Flash mobs worry Chicago retailers

Troy York

I have often praised and called for flash mobs  in the past. Instead of ruining their own neglected community in Chicago or other cities they need to go downtown. Flash mobs are typical of the inequality cities and this country have produced and high end retailers in Chicago's Loop or Manhattan or elsewhere are worried as hell.I remember being at Wicker Park last summer when a crowd of youths wandered through with a goal in mind. I saw many members of this mob and knew they were headed for a local high end sports gear store. these stores exploit the youth with their expensive wardrobes and I am glad some of these places are hit. A Korean owner of this store on Milwaukee Avenue sold outrageously expensive clothing on the backs of slave labor Bangladeshi workers who see nothing of these mass profits. the brothers went to the store but unfortunately the Korean owner was smart and knew what was happening. He locked the store and prevented many from escaping with their loot. he was lucky that these flash mobs are not as violent as the corporate paranoid media may have these guys portrayed as evil pirates. Flash mobs are a direst consequence when you have  a large pool of unemployed youth that business refuses to hire and discriminates. You also have a failed state when you have a country that cannot offer these people jobs so they can purchase these items legally. how can you expect young people not to act in a mob mentality when they are bored and poor out of their ass thanks to a system that wants to see a greater rise of income inequality than what we already have in this country. This past weekend the boys were out on the magnificent mile looking to have fun and we at the Left Shark fully support them. In fact, I would like to see them go to the high end malls like the brooks whether it is Oak brook or Northbrook Court. These stores need to offer less expensive clothing not just for the elites and those born with money to be able to enjoy. Let the flash mob summer blockbuster season begin.