‘This did not age well!’ Clip of AOC defending shoplifters as ‘hungry’ people seeking BREAD goes viral after Philly looting that saw mob target iPhones, sneakers and liquor stores – with at least 30 people charged so far

An old clip of radical Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defending shoplifters as “starving” people who have seen bread has resurfaced following the Philadelphia looting that saw at least 30 people charged so far. ‘now.

The New York congresswoman sat down in a 2020 video and explained why she thinks people are looting.

“So they go out and need to feed their child and they have no money… They find themselves in a position where they feel like they have to steal bread or go hungry that night “Ocasio-Cortez said. .

But she has since been ridiculed online after a mob of dozens of looters targeted stores including Footlocker, Apple and Lululemon in the City of Brotherly Love on Tuesday night – with one social media user writing “This didn’t not aged well.”

Thieves also ransacked at least 18 liquor stores overnight, leading all Fine Wine and Good Spirits locations in Philadelphia to close their doors on Wednesday.

At least 30 people have been charged after widespread looting broke out in Philadelphia last night, including a woman who livestreamed the chaos.

Looters also ransacked 18 liquor stores in the Philadelphia area, leading to the closure of all Philadelphia fine wine and liquor stores on Wednesday.

The windows of a ransacked liquor store were smashed and hung with pieces of glass.

At the targeted Apple store, iPhones and other electronic products were removed from their displays as employees were puzzled by the events.

At least 30 people, including three minors, have been charged so far in connection with this looting.

Most were charged with burglary and theft, and one with illegal firearm possession, a spokesman for the district attorney’s office said.

Two firearms were recovered at the scene and footage showed police arresting the suspects as goods piled up around them.

Additionally, looters devastated 18 separate liquor stores Tuesday evening.

Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Press Secretary Shawn M. Kelly said The Philadelphia Inquirer no employees were injured and that stores will reopen “when it is safe to do so and the damage is repaired.”

Many police thieves tried to steal their faces with Halloween masks in the Lululemon store.

The carnage took place on Walnut Street in the center of town and also involved a Foot Locker and Apple store.

One woman, Dayjia Blackwell, also known as “Meatball,” was live-streaming the chaos in the city on her Instagram page and sharing clips of the looting, apparently to encourage it.

She also raided a nearby liquor store, where she grabbed a bottle of Hennessey from the shelves.

“Tell the police that if they lock me up tonight, it’s going to be lit, it’s going to be a movie!” Everyone must eat! » she said confidently on camera.

She also raided a nearby liquor store, where she grabbed a bottle of Hennessey from the shelves.

Blackwell was then stopped by police in her friend’s car just after midnight.

At the targeted Apple store, iPhones and other electronic products were removed from their displays as employees panicked.

Just three weeks ago, Philadelphia’s police commissioner resigned from her post as the Democratic-led city faced a wave of homicides and lawlessness.

Danielle Outlaw, 48, who has been Philadelphia’s top police officer since February 2020, officially left the department on September 22.

Outlaw’s new role will be deputy chief of security for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, where she will oversee the New York region’s airports, bridges, tunnels and other transportation infrastructure.

Before he took office, Philadelphia recorded fewer than 400 homicides each year since 2007. In 2021 and 2022, more than 500 homicides were recorded citywide.

The latest figures, through last Sunday, show there have been 302 homicides in the city so far this year.

There were also 402 reported rapes, 58,759 cases of property crimes, 3,701 cases of aggravated assault and 1,314 gunshot victims.

The increase in crime in Philadelphia is because homelessness and street drug use have become more prevalent.

Homeless people and drug addicts are often driven to commit theft to find ways to support themselves or to gather enough money to support their addictions.