why.

AURAPTOR

Sunday, July 10, 2011 4:48 PM

The video speaks for itself.

There's a universal blind spot in the MSM to ignore race , where ever possible.

Routinely, I'm hearing reports on the radio, of this or that criminal activity, where the perp is identified as a " male, about x ft tall, and weighting at x lbs, wearing ... "

No mention of race, what so ever.

Caps and even wigs can hide hair color, clothes can cover tattoos and the like, but rare is it that a criminal will conceal their entire body, head to toe, with out an square inch of skin showing.

But, in honor to the above daleygator link...

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

KWICKO

Sunday, July 10, 2011 10:05 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Hardware:
Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:
Must be a rich neighborhood!

Ah yes, the "Kwicko, it's okay to steal from the wealthy" philosophy.

Not really. It was an oblique reference to another current post, in which studies show that the rich are 30% more likely to shoplift and steal than the poor are.

Sorry you weren't able to keep up, but it DID give you yet another chance to make ASSumptions, didn't it? You should see to that.

Care to show me where I've ever said "it's okay to steal from the wealthy"? You can't, because it's not a position I hold to. Thanks for being sure to assign positions to me that I've never expressed, though. ;)

"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservatives." - John Stuart Mill

KANEMAN

Sunday, July 10, 2011 10:50 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
The video speaks for itself.

There's a universal blind spot in the MSM to ignore race , where ever possible.

Routinely, I'm hearing reports on the radio, of this or that criminal activity, where the perp is identified as a " male, about x ft tall, and weighting at x lbs, wearing ... "

No mention of race, what so ever.

Caps and even wigs can hide hair color, clothes can cover tattoos and the like, but rare is it that a criminal will conceal their entire body, head to toe, with out an square inch of skin showing.

But, in honor to the above daleygator link...

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

fucking amazing....wow...we are doomed.

AURAPTOR

Sunday, July 10, 2011 10:51 PM

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Originally posted by Kwicko:

Care to show me where I've ever said "it's okay to steal from the wealthy"? You can't, because it's not a position I hold to. Thanks for being sure to assign positions to me that I've never expressed, though. ;)

Never stopped you before from doing the exact same to others.

So, what's good for the gander, isn't so good for the goose ?

Huh.

" I do not love the bright sword for its sharpness, nor the arrow for its swiftness, nor the warrior for his glory. I love only that which they defend. "

KWICKO

Sunday, July 10, 2011 11:12 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by AURaptor:
Quote:
Originally posted by Kwicko:

Care to show me where I've ever said "it's okay to steal from the wealthy"? You can't, because it's not a position I hold to. Thanks for being sure to assign positions to me that I've never expressed, though. ;)

Never stopped you before from doing the exact same to others.

So, what's good for the gander, isn't so good for the goose ?

Huh.

I notice it's never stopped YOU from doing it.

Good to know you answer to the name "Hardware" now. ;)

And isn't this one of those posts that HW whines about all the time, that seem to imply that we're all doomed? Apparently he finds black people far more scary than nuclear meltdowns. I'm totally shocked to learn that. Really. ;)

"Although it is not true that all conservatives are stupid people, it is true that most stupid people are conservatives." - John Stuart Mill

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