Current Events > Day of the Dead bank robber charged with cultural appropriation because of mask

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You guessed it, California

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/bank-robber-wearing-day-of-dead-mask-may-be-charged-with-cultural-appropriation-211600410.html

Bank robber wearing Day of Dead mask may be charged with cultural appropriation

An armed robber wearing a Day of the Dead-type mask, who held up a Wells Fargo Bank, may be charged with cultural appropriation, in addition to bank robbery.

According to a press release by the Santa Monica Police Department, on Sept. 10, a man wearing a hooded sweatshirt, gloves, and a skull mask similar to one that represents the Mexican holiday, entered a Wells Fargo location in the beachside Los Angeles suburb.

Holding a shotgun, the man demanded cash in amounts varying between $3,000 and $5,000, and ran, jumping an 8-foot fence outside. According to the Santa Monica Observer, a witness said the robber jumped into a red SUV waiting in an alley.

Eighty police officers from neighboring towns Beverly Hills and Inglewood and from Los Angles county, including the sheriffs department, also responded to the scene, reported the Santa Monica Observer.

No one was injured in the robbery. Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) are searching for the suspect, who is also wanted for bank robbery and assault.

A representative of the Santa Monica Police Department did not respond to Yahoo Lifestyles request for comment. "Use of a Day of the Dead Mask during a robbery can be a separate offense or an enhancement, under the California Penal Code, a police spokesperson said in a press release, per the Observer. In this case, the suspect is sought for violating the rights of indigenous peoples, and for bank robbery."

A spokesperson from Wells Fargo tells Yahoo Lifestyle, We are working with law enforcement and are unable to provide more details as this is an ongoing criminal investigation. Wells Fargo values and promotes diversity and inclusion in all aspects of business at all levels. We do not tolerate racism, cultural appropriation or discrimination of any kind.

The Day of Dead, a holiday that lasts between October 31 and November 2, is a celebratory period for Mexican people to honor those who have passed on. Toy company Mattel is currently selling a Barbie Da de Muertos (retail price: $75) that some reportedly tweeted appropriated Mexican culture.

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The inmates are running the asylum

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liberal america
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"In this case, the suspect is sought for violating the rights of indigenous peoples, and for bank robbery."

He violated the rights of indigenous people in another country?

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charged with cultural appropriation?

And its California, the land of Hollywood, that wants to do this?
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These are the important issues of our time.

Yeah. He should be extradited to China. Guns were invented there so he commited cultural appropriation against them too!

Also he was alive during the robbery. Adam and Eve were the first people to live so we need to find the garden of Eden and have the angel with that cool sword of flames execute him.

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codey posted...

"In this case, the suspect is sought for violating the rights of indigenous peoples, and for bank robbery."

He violated the rights of indigenous people in another country?

Right? Mexicans aren't indigenous to California.

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Damn conservatives are quite triggered this morning

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lolwtf, "cultural appropriation" is a crime?
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Shablagoo posted...

charged with cultural appropriation?

And its California, the land of Hollywood, that wants to do this?

Oh don't worry... only poor people will be impacted. This is CA, the ivory tower and land of "do as I say, not as a I do".
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Guy murders would be thieves with booby trap in his shed

Conservatives: Who cares, it was only a thief

Bankrobber "charged" with cultural appropriation

Conservatives: What the fuck, just give him the normal robbery charge, he doesnt deserve this!
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California is such a shit hole.
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Vicious_Dios posted...

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WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted...

codey posted...

"In this case, the suspect is sought for violating the rights of indigenous peoples, and for bank robbery."

He violated the rights of indigenous people in another country?

Right? Mexicans aren't indigenous to California.

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
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What does a California Halloween costume store look like?

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It's California. He'll probably get a year for the bank robbery and 5 life sentences for the cultural appropriation.
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DifferentialEquation posted...

It's California. He'll probably get a year for the bank robbery and 5 life sentences for the cultural appropriation.

lmao
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Really sad to read a story like this where the bank robbers seem more rational than the people prosecuting them.

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I look forward to this shit being torn down in higher courts. Theres no way that cultural appropriation law is constitutional.

White rappers mysteriously stop doing shows in Cali.

Megaman50100 posted...

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Dia de Los Muertos originated from an Aztec holiday, and they most certainly were not in California.

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Digging into this one.

Yahoo article links back to the "Santa Monica Observer". I wouldn't describe the article in question as objective.

Article cites a press release by the SMPD. Can't find any evidence of such a press release regarding this incident.

Article contains only one external link, and it's to a metro.co.uk article about a Dia de los Muertos Barbie.

Article cites Twitter comments without providing links.

The robbery most definitely happened. The picture is on the SMPD Twitter feed.

