Talk:Flash rob

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Hi. This is a new page that I'd like help writing. I'd really like the input from a legal or criminal expert. Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.92.146.97 (talk • contribs) 17:56, June 29, 2011 (UTC)

This is currently largely redundant to flash mob und sahould be just a subsection there anyhow.--Kmhkmh (talk) 23:49, 16 August 2011 (UTC)

This is not largely "redundant" at all. The "flash mob" articles covers ALL aspects of flash mobs, like those who danced in tribute of Michael Jackson when he died. The "flash mob robbery" on the other hand refers to the phenomen of many people robbing a store "casually" together, sometimes using punches and kicks. You can see this on Youtube right now. I came to this article because I searched for "flash mob robbery" and looked if Wikipedia had an entry. What I instead suggest is to keep it as a separate article, and link to this article from within "flash mob". Surely, flash mob robbery should not taint normal, peaceful flash mobs at all. 213.33.19.89 (talk) 18:18, 28 August 2011 (UTC)


 * Removed the expert tag from the article. At this point, the subject has been covered significantly in reliable sources, and input from a legal or criminal expert doesn't seem to be necessary at this time, due to the comprehensive coverage the topic has now received. Northamerica1000(talk) 08:06, 24 May 2012 (UTC)

Is there a racial element to these crimes? If so, should the article mention it?2601:602:847F:DCC9:58A6:E4C5:B566:33C1 (talk) 07:16, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

Timelines
When did "flash mob robberies" first occur? I heard about it in 2011 for the first time and I wonder if there were earlier reports of it. I am also not yet 100% sure if this term has not been made up by news agencies, to insinuate a certain social phenomen or not... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.33.19.89 (talk) 18:20, 28 August 2011 (UTC)

Let's add a photo.
To add context, let's add a screen capture of surveillance footage of a flash rob. Surely a criminal expert has a quote that can be grabbed from any of the recent news reports on this phenomenon. Kudos to who created this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.180.85.135 (talk) 15:26, 16 May 2014 (UTC)

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Very few sources use the term "flash rob" to refer to this phenomenon, so the existence of this article seems to be an anomaly. Centrify (f / k / a FCAYS)  (talk)  (contribs) 15:26, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
 * ( Originally posted at Talk:Flash mob ) A considerable number of reliable sources use flash rob or flash robbery. Bill Wasik, arguably the foremost authority on flash mobs, titled his article ‘Flash Robs’: Trying to Stop a Meme Gone Wrong. A considerable number of other sources used in this article including TIME, the CBC, Daily Mail, France 24, WhatIs (a website that defines the term), NY Daily News, NBC that quotes the Police saying "flash robbery", the list goes on. Mkdw talk 16:16, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

"Mob theft" listed at Redirects for discussion
The redirect [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mob_theft&redirect=no Mob theft] has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at  until a consensus is reached. Jay 💬 08:48, 30 August 2023 (UTC)