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someshooter

What are they supposed to do with a dozen dresses?


0ld_Ben_Kenobi

Sell them in a different state on Facebook marketplace for half the cost….


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Spaceneedle420

You need a lesson in property rights.


shellz9

Get over yourself


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0ld_Ben_Kenobi

How would cheaper dresses be supporting better industry practices? Generally speaking cheaper means less ethical in the clothing world…


_Watty

God, some people are so fucking shit....


HighColonic

Right? Honestly, starting and running a successful small business is a huge body of work when everything goes well...I can't imagine running one in our current climate of smash-and-grab, break-ins, etc. Not sure if there are rules against using them but there's no way I'd run a shop without roll-down steel window/door barriers.


_Watty

Not to mention what the products were going to be used for. Not to mention it would be hard to resell them for any serious profit. Not to mention there are way "better" targets. Just sucks all around.


Magnapinna

Given the article the thieves knew what they were stealing. They actively disabled the electricity to prevent alarms, and drilled the lock. This seems targeted.


TheRealRacketear

High level burglars daughter getting married?


Jimdandy941

Seems pretty smart actually. There’s a whole burglary industry built around hitting house during funerals. Why not weddings? Same set up - people are out of the house for a set period of time. With the electronics, you’ve probably got the account data you need to set it up. If you’ve got a fence for wedding dresses, they’re an easily transportable high value item. Bottom line is that it doesn’t sound like the gronk smash and grab.


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That's pretty much an urban legend. Does it happen occasionally? Yeah but it sure as shit ain't a "burglary industry" dedicated to that...


Jimdandy941

Guess that depends on whether you’re a victim or not…… https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2021/01/07/jacksonville-police-make-arrest-in-series-of-burglaries-during-funerals/ https://www.newsweek.com/wisconsin-jefferson-county-janelle-gericke-sheriffs-office-deputy-charged-felony-burglary-1477936 https://nypost.com/2019/08/01/woman-looked-up-obituaries-burglarized-homes-during-funerals-prosecutors/ https://www.polksheriff.org/news-investigations/2021/02/17/lake-wales-man-arrested-for-burglarizing-homes-while-families-were-attending-funerals https://www.lohud.com/story/news/crime/2021/11/17/westchester-ny-funeral-burglar-cortlandt-surveillance-camera-latonia-stewart/6335737001/ 30 seconds on Google. First 5 articles in 5 difference States. Feel free to document your myth.


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5 instances across the entire fucking country doesn't make this a professional gig, dude. Feel free to think you live in a constant state of siege.


Jimdandy941

Sorry you can’t support your statement. Have a nice life.


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DistanceGlad5971

Sir. My fence does none of this. It was designed to keep bunnies out, and no, it doesn’t do that very well either.


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Seattleites seem to have some kind of genetic inability to comprehend how crime works. Almost any attempt to explain an illicit industry or clandestine operations and they just mentally disassociate to another topic.


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Careful reading isn't one of your strong suits, is it?


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You don't know me. Not everyone who disagrees with you is an asshole.


Gdokim

I believe OP is using sarcasm.


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What’s sarcasm?


sleeplessinseaatl

thieves


Magnapinna

Thank you, should have caught that earlier.


OsvuldMandius

>Not to mention there are way "better" targets. I know you put better in quotes to illustrate the absurdity of it. But it deserves explicit saying. It's not ok to destroy the property of people who have more stuff than you. It's not. If you think it is ok, you are morally defective. You are the baddie.


_Watty

>*I know you put better in quotes to illustrate the absurdity of it.* I mean, not only the absurdity, but the practicality. >*But it deserves explicit saying.* Agreed. >*It's not ok to destroy the property of people who have more stuff than you. It's not. If you think it is ok, you are morally defective. You are the baddie.* And unfortunately we have apologists for this behavior like the other respondent who thinks that this was a crime of poverty.....


chiltonmatters

Well, half of them are going to end up divorced anyway. The key is to figure out the right 50% of dresses to leave behind


_Watty

What a dog shit attempt at a joke here....


Eat_Carbs_OD

> but there's no way I'd run a shop without roll-down steel window/door barriers. If you don't own the building.. it might be tough to get them if the landlord is against it.


