Muggers stealing Canada Goose Jackets (sometimes at gunpoint)

[Anonymous]

Another one at GW. These gangsters know what they like

[Anonymous]

Muggings making a massive comeback is something I didn’t expect to happen and yet, here we are.

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Anonymous wrote:Those Canada Goose jackets are like a flashing neon sign for robbers. They are also wholly unnecessary in DC.

They aren't all heavy jackets, they make lighter ones too for warmer weather.

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Anonymous wrote:Only trash wears those coats.

If the victims are trash, what are the thieves?

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a black market for them, or something? Weird.

I'm Canadian. A lot of Canadians don't even wear them. Ridiculous price and not necessary enough to warrant the price. Wear layers.

They were all over Toronto when l lived there from 2014 to 2017. There’s a parody song about it on YouTube - all the people like sheep (or ducks) in identical black CG coats with the coyote fur trim on the hood.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2_tBxsXVlhs

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Anonymous wrote:Right, status symbols can back fire. Flashy bags, coats, shoes. It can absolutely make you a target. These are dumb rich white kids enrolled at GW though.

The entire point of this $1k coat is to tell people you are rich.

Re: the bold, maybe actually read the news story the OP linked. The victim in that incident was a Howard University student, not GW. No idea if that victim was "dumb," "white" or "rich." Not that it matters except to you; you seem to like playing "Blame the Victim."

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Anonymous wrote:Right, status symbols can back fire. Flashy bags, coats, shoes. It can absolutely make you a target. These are dumb rich white kids enrolled at GW though.

The entire point of this $1k coat is to tell people you are rich.

Re: the bold, maybe actually read the news story the OP linked. The victim in that incident was a Howard University student, not GW. No idea if that victim was "dumb," "white" or "rich." Not that it matters except to you; you seem to like playing "Blame the Victim."

Exactly. Doesn't matter what you wear, you shouldn't be robbed.
When you travel to unsafe international cities high crime you are advised to not wear any jewelry or have any bags on you because you increase the chance of getting mugged to the point where it may become a guarantee. This is the direction we are going towards. If you normalize the idea of citizens adjusting to the "new reality" having to clutch their wallets and wearing drab clothing and looking poor to feel safe, then you may want to move to whatever 3rd world hellhole of your choice.

[Anonymous]

I remember not having to worry walking around American cities having my purse in plain view or wearing my engagement ring everywhere I went. Nowadays, I almost never wear it, ditch my nicer purse for a backpack and tuck my phone/purse into my pocket out of sight. I may wear a purse in a day time, but at night I don't feel safe with it anymore. Something definitely changed, we are going downhill, and this reminds me of international travel to places where you wouldn't want to carry anything that doesn't fit into your inner pocket or wear any jewelry.

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I wonder what sorts of people hold you up at gunpoint to steal your logo coat? Hmmm.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a black market for them, or something? Weird.

I'm Canadian. A lot of Canadians don't even wear them. Ridiculous price and not necessary enough to warrant the price. Wear layers.

Layers suck, you should know this if you truly live in colder climate. Nothing beats having a long warm coat to replace bulky crap you have to wear underneath. I don't own CG BTW, but there are other brands that are cheaper that make very warm lightweight long coats.

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Anonymous wrote:I wonder what sorts of people hold you up at gunpoint to steal your logo coat? Hmmm.

People who are good at heart and hard working, they probably work 2 minimum wage jobs and are still unable to feed their kids or keep roof over their head, which is why they steal. Out of despair. They will be selling this coat on ebay to help cover rent or buy food for their starving children. They deserve only our sincerest sympathy, not punishment and not even any badmouthing. Save the badmouthing for the aholes wearing overpriced unnecessary flashy status symbol clothes who are stealing from the working poor probably to afford this.

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Anonymous wrote:Article says the jackets retail for $1000.
How much student loans does the victim have? 30 jackets? I would be furious if my kid owned and wore a $1,000 item of clothing. My family's HHI is about 160 stupid forking jackets.

Your kid very likely carries around a $1,000 computer in the palm of his hand. Seems like an arbitrary thing to protest the jacket?

When I can pay my bills, call my mom, and complete some of my work with my puffy jacket, then maybe it will be worth $1000.

+1 and maybe when the jacket is used year-round 15 hours a day, provides music, wifi hotspot for my laptop worth a jacket, and a camera.

Any good quality winter jacket can last you for many years, way beyond how long your computer or a phone will last (which are designed to start breaking apart and slowing down, so that you can upgrade and make manufacturer's bottom line). I have several jackets I owned for many years. None of my phones lasted over 3 years without problems. and you also don't *need* the latest and greatest fancy phone either

[Anonymous]

Isn’t it more about the style than the cost? I remember when the timberland boots were really in (for non hikers, I mean) and those would get stolen at gunpoint. I feel like some rich movie star or musician picks a brand to make trendy and then people want to imitate it so they steal that because there’s a great market. They are t stealing expensive LL Bean jackets even if there is a logo because it’s not hip unless you’re a boomer professor at a NE SLAC.

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Anonymous wrote:Isn’t it more about the style than the cost? I remember when the timberland boots were really in (for non hikers, I mean) and those would get stolen at gunpoint. I feel like some rich movie star or musician picks a brand to make trendy and then people want to imitate it so they steal that because there’s a great market. They are t stealing expensive LL Bean jackets even if there is a logo because it’s not hip unless you’re a boomer professor at a NE SLAC.

Why do you need to rag on our L. L. Beans? They're practical and reliable and we're not hurting anyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Isn’t it more about the style than the cost? I remember when the timberland boots were really in (for non hikers, I mean) and those would get stolen at gunpoint. I feel like some rich movie star or musician picks a brand to make trendy and then people want to imitate it so they steal that because there’s a great market. They are t stealing expensive LL Bean jackets even if there is a logo because it’s not hip unless you’re a boomer professor at a NE SLAC.

I don't remember worrying that my coat or boots would get stolen when I would walk around any major city even if it's dark out as long as I wasn't in one of the areas/neighborhoods with high crime. I am not sure what you are talking about. I used to wear some luxury items, carry a purse, and didn't feel like I was certainly going to get mugged. Not saying that muggings didn't happen then, but people weren't under impression that it was statistically probable to happen to them.