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Here's the police lying to the NY Post: https://twitter.com/keithcalder/status/1268204578421407750 https://twitter.com/keithcalder/status/1268204578421407750 P

Here's the police lying to the NY Post: https://twitter.com/keithcalder/status/1268204578421407750 https://twitter.com/keithcalder/status/1268204578421407750 Police: $2.4 million in Rolexes stolen. Rolex: No watches were stolen. Only broken windows.

bufferoverflow 6y ago
I believe the police in this case. Why would people break into a Rolex store and not steal expensive watches that are close to impossible to track.
- throwawaygh 6y ago
  Well run jewelry stores don’t leave 2 million worth of untraceable merchandise in unguarded display cases during times of unrest. I 100% believe that there were no watches on display. Why would the store spokesperson lie?
- throwgeorge 6y ago
  what possible incentive could Rolex have to lie? if it actually happened they couldn't possibly claim insurance having controverted the police.
- hammock 6y ago
  How are they impossible to track? They have serial numbers
- filleduchaos 6y ago
  No offence, but even basic perfumeries will clear out their window displays and put them in safes or other secure storage for the night, to talk of a store that sells watches with price tags in the thousands of dollars - unless your argument is that the alleged looters were kitted out for a full-on burglary heist and not, as is usually the case, simply lashing out opportunistically. Beyond that, there are other holes in the story like how exactly the police managed to come up with the $2.4M figure apparently without any collaboration from the store itself, or what motive Rolex SA would have to lie about losing $2.4M in merchandise. But as always, people are primed to believe that the police _must_ be telling the truth somehow, even in a post about a whistleblower laying out years of lies and deception on their part.
- IvyMike 6y ago
  The watches were not stolen, because, as the article states, the watches had been moved long to a safe location long before. But I'm wondering about your scenario: if the watches had been stolen, how would it make sense for the store to lie about this? Rolex, a member of a conspiracy against the police?
- afthonos 6y ago
  You believe the police over the alleged victim literally saying it didn’t happen?

bufferoverflow 6y ago

I believe the police in this case. Why would people break into a Rolex store and not steal expensive watches that are close to impossible to track.

throwawaygh 6y ago
Well run jewelry stores don’t leave 2 million worth of untraceable merchandise in unguarded display cases during times of unrest. I 100% believe that there were no watches on display. Why would the store spokesperson lie?
throwgeorge 6y ago
what possible incentive could Rolex have to lie? if it actually happened they couldn't possibly claim insurance having controverted the police.
hammock 6y ago
How are they impossible to track? They have serial numbers
filleduchaos 6y ago
No offence, but even basic perfumeries will clear out their window displays and put them in safes or other secure storage for the night, to talk of a store that sells watches with price tags in the thousands of dollars - unless your argument is that the alleged looters were kitted out for a full-on burglary heist and not, as is usually the case, simply lashing out opportunistically. Beyond that, there are other holes in the story like how exactly the police managed to come up with the $2.4M figure apparently without any collaboration from the store itself, or what motive Rolex SA would have to lie about losing $2.4M in merchandise. But as always, people are primed to believe that the police _must_ be telling the truth somehow, even in a post about a whistleblower laying out years of lies and deception on their part.
IvyMike 6y ago
The watches were not stolen, because, as the article states, the watches had been moved long to a safe location long before. But I'm wondering about your scenario: if the watches had been stolen, how would it make sense for the store to lie about this? Rolex, a member of a conspiracy against the police?
afthonos 6y ago
You believe the police over the alleged victim literally saying it didn’t happen?