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In the wake of riots that swept across France, luxury brand goods believed to have been looted from stores are being listed one after another on the flea market app “Vinted.” According to CNN, the company has stepped up removal of suspicious listings and monitoring of ads, while the French government has also tightened its own surveillance. On 5channel, users debated the “real cost” of a Louis Vuitton bag, which demographic was mainly responsible for the looting, and whether stolen goods can be identified by serial number.
Loot from France Riots Listed on Flea Market App — Major Platform Vinted Vows Action, Government Steps Up Monitoring
(CNN) — In response to looted goods being put up for sale online in connection with riots that swept across France, major flea market service Vinted has revealed it is removing listings of looted items and strengthening its checks on suspicious ads.
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Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Anyway, apparently pork wasn't looted, right?
Why's that?
A mystery wrapped in a mystery.
Pork is a sacred food, you see!
If you think labor and processing costs are worthless, then French cuisine itself is worthless too 🫠
They may be 2nd/3rd-generation descendants of African/Muslim immigrants, but they hold French citizenship — they ARE French.
Such a 'chic' (おシャンティ, a jokey slang term for "stylish"), mature country, lol
More like a nation of savages.
It's already matured, so all that's left now is to rot and fall apart.
At least it's not smash-and-grab theft like the Japanese do.
Even a ¥500,000 (~$3,300) bag is actually a bargain — the design fee alone baked into the cost is worth ¥100 million (~$670,000).
Well, I don't really get it, but something that pretty much anyone would look at and think "this looks good, well-made, functional," etc. — if you imagine that as a person, they'd be too "expensive" to date or befriend, right? Sure, calling that worthless is everyone's own choice, but personally I just like brand-name stuff. My parents weren't really into it, so I guess it skips a generation…
The ones rioting were mainly 2nd/3rd-generation African immigrants.
Aren't all their stores fitted with reinforced glass?
The flagship boutiques might be fine, but the smaller retail outlets probably got hit, no?
Well sure, if it were China they'd just run them over with tanks, but not being able to do that is arguably a weakness of democratic nations.
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What they're reading is obviously the Bible, of course!
That's surreal lol
Even if attacked, they'd probably just summon their Stand (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure reference) and fight back while staying seated in the chair.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
The original article was distributed by CNN and published on Yahoo News. Its main point is that flea market app operator Vinted has stepped up removal of listings believed to be looted goods and increased monitoring of ads, while the French government is also responding. Whether an item is stolen appears to be determined mainly by matching serial numbers, not by judging sellers based on who they are. In the thread, opinions were divided over who was actually responsible for the rioting, but the article itself doesn’t address this — many comments asserting immigrant involvement as fact are based on individual posters’ speculation rather than anything confirmed by reporting, and should be read with that distinction in mind.
※This article is compiled as an excerpt and summary of the 5channel (News Express+) thread “[Breaking] Riots Sweep Across France, Looted Store Goods End Up Listed on Flea Market Apps — Louis Vuitton, Rolex Among Stolen Items.”
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