No indication of robber being wanted for "cultural appropriation".

I smell something.
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Megaman50100 posted...

WrkHrdPlayHrdr posted...

codey posted...

"In this case, the suspect is sought for violating the rights of indigenous peoples, and for bank robbery."

He violated the rights of indigenous people in another country?

Right? Mexicans aren't indigenous to California.

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Don't tell him!
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codey posted...

Megaman50100 posted...

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Dia de Los Muertos originated from an Aztec holiday, and they most certainly were not in California.

Actually the ancestors of the Aztec came from a place in the northwest called Aztln which could have been somewhere around Cali, but thats only according to their legend.
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I didn't realize they had a penal code about that, but it sounds like they're just trying to charge him with everything they can. Under scrutiny it probably won't fly, since the intent was obviously to conceal his identity and not to appropriate Mexican culture, lol
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CyricZ posted...

I smell something.

that's because the observer made it up and the users in this thread got baited by a conservative fake news site

https://tinyurl.com/y5xpqgk9

The Lookout called Santa Monica Police to verify the validity of the police press release quoted in the Observer article that was the basis for Yahoo's report.

"That's completely bogus," department spokesperson Lt. Candice Cobarrubias said.

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Well, thats good that its not real.
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but it's bad that people are so eager to believe this that they didn't think "I should see what this law says" before sounding off about it

seems like siege mentality to me. the liberals are coming to get you, and THIS one wasn't real, but maybe the NEXT fake news story will be!
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This topic gonna get pretty quiet.
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fenderbender321 posted...

How long does a life form have to be in a particular location before it's considered indigenous?

Indigenous is a meaningless term.

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Sackgurl posted...

but it's bad that people are so eager to believe this that they didn't think "I should see what this law says" before sounding off about it

seems like siege mentality to me. the liberals are coming to get you, and THIS one wasn't real, but maybe the NEXT fake news story will be!

Yeah I mean there was just a topic on here within the last few weeks with an extreme left-wing view that had people in an uproar and it turned out the image that was causing controversy was created by some alt-right 8channers.
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Kolibri X posted...

Indigenous is a meaningless term.

That's a yikes.
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Severely underrated movie. Guy should be given a medal.
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IShall_Run_Amok posted...

Severely underrated movie. Guy should be given a medal.

True that, one of the greats. I have a sweet special edition that I got cheap at a Half-Price Books a few years ago.
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"Bank robbery is one thing, but to appropriate culture is crossing the line!"

Skye Reynolds posted...

"Bank robbery is one thing, but to appropriate culture is crossing the line!"

aww you clicked the title and didnt read the topic didnt you
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Sackgurl posted...

Skye Reynolds posted...

"Bank robbery is one thing, but to appropriate culture is crossing the line!"

aww you clicked the title and didnt read the topic didnt you

Okay, what's the context that makes "charged with cultural appropriation" okay?

Skye Reynolds posted...

Sackgurl posted...

Skye Reynolds posted...

"Bank robbery is one thing, but to appropriate culture is crossing the line!"

aww you clicked the title and didnt read the topic didnt you

Okay, what's the context that makes "charged with cultural appropriation" okay?

The context is that it turned out to be fake news. (Thankfully.)
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KILBOTz posted...

California is such a shit hole.

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This has to be an onion article.

California doesn't actually have a cultural appropriation law, does it? We all would have heard about it before this. It would have been lampooned by all kinds of people already.

This is a fake article, right?

Edit: I should read topics before posting in them. 8) waka waka waka
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Kolibri X posted...

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Indigenous is a meaningless term.

It is kind if weird. If you go to wikipedia's page for indigenous people, it has a different section for each continent. All other continents go on and on about the different indigenous people, Africa and Asia just going on for pages. And then for Europe it's one paragraph:

In Europe, present-day indigenous populations as recognized by the UN are relatively few, mainly confined to its north and far east. Notable minority indigenous populations in Europe include the Basque people of northern Spain and southern France, the Sami peopleof northern Scandinavia, the Nenets, Samoyedic and Komi peoples of northern Russia, and the Circassians of southern Russia and the North Caucasus.

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I hope the guy does a DNA test and finds at least 1% of said culture and then countersues them for racism and assuming he wasn't part of said culture.

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That's a stupid law.
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Sackgurl posted...

CyricZ posted...

I smell something.

that's because the observer made it up and the users in this thread got baited by a conservative fake news site

https://tinyurl.com/y5xpqgk9

The Lookout called Santa Monica Police to verify the validity of the police press release quoted in the Observer article that was the basis for Yahoo's report.

"That's completely bogus," department spokesperson Lt. Candice Cobarrubias said.

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