It is reported that the United States has been hit by extreme weather in recent days. Cold wave , heavy rain, snow and strong winds have swept through many areas since late late, causing at least 57 deaths and more than 300,000 people losing power. The Biden administration sounded the "state of emergency" alert on the 26th, which means that this natural disaster has caused great social damage. Announcements from the U.S. Meteorological Department show that more than 100 million people will be affected. Therefore, government agencies in various states and counties have made preparations for disaster relief in advance. Many National Guard members are also performing disaster relief duties on behalf of firefighters. The order in severely affected areas is relatively chaotic.
The news mentioned that under this chaotic "disaster relief mode", a more serious crisis occurred in Buffalo, New York. According to media reports such as the "Buffalo News", the local area is one of the areas hardest hit by the snowstorm, so most stores have been closed, and some people have spontaneously joined in rescue operations. But around the 25th, large-scale robberies suddenly occurred in the city. Supermarkets, department stores, pharmacies, and gas station convenience stores were all not spared; the video captured showed that the doors of the stores were smashed open, and all kinds of goods inside were looted and scattered all over the floor.
Later, more scenes of the collective robbery were released. The robbers were not in one group. Groups of thieves were escaping from store to store in the city; some were snatching and transporting "big items" such as televisions, computers, cash registers, etc., while some suspects were not even letting go of small commodities such as coffee and paper towels. Some of them robbed in front of the shop owner with great arrogance; another video showed that the robbers saw the crowd during the robbery. It seemed that someone wanted to stop them, and then gunfire rang out at the scene. It is not yet known whether there were any casualties. In an interview, a shop owner said that because most of the police were absent from work or repairing infrastructure, the robbers found a "vacuum period" and such crazy scenes were frightening.
A person familiar with the matter said that this is not the first time that collective robberies have occurred during natural disasters. During the snowstorm in the United States last year, New York State and other places also activated a state of emergency, and a large number of police were forced to go to "emergency" power repairs. That night, many stores were invaded by broken windows and doors. Some streets and even every store were ransacked, and many expensive clothes and bags were stolen. But it is very rare to see a "large-scale robbery" like this one in Buffalo, and the entire town seems to have become a paradise for these criminals. The media also believes that the low police detection rate is a key point, which means that many participants are "zero cost".
It is worth mentioning that Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown also gave a speech on the 26th, saying that the police were looking for victims and bodies at the time, but they did not expect a "horrifying" scandal to occur in the community. He also called the robbery group "the lowest among the lowest" and said he was looking for surveillance to catch more participants. Some comments said: "Such magical scenes are very rare even in poor and backward areas, but Buffalo is still a place with a high income in the United States. This is no longer an issue related to the detection rate. It can only be said that disasters will inspire the 'dark side' of everyone, and a disorderly environment will bring about huge evil."
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