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bilby commented on the word keystone state
"This, however, is no Keystone State phenomenon. As the Los Angeles Times recently reported, 'Another sign of the bad economic times… bank robberies, which had been declining for years, rose in 2008 in Southern California… by 22% compared to 2007.' In Orange County, the spike was especially acute, a jump of 41% to 145 robberies. Similarly, Inland Empire News Radio reported that authorities attributed a 13% rise in bank robberies in Riverside and San Bernardino counties to a 'poor economy'."
- Nick Turse, 'Meltdown Madness', tomdispatch.com, 28 Jan 2009.
January 29, 2009
reesetee commented on the word keystone state
That's my home state! Complete with bank robberies, unfortunately. :-(
January 29, 2009
bilby commented on the word keystone state
So will you own up? One of the reasons I listed this is because I don't understand the reference at all. I have but a 1 in 51 chance of guessing :-(
January 29, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word keystone state
I am from PA and realize that its nickname is the Keystone State, but I don't actually get the reference either, perhaps because I'm missing the previous paragraph (does it discuss bank robberies in PA?).
January 30, 2009
reesetee commented on the word keystone state
Yep, it mentions two cases where a person robbed a bank to pay rent.
January 30, 2009
reesetee commented on the word keystone state
Sorry, bilby--meant to say Pennsylvania.
January 30, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word keystone state
Ah, okay. Now I get it.
Robbing a bank to pay rent? Isn't that just... *lacks the words*
January 30, 2009
reesetee commented on the word keystone state
Yes, it is just....But I believe the point is that these people, though not particularly clever, were desperate for money.
January 30, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word keystone state
Well, the shame of that is partly why words failed me.
January 30, 2009
reesetee commented on the word keystone state
Ah. I get you now--and I agree.
January 30, 2009
pterodactyl commented on the word keystone state
Keystone robberies? Call the Keystone Cops!
January 30, 2009
reesetee commented on the word keystone state
*was waiting for that* ;-)
January 30, 2009
bilby commented on the word keystone state
The preceding paragraph was:
"The next month, in Northampton, Pennsylvania, a 49-year-old woman reportedly robbed a bank and, just 18 minutes later, 'arrived at a check-cashing business and arranged for several money orders -- totaling $1,090 -- to pay a portion of the rent she owed her landlord.' According to court papers, a 'confidential informant' told police the woman had confided that 'she was going to rob the bank to satisfy about $1,800 in back rent.' The police reported that she was 'in the process of being evicted'."
- full text here
January 30, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word keystone state
*thanks Ptero for spelling Keystone Cops correctly* :)
January 30, 2009