Rampant Looting in Philadelphia
Watch: Scenes of rampant looting in the heart of downtown Philadelphia have Elon Musk fearful that America’s social fabric is being destroyed in an orgy of unfettered lawlessness. At least 20 people were arrested after dozens ransacked stores belonging to Apple, Lululemon, and Foot Locker . Footage captured by onlookers and posted to social media showed police officers overwhelmed by thieves pouring out of stores and fleeing with stolen goods in hand. The incident highlights the dilemma brick-and-mortar retailers face as they come to grips with an epidemic of organized shoplifting. Nowadays even baby formula can be found locked behind anti-theft plexiglass. “America is going full Joker,” Musk posted to his social media platform X. The 2019 film he referenced stars Joaquin Phoenix in an Oscar-winning turn as the titular antihero whose actions inadvertently spark a riot in the city of Gotham, a tinderbox of violent crime just waiting to go off. Perhaps more than...