Livestream footage of people ransacking retail stores went viral amid a looting and rioting spree that took place at Philadelphia’s Center City on Tuesday night.
“Oh sh*t oh sh*t oh sh*t oh sh*t,” Dayjia Blackwell, a person who many have referred to as “Meatball,” can be heard saying in the clip.
Meatball out here wildin’ pic.twitter.com/GXzY46Isdo
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) September 27, 2023
“Everybody must eat, everybody must eat, everybody must eat, everybody must eat, everybody must eat! Yes! Everybody must eat, everybody must eat, everybody must eat!”
“Everybody must eat. That’s what I’m talking about.”
“Meatball” was arrested by police shortly after that livestream.
“Yo, what are y’all doing? We don’t got nothing to do with this,” she could be heard saying to police before pausing the stream.
“Tell the police if they lock me up tonight it’s going to be lit, it’s going to be a movie! Everybody’s gotta eat!” she had confidently declared to the camera prior to her arrest.
THEY GOT MEATBALL LMFAOOOOOOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/gCzEblGNWL
— NATE (@NATERERUN) September 27, 2023
Meatball down! https://t.co/mdIyTbCAnA
— Jack Poso 🇺🇸 (@JackPosobiec) September 27, 2023
The looting commenced around 8 pm on Tuesday, according to Interim Police Commissioner John Stanford.
Stanford added that law enforcement are investigating whether there was “caravan” of vehicles taking part in the looting, driving from location to location.
#BLM rioters looted a liquor store in Philadelphia during a night of mass theft in the name of racial justice. pic.twitter.com/F1qh546UCE
— Andy Ngô 🏳️🌈 (@MrAndyNgo) September 27, 2023
Some speculate that Eddie Irizarry’s death and subsequent dismissal of charges for former officer Mark Dial who had shot him is a large part of the reason for the looting. Police body camera footage of the incident showed that Irizarry was wielding a knife as police approached his car during a traffic stop.
Stanford insisted that a judge recently dismissing the charges “had nothing to do with the protests.”
“What we had tonight was a bunch of criminal opportunists take advantage of a situation to make an attempt to destroy our city.”
Reports indicated that the looting went beyond Philadelphia’s Center City; police responded to an event at a Rite Aid at 53rd and Baltimore Avenue, as well as several stores along 52nd Street. Other attacked stores include JD Sports in Roosevelt Mall in addition to a T-Mobile down the street.
At least 20 arrests have been made since the mass lootings began.
Elections are a year away. They have to try and look like they care.
What ever happened to the idea of: “LOOTERS WILL BE SHOT”??? Is that only after a natural disaster???
Since when is booze classified as food?
This commie Aunt Jemima looks like she’s been gobbling down all the syrup. Hope this ugly criminal gets 20 years in prison for encouraging a violent insurrection against the system.
I greatly enjoyed watching video of her arrest.