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> Police Hunt Fat Women Thieves Jul 29, 11:44 am ET
>
> JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African police are hunting a gang of
>large women thieves who raid stores, threatening staff with knives, and
>steal mostly small size clothing, a spokesman says.
>
> "When they enter the store they do so in a large group and they
>intimidate the staff," Inspector Michael Read told Reuters from the
>****t city of Durban where police believe they have arrested most of
the >gang of 10 to 15 women.
>
> "They're quite large people."
>
> Read dismissed media re****ts that some of the gang had been part of
>the "A-Team," a similar group of plus-size women criminals who operated
>in Durban a couple of years ago before they too were rounded up by
>police.
>
> He said many of the latest gang had been incriminated after being
>caught on in-store closed circuit TV.
>
> He said they stole a range of merchandise from Durban department
>stores, including perfume and clothes, and appeared to be stealing for
>resale by street hawkers rather than for personal use.
>
> "Generally it's the smaller sizes than what they would wear
>themselves," he said.
Well, I don't know that it's not for themselves. There are some articles
of clothing made for smaller women that larger women can wear.
But are they just bad fat women or is size discrimination in South
Africa so bad that fat women are forced to turn to crime? I wonder.
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Eva Whitley qstew63512469@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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