Thieves steal valuable bonsai trees from Oakland Lake Merritt garden
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 18 ม.ค. 2024
- Tiny trees valued at more than $20,000 were stolen from the Bonsai Garden at Lake Merritt. Whoever stole them had to penetrate two fences and dodged surveillance cameras. The garden is staffed by volunteers.
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Remove all things of value from Oakland before the criminals steal them.
Whypipo left a long time ago Mission accomplished
Oh yeah, only Oakland has criminals 🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️🤡
Lockup those Redwood’s, they’re next!
This is a brand new low. The theft is so out of control. This is what we've become, a society that has no shame in stealing from others. Sad, very sad.
Nothing is out of limits in Oakland at this point.
Gotham
It's a free for all, Auntie Pam dont care!
What the actual fuck. Leave the damn trees alone.
Democrats The 13%
@@ragheadand420roll it’s not the tree huggers doing this sir
Criminals have no fear when citizens have no rights. Keep it up Oakland. 👎
Sadly, there are people who will never strive for any degree of sophistication. People to whom nothing is sacred.
I grow acorns into trees. Morons could learn to just plant a helpless tree. One you grew yourself is karma.
And these are the people who get free housing, food, education and the state supporting their children. No wonder we're a country of criminal idiots, we subsidize our own destruction.
Democrats.
Sounds like a normal day in Oakland.
Nothing is off limits to these animals. SMFH
Animals are innocent. These are monsters.
Even the trees aren’t safe in Oakland.
More license plate readers should fix this.. lol
When that boot comes crushing through your front door, stolen bonsai trees will be the least of your concerns. Be prepared; have a plan. Perform as required.
Among progressive social scientists, Restorative Justice believers, and the like - there is this belief that giving nice things to disadvantaged people raises them, helps to empower them, creates conditions that will lift an entire community. The reality is that these people whom these beautiful things are meant to help will steal, vandalize, set on fire, or destroy those nice things. This bonsai garden was free to the public; "Come in and enjoy, lift your spirits and find harmony." Might as well just put a cinder block fence around the garden and paint pictures on trees on it. But then that would get vandalized . . . . . Remember those consecutive months of rioting in Portland? Public Works had to remove the famous elk statue in the park square. It had gotten battered with crowbars. Hating government authorities, Trump, or whatever is one thing - but what did the elk do?
I think you meant there's the tyranny of guilt and shame that so powerful and convince the sheep to humanize the wolf for getting that the wolf
They are so determined to live up to their stereotypes.
Suddenly Bonsai trees show up at the flee market!
It's Oakland so this is to be expected.
This is a new low for Oakland. Criminals stealing trees! I think Oakland can't be saved.😢
Wow…!!! Not the bonsai tree brah…!!! Can’t have nothing nice around here… 😤😤😤
Hello, air tags in pots 🤔
1000%
NO morals dignity shame class yesterday Today and Tomorrow
You can buy one for 50$ on the street 👍
What an amazing state 👏👏👏
Oakland had valuables not behind barbed wire? What did they think would happen. If it had been copper wire it would have been gone within 24 hours
Alert Bonsai dealers about fencing attempts.
Head on over to Laney college flea market.
DA Price and the mayor are why you can't have nice things.
I hope the thieves at least sell the trees to people who know their worth
Or people who know how to take care of them. They are really delicate.
@@ang5035 Agreed, such an unfortunate state we've found ourselves in. I left my country because of this type of senseless buffoonery only to find no country is immune to it.
The Oak tree should be removed as the symbol of Oakland.
Oaklands symbol shud be Jurassic Park
Replace the oak tree with a statue of an armed gang member if you want an honest symbol. But even that would get stolen or vandalized.
One of the things that is a real shame is the part of this story not being told. Apparently the thieves destroyed various things they couldn't take. They took some garden tool or hammer, whatever, and they smashed some of the plants. Why do that?
😮😢
These types of crimes began happening after the arrival of the homeless encampments.
i love that garden and their bonsai show! this is terrinle!
Mfs stealing trees now 😮
You can’t have nothing nice in Oakland I swear 💀😂
He's taking it to the plantation
Be careful of your bonsai. now they target expensive plants...pls put more cameras for sure they will comeback.. take care of your plants😢
I wonder if it was the original artist. Otherwise. Oakland. This is why you can't have nice things.
At this point the citizen's of Oakland should just hire a private army.
It's Oakland no surprise 😅
Only in Oakland
Need to add 2 big big dogs to roam at night.
😂😂😂 Oakland is Oakland 😂😂
Matt Barnes and Kobra Kai at it again……
india must embrace 1. classification 2. organization3. discrimination "take the first three steps to you know what i mean"
Sad!
But, of course, it’s Oakland.
Welcome to Oakland
For real it's Oakland .. Why do you even bother to have bonsai at a place like Oakland???
Oakland criminals being Oakland criminals.
Damn they stealing everything
OPD not going to do anything
How progressive
They’re going to do that’s 😢 values ¥¥)
Will someone be letting the poor, hungry, impoverished people who had to steal this for food that they can't eat bonsai trees?
YOU VOTED FOR THIS YOU VOTED DEMOCRAT thank the 13%
Wow
This is what the voters wanted because they voted for conditions to make this possible. And they'll double down and keep voting in governments that facilitate this.
Its adorable watching citizens complain about the society they voted for.
🙄
Oakland is a lost cause.
Imagine PURPOSELY choosing to live in Oakland🤣🤡
It's come down to mufukas stealing plants!!
lol
How dare you to complain the thrives 😂Oakland is the thrives city ! Including renter thrives
Learn to speak english
The Asian guy reporter and also Gary T. have very Americanized voices
That is an ignorant statement
They are Americans😂
@@ang5035no, "dey 'murican"
In a few days, some people will come up wiht some really hare brained idea to bring the 2 communties togehter and act like everything is hunky dory. Welcome to the woke unicorn world of California.
That ain’t nobody but some Asians stealing those. Nobody else even knows what that is. That’s why they don’t want to show them on camera. They have surveillance of who did.
I'm Asian. Why would I want to steal a plant? Bonsai plants are very hard to take care of. One needs to learn how to trim and maintain one. Let me break it down. Chinese don't care about Japanese bonsai. They prefer money plants (no it doesn't grow real money nor is it worth a lot) or lucky bamboo and various flowering plants. Thais, Filipinos, Vietnamese, all have their own preferred trees and plants they consider part of their culture. None being a Japanese bonsai. Before you open your mouth and tell us, with all that wisdom, that some Japanese stole it, let me break the Japanese down for you. Japanese have too much pride and integrity to walk into a cultural center and steal a plant. It would be too shameful/embarrassing to do something so petty and get caught. Asians strive for a better future by working hard and not doing anything idiotic to jeopardize that future. Asian children are groomed to be better than their parents and are constantly reminded to do so with a higher education as a tool to achieve that. Which is why you rarely see a homeless Asian. Not saying there isn't that small % of Asians that turns to crime. But we wouldn't be stealing plants. That's for the nickel and diming crews that are just born losers. But I get you trying to deflect the blame onto Asians. Some groups are more highly represented than others in the media for committing most of the crimes here in the Bay Area.
Racist attitude. Anyone can enjoy those plants, not just Asians.
Keep voting Democrat.😂
DANG she needs to stop drinking beer or somethingv
GRACIAS A LOS SOCIALISTAS
Cuales?
Suddenly LiL Jerome and Baby Q'tip have Bonsai tree's in their room !! 👨🏿🦱👨🏿🦱