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The Looting Epidemic: Uncovering the Tastes and Desires of Rioters

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The Looting Epidemic: Uncovering the Tastes and Desires of Rioters
Police officers stand in front of a looted shop during clashes with police in Lyon, southeastern France, on June 30, 2023, three days after a 17-year-old boy was shot in the chest by police at point-blank range in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris. Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images
Theodore Dalrymple
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Tell me what you loot and I'll tell you what you are—or at least what your tastes are.

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Theodore Dalrymple
Theodore Dalrymple
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Theodore Dalrymple is a retired doctor. He is contributing editor of the City Journal of New York and the author of 30 books, including “Life at the Bottom.” His latest book is “Embargo and Other Stories.”
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