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... This seemed way over the top and unnecessarily put the public at risk. I felt like one of the sellers running away might start shooting a gun or something.
Grandstanding at it's finest?!
Let me get this straight -- you expected fleeing criminals to start shooting at cops, when their crime was selling fake designer bags and blocking the sidewalk?
You assume these guys are armed with illegal guns, not to mention probably being illegals themselves, and you're questioning the City's motivation for the crackdown?
Was walking around Canal st. last Sunday and was startled with police chasing after folks selling fake designer handbags. Probably around a dozen sellers running for their lives through a busy sidewalk and dropping their merchandise all over the ground. Saw two cops running to chase after them and picking up some of their dropped bags .
Really, who cares about that stuff? Canal st. is full of stores selling fake merchandise, not just handbags. My kid bought some fake pokemon cards, a fake Ronaldo T-shirt and a fake Ronaldo poster. This seemed way over the top and unnecessarily put the public at risk. I felt like one of the sellers running away might start shooting a gun or something.
Grandstanding at it's finest?!
Buying from these people supports terrorism and human trafficking. It's not a victimless crime.
Let me get this straight -- you expected fleeing criminals to start shooting at cops, when their crime was selling fake designer bags and blocking the sidewalk?
You assume these guys are armed with illegal guns, not to mention probably being illegals themselves, and you're questioning the City's motivation for the crackdown?
If you corner a dog, it will bite. Seems the cops were cornering folks so that is why I was worried about some out of hand response...
Was walking around Canal st. last Sunday and was startled with police chasing after folks selling fake designer handbags. Probably around a dozen sellers running for their lives through a busy sidewalk and dropping their merchandise all over the ground. Saw two cops running to chase after them and picking up some of their dropped bags .
Really, who cares about that stuff? Canal st. is full of stores selling fake merchandise, not just handbags. My kid bought some fake pokemon cards, a fake Ronaldo T-shirt and a fake Ronaldo poster. This seemed way over the top and unnecessarily put the public at risk. I felt like one of the sellers running away might start shooting a gun or something.
Grandstanding at it's finest?!
They have been cracking down on these sellers for years. The actual designers are the ones that care the most, and rightly so. I am amazed that people were not aware that selling fake designer goods is illegal.
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