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No, looting isn’t the COLLAPSE of civilization. Also, America has always had Outlaws. [1]

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Date: 2023-09-05  

Flash mob looting may be new, but smash & grab theft has been around for millennia. Typically nobody is injured, and the whole idea of the mob is to rob without weapons or violence against people. As crime goes, it’s actually quite civilized. “What time should we all get there and what should we wear?”

Not to excuse crime, but we need to get some perspective. Fox News makes it seem like US cities are hell-scapes, but they’re actually much safer than they have been for much of our history. I have been to 48 states in the past year without seeing any robberies, and whenever I’ve asked for help on city streets folks have been nice, friendly and helpful.

Also, I’m outraged by Tr*mp too, but please remember that Americans have always had outlaws. I recently kayaked the Niobrara River in Nebraska near one of the popular hideouts of Jesse James and his gang. They were racist ex-Confederates who killed at least a dozen, including bank tellers, lawmen, civilians and a little girl. Regular folks shot and wounded them during an attempted robbery in Northfield, Minnesota.

Between Canyonlands (above) and Capitol Reef, I traveled on the Outlaw Trail past Robbers Roost, where Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch used to hide out. They were also bank robbers and ruthless killers of lawmen, despite their Hollywood treatment.

San Francisco is still one of America’s favorite tourist destinations, and top of the list is Alcatraz, once home to Al Capone. Scarface killed hundreds, directly and indirectly. He was released from prison early, only because he was going insane and dying of Syphilis.

There are lots of problems today, including a party led by a multiple-indictee. America is often fascinated by outlaws, but also we want justice. It may take a long time, but Tr*mp is headed for prison.

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