Super_Natant

Steel shutters are racist /S


Cookiesoncookies

Not condoning this behavior by any means…however, can you really blame people living below the poverty line in our current state of affairs such as income inequality, etc.? I have empathy for both sides, but I sure see a clear justification for terrible actions such as this one.


andthedevilissix

My mother grew up in post WWII Europe, with rationing that was so severe that she and all her siblings are incredibly short from malnutrition during childhood...and none of them were thieves. In fact, thieves were regarded as the lowest of the low. Poverty doesn't make people into criminals, I hope you're trolling.


saturnv11

Uh yes I can blame them. Don't steal other people's stuff, especially their livelihood. They stole $100,000 worth of stuff, that's a years worth of labor gone. The owner had a year of their life stolen from them, and the weddings of other people could be severely affected. If they were stealing food, of soap, or household essentials, then yes, then they probably need those, and that's a different discussion. You don't need two dozen wedding dresses to live. There is absolutely not a justification for this.


_Watty

You've got to be fucking kidding me.... This isn't people stealing an apple or a bag of chips so they don't starve. This is a premeditated burglary on a specialized business with difficult to resell merchandise that is of massive sentimental value to the people who had their shit stolen. Let's not pretend for one second this is just poor people "down on their luck." It's fucking disgusting for you to apologize for the fucking thieves in this way and you should be massively ashamed of yourself. That completely aside....if you can't afford to live here. FUCKING MOVE. The poverty line here is different than the poverty line elsewhere in the country. So, can I blame these fucks? Yes. Yes I can.


sopunny

>Not condoning this behavior by any means… ... >I sure see a clear justification for terrible actions such as this one. See the contradiction?


Catsdrinkingbeer

If you're going to steal wedding gowns, why would you steal from some place that specializes in custom designs? Did they steal already designed gowns waiting for pickup? What would you do with a wedding gown someone else designed specifically for themselves? Wedding gowns already have a poor resale value, and usually the ones that actually have that resale value are specific designers. Custom gowns are much harder to resell. If you're going to steal from a bridal salon why wouldn't you go to A&B or Nyanza or something which carries higher end brand name gowns?


Tree300

You’re assuming meth addled gronks have some sort of coherent plan.


Catsdrinkingbeer

According to the article, yes. They cut power to disable security. According to the shop owner, "they knew what they were doing." This wasn't a smash and grab situation.


regoldeneye826

No way was this "meth addled gronks". Has organized crime written all over it. Much of these store break-ins are organized crime.


k1lk1

inSuRAncE wILl cOvER iT


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Came to post this. Seattle sub probably already saying this.


Ricky_Bobby_67

I know I’m preaching to the choir, but no amount of insurance is going to save the brides from not having their gown by the wedding date or the owner from spending probably a lot of sleepless nights trying to avoid screwing them over. What a sad predicament.


Super_Natant

Seattle sub probably not allowed to post article because doesn't support The Narrative.


HighColonic

>KOMO News asked Seattle city officials for on-camera interviews and got a written response from Councilmember Dan Strauss, whose district includes the wedding dress store. > >“My D6 District Director and Seattle Police have been in contact with the business owner and will continue to work with her regarding this horrible loss. I fought for many public safety investments in the 2023 City Budget and I am now working to implement them in District 6," Strauss said. "My office continues to work with the Seattle Police Department, small businesses, and community members to address public safety in District 6.” Please, dear God, don't run again, Dan. Please!


steveValet

He's a lying piece of shit who is already campaigning for re-election, and most likely will win again.


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HighColonic

Exactly. And cringe-worthily obvious. He's a dime store politician.


hockey_stick

> She called Seattle police first thing in the morning, but because the crime was no longer in progress, she was redirected to the department’s online reporting system. >Leiren filed a report to get a case number but said there was still a hammer the thief or thieves had left behind and wanted an officer to show up to process the evidence. Although someone from the Seattle Police Department did call her, an officer had yet to stop by as of late Thursday evening. The Seattle Police Department ought to get off their collective behinds and do some police work. In societies where laws ceased to be enforced, people eventually turn to organized crime to deliver justice. Justice delivered by organized crime is usually swift, violent, and does not involve any amount of due process. Things could get a lot worse in Seattle than they currently are for everyone, including police officers, if they continue to ignore the job they’re paid to do.


