Tis the season for
Shoplifting, when the unemployed, teens, professionals, kleptos, and political shoplifters jack, rack, nick, and stroke holiday gifts. The
BBB anticipates a rise in light-fingered merchandising, but notes that on average, shoplifters get pinched only "once for every 48 times they steal." Retailers are
fighting back in
unusual ways.
Wal-Mart, the oft-target of political shoplifters,
aggressively guards its merchandise, while across the pond the
Dutch approach the problem with bemusement.
posted by terranova
on Nov 27, 2008 -
50 comments
They dance and eat as
they steal.
Yomango, a counter-but-consumerist-culture of shoplifting,
surfaced July 2002 in Spain. It's shoplifting as a movement—taught in
workshops, choreographed, organized as missions, and executed with prankish gusto on three continents. Why? One, it's civil disobedience that believes stealing to stay alive should be permitted. Two, it
takes back what once belonged to everyone. Three, there's humor in it, even with the communistic undertones and its little
red book. Discussion:
Dark Matter, Las Agencias, and the Aesthetics of Tactical Embarrassment.
A Poliedric Debate On Collabora Art.
¿Lo quieres?¿Lo tienes? (Spanish). More about Yomango:
Ten Style Tips for a Yomango Life. A
gallery of promos, news, and event photos.
Yomango fashion show.
Yomango tango.
Yomango dinner.
posted by Mo Nickels
on Jul 31, 2005 -
46 comments
Steal a Snickers bar ---> Get 16 years in jail This Texan appears to be extremely unfortunate, even when you read his past criminal record. How can stealing a Snickers equate to 16 years in prison? However, the audacious comment from the assistant attorney is worth noting:
"
If it was a Milky Way, we probably wouldn't have even tried him on it".
posted by williamtry
on Apr 7, 2000 -
11 comments
