NYC police have taken note of an alarming increase in the number of criminals wearing New York Yankees hats while committing their nefarious deeds...
A curious phenomenon has emerged at the intersection of fashion, sports and crime: dozens of men and women who have robbed, beaten, stabbed and shot at their fellow New Yorkers have done so while wearing Yankees caps or clothing.
One of the three suspects in the gym break-ins wore a blue Yankees cap. A security camera photographed the man who tried to rob the Bronx bank, and though his face was largely obscured, his Yankees hat was clearly visible. The Queens robbery suspect was last seen with a Yankees cap on his head.
In some ways, it is not surprising that Yankees attire is worn by both those who abide by the law and those who break it. The Yankees are one of the most famous franchises in sports, and their merchandise is widely available and hugely popular.
But Yankees caps and clothing have dominated the crime blotter for so long, in so many parts of the city and in so many types of offenses, that it defies an easy explanation. Criminologists, sports marketing analysts, consumer psychologists and Yankees fans have developed their own theories, with some attributing the trend to the popularity of the caps among gangsta rappers and others wondering whether criminals are identifying with the team’s aura of money, power and success.
Apprently criminals are attracted to the Yankess more than the Mets in New York City...NYPD have documented very few crimes with the bad guys wearing Mets gear...
“Tolerance and Apathy are the last virtues of a dying society.” Aristotle
Malo periculosam, libertatem quam quietam servitutem.
Col Hogan wrote:Apprently criminals are attracted to the Yankess more than the Mets in New York City...NYPD have documented very few crimes with the bad guys wearing Mets gear...
Col Hogan wrote:Apprently criminals are attracted to the Yankess more than the Mets in New York City...NYPD have documented very few crimes with the bad guys wearing Mets gear...
Mets gear? Even criminals have pride.
the criminals in Mets gear look very different:
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As for the topic...
So the thugs like reppin' their home town. But the topic title is laughable. I'm sure there are L.A. thugs killing and raping people wearing Dodger or Angels (bad irony) hats/memorabilia...or White Sox/Cubs...etc.
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