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In Rutland, a sense of increased crime is met with vigilantism [View all]
https://vtdigger.org/2022/12/09/in-rutland-a-sense-of-increased-crime-is-met-with-vigilantism/In Rutland, a sense of increased crime is met with vigilantism
By Ethan Weinstein
Dec 9 2022
A video of citizens violently apprehending an alleged shoplifter at the Rutland Home Depot has highlighted frustration over crime and the vigilantism that can crop up alongside it.
The video of the incident, viewed more than 55,000 times on Facebook, appears to tell a deeper story than the arrest made in its wake.
Timothy Shaw, 42, of Rutland is seen pushing a shopping cart loaded with power tools. The person taking the video, pursuing Shaw, heckles him. “You just walked out with all this shit,” he yelled. “You’re not fucking walking off with that fucking shit.”
At this point, the video gets violent. The cameraman pushes Shaw in the face and tips over the cart. As Shaw bends to pick up the boxes, the man behind the camera pushes him to the ground. Shaw, stumbling to his feet, is kicked back down by the man behind the camera, twice.
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By Ethan Weinstein
Dec 9 2022
A video of citizens violently apprehending an alleged shoplifter at the Rutland Home Depot has highlighted frustration over crime and the vigilantism that can crop up alongside it.
The video of the incident, viewed more than 55,000 times on Facebook, appears to tell a deeper story than the arrest made in its wake.
Timothy Shaw, 42, of Rutland is seen pushing a shopping cart loaded with power tools. The person taking the video, pursuing Shaw, heckles him. “You just walked out with all this shit,” he yelled. “You’re not fucking walking off with that fucking shit.”
At this point, the video gets violent. The cameraman pushes Shaw in the face and tips over the cart. As Shaw bends to pick up the boxes, the man behind the camera pushes him to the ground. Shaw, stumbling to his feet, is kicked back down by the man behind the camera, twice.
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