'Should we call it undocumented shopping then?' Woke criminal experts tell public NOT to call California crime-wave 'looting' because 'it's racist'

- Those interviewed, including a professor of criminal justice and ex-cop, say the spate of robberies should be referred to as 'organized smash and grabs'
- The distinction originates from the California penal code, which defines looting as 'theft or burglary...during a 'state of emergency'
- 'Looting is a term that we typically use when people of color or urban dwellers are doing something,' said one expert
- There has been no claim made regarding the identities or races of the thieves involved in the current crime wave
- The experts claim that these crimes are not looting because looting tends to be done out of desperation
- This seems like it's an organized smash and grab robbery,' said Martin Reynolds
- On social media, critics from both the worlds of politics and media seethed at what they so as an attempt by woke media to obfuscate the recent crime wave

(...) Daily Mail