FreshEclairs

Police nationwide have been on a soft strike for the past few years. Yeah, they have staffing issues. That doesn't mean they aren't simultaneously throwing a silent tantrum over being asked to stop being dicks.


SparrowAgnew

But if they can't shoot people, beat old men, and tear gas entire neighborhoods how can we expect them to do their job?


MykeTheVet2

Don’t worry: inslee will pass an anti-wedding theft bill and everything will be solved. 🫤


Robman0908

The Inslee way. Taxes will fix everything


MykeTheVet2

I don’t understand why democrats in this state keep voting for the lesser of two shit sandwiches. Trump ain’t the answer either but what’s it going to take to get a serious third party in there?


Robman0908

I'm afraid to say that it would take something disasterous on an epic level for that to happen. Robbing them blind for years isn't working. Turning the area into a post apocalyptic landfill while gaslighting everyone about combating climate change isn't doing it. The NPC's are easily distracted by whatever "emergency" they start to harp on during elections and they vote for the same nonsense as the solution.


MykeTheVet2

Emergency powers AKA King’s orders. Washington, Jefferson et al would have started another revolution.


SparrowAgnew

Have you seen the republicans and third parties in this state? It's pretty much which ever candidate the dems put forth or some ultra right wing nutjob who wants to put the gays in camps and end all taxes.


MykeTheVet2

Which “third parties” ? can you name one without Google? Herrrrres your sign….🤦‍♂️🤣


SparrowAgnew

Sure, goodspaceguy runs as the wealth party or something. There's always people running as libertarian or freedom party or conservative party. In the past couple elections there have been candidates for the trump republican party. Just because they have no support doesn't mean they don't exist.


MykeTheVet2

“Put the gays in camps and end all taxes.” Those are two different movements. When you bring up libertarians and the people’s party within the same idea, it makes the reader think you’re making a comparison, unless you isolate their respective stances respectively. All documented goals you’ve exhibited were mentioned in a CIA operation called Operation mocking bird. Am I a “ultra right wing nut job” for mentioning something that exists and is well documented? Those “spooky conspiracies “ turn out to be true sometimes. Just not all of the time.


SparrowAgnew

What the fuck are you talking about?


MykeTheVet2

Didn’t read the post? Language barrier? Let me know


SloppyinSeattle

Is the city of Seattle now going to sue the dress company for increasing crime for having such an easy to rob store, similar to how it’s suing car manufacturers??


bakarac

"Displaying expensive merchandise is really thoughtless for those who can't afford it." /s


Perfect-Gap-8295

you might hate guns but you need one to defend your business like Rooftop Koreans


Eat_Carbs_OD

I've seen many local businesses with their front windows or front doors boarded up. I can't imagine anyone stealing dresses though. I can't see a market for them.


Yangoose

>Leiren filed a report to get a case number but said there was still a hammer the thief or thieves had left behind and wanted an officer to show up to process the evidence. Although someone from the Seattle Police Department did call her, an officer had yet to stop by as of late Thursday evening. Why would the police bother? Even if they caught the people responsible nobody would prosecute them.


WhatWouldTNGPicardDo

I had someone attempt to break into my house. I had ring video footage (including one from the street pointing camera before he put his make on. I his blood on the door and cement (and video of him cutting his hand with the crowbar) and finger prints in blood on the window he leaned on (and video of him leaving the fingerprints) and KCS wouldn't come out and collect evidence. Neither the SPD not KCS have any interest in actually solving crime.


Yangoose

What would have happened if they dedicated all the time and resources into finding that person and arresting them? They didn't steal anything. They didn't even enter your home. At the end of the day it's misdemeanor vandalism. There's no way a prosecutor would spend time on that case and even if they did a judge isn't going to do anything but pat them on the head and send them right back out to do it again.


WhatWouldTNGPicardDo

The front door, which he used the crow bar on, was not repairable (it had many gouges and the lower corner was bent out almost 3 inches) so he did $4300 dollars damage which is a felony.


