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What does the acronym ORCS stand for?
A syndicate is a self-organizing group of individuals, companies, corporations, or entities formed to transact some specific business, to pursue or promote a shared interest.
originally posted by: tamusan
Also under California law, organized retail theft has a harsher penalty than looting. It overlaps with other crimes including conspiracy, receiving stolen property, shoplifting, and grand theft.
originally posted by: sciencelol
What if we call them lootas? Still racist?
originally posted by: visitedbythem
I hear Walmart is giving away turkeys today! To anyone who can outrun security
originally posted by: tamusan
a reply to: machineintelligence
Under California law, looting is a specific crime, it upgrades the existing crimes of burglary, grand theft, and petty theft, where a state of emergency or evacuation order has been declared in a given location.
Also under California law, organized retail theft has a harsher penalty than looting. It overlaps with other crimes including conspiracy, receiving stolen property, shoplifting, and grand theft.
The news people are required to use the appropriate legal terminology when reporting.
originally posted by: ketsuko
a reply to: network dude
When they know exactly how much they can take and not get put in prison even if they're caught, it doesn't help. There are limits on the theft in Cali. If you stay below the threshold in some places, they just catch and release.
So it's a nice system they have. Organize your group. Everyone takes the limit, and you pool your take later on. It lets you steal more without facing any consequences.
originally posted by: ThatDamnDuckAgain
a reply to: IAMTAT
Yeah it connects cheap stuff with the color black.
We need to go back to 1929, find out who coined the term and declare everyone down the family lines racist.
Every. Single. One.