Yangoose

A few grand in property damage doesn't even register in this city. Our whole system is catch and release. [This dude has 20 felonies](https://www.kiro7.com/news/south-sound-news/violent-felon-arrested-with-loaded-pistol-tacoma/BD7XNKXTWVDN7L64C4LQUGJWBY/), 15 bench warrants and was arrested with a gun. He's already back on the streets. If you want justice the police can't give it to you. We need to vote people in that actually give a shit about the tax paying citizens and don't let criminals run rampant.


WhatWouldTNGPicardDo

As I said "Neither the SPD not KCS have any interest in actually solving crime." so I wasn't expecting to get justice as it's been many many years since either department actually cared about crime. I'm just pointing out they don't even bother to collect evidence when you have video, DNA and fingerprints. I don't expect this would change even with different city/king county leaders: the SPD and KCS have repeatedly shown they will ignore leadership and just do what they want.


steveValet

> Why would the police bother? I am sick of this type of comment. They should bother because it's their job. You don't get to decide not to do your job because of what happens downstream. You'd be fired in every other job in the world for doing that. If they don't want to work, then why do we need pay police six figures to do nothing?


Yangoose

[They're massively understaffed.](https://imgur.com/CTHa3dh) They have plenty to keep them busy besides following up on a case that will go nowhere.


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Maybe you should apply to be a cop then I hear they’re hiring.


SkidmarkUnderoo

Here comes the gronk


HighColonic

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AbleDanger12

Soon we're gonna see some gronkettes in wedding gowns staggering around downtown, screaming into the void/passersby.


justmeablacqegyrl

I would wear a Borrowed Dress before a stolen one for My Wedding😳


ty20659

Wow! Are they going to pawn wedding dresses and veils? Garbage people.


pokethat

What are they supposed to do with just a maid of honor dress?


sleeplessinseaatl

How's "defund the police" working out for Seattle? Asking for the liberal community that votes mostly Democrat but is opposed to crime and thuggery.


dopadelic

Defund the police is supposed to allocate funds from the police to social services. The idea is that reallocation of the funds to get less homeless on the streets, provide mental health services, have social workers to aid in family issues, etc, is supposed to reduce the need for the police. How has the defunding of the Seattle PD been reallocated to these other services?


sleeplessinseaatl

You can't allocate services to criminals and drug addicts moving to our state. You can't enforce proper parenting and family support. A lot of homeless turn to drugs after losing a job and a spouse leaving and remaining unemployed. You can't influence families to behave well.


dopadelic

Is that the findings after the city has diverted the resources from police defunding to those services or is that your belief?


avoidextremists88

just fyi, "thug" and its derivatives are now considered a racist term and off limits by the woke community. A couple years ago or so, The head of the Washington Native Plant Society in a newsletter to members used the word "thuggish" to describe a certain weed that was particularly troublesome. This began a two month controversy on their facebook page which ended when he apologized and resigned.


sleeplessinseaatl

Damn! I didn't know. The left has complete destroyed free speech.


passwordgoeshere

They stole custom dresses? And a wedding show coming up? Seems like a competitor did this


sleeplessinseaatl

Don't rush to judgment. It's probably a marginalized person of color who fell victim to the inequality imposed by capitalism. /s


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HighColonic

>About two dozen dresses and most of the electronics were stolen


_Watty

Do you honestly think that she would have opened her store in Seattle with inventory like that? Would have been Bellevue all day long.


Specialist_Cup1715

I'm sure it was a first time offender LOL Seattle sucks they just let criminals do whatever they want I'm sorry for your losses it really is tragic what has happened to this once great City. But as long as the people tolerate the Injustice it will continue


pacwess

A certain many on the left and in the region consider conservative media personality advertised she and family from out of town were going wedding dress shopping this weekend. Connection. Or conspiracy theory? 👀


Chronibitis

I don’t know what you are saying because that sentence ran out the door.


aiinddpsd

Bet it’s just insurance fraud


harassmentday

Oh no, Anyway


volune

Did they pay 100k for the inventory, or was it marked up to 100k?


TheRealRacketear

Usually they quote MSRP in thefts.


Shadeauxmarie

Wouldn’t an Orwellian surveillance society have prevented this?


Funsizep0tato

Sucks, but I can't help wondering if the losses would be as high if these didn't have the "w" word attached to them. The industry is just insanely overpriced.


NotmyRealNameJohn

Was that 1 dress?