'Big Belly Gang' of pregnant shoplifters caught in China

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[quote]A GROUP of pregnant thieves who ransacked shopping malls in a Chinese city for more than a decade was behind bars yesterday.

The 47-strong maternal crime ring, dubbed the "Big Belly Gang," was thought to have been responsible for the majority of the 3,000 cases of in-store thefts reported in the coastal metropolis of Hangzhou last year.

Operating in groups of five, three non-pregnant women would distract staff while two pregnant gang members stole goods from the store - or money and valuables from other shoppers.

A month long police operation finally trapped the gang members, who met each day at the local school's gates and split their proceeds on a 60/40 basis between the non-pregnant members and those stealing for two.

China's notoriously tough justice system does not extend to pregnant and lactating women, who can plead a "special situation" and be released almost immediately. One of the boldest members was arrested and released 47 times.

Most gang members appeared to have at least three children, and some had as many as eight, in defiance of China's one-child policy. Others got pregnant in order to remain active members of the gang but later had abortions.

The gang members' stay-at-home husbands often looked after their children.[/quote]

[url]http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/big-belly-gang-of-pregnant-shoplifters-caught-in-china/story-e6frfku0-1226043165619[/url]

[Mikesword221]

You just can't make this shit up.

[ZombieFleezus]

Big Belly Gang just sounds stupid.

[editline]22nd April 2011[/editline]

Also sounds like a group for fat people.

[Mumblecrust]

Do they get exiled after they have their baby?

EDIT:

Nevermind, I guess they get to be a director lol.

[Clunj]

[quote]Others got pregnant in order to remain active members of the gang but later had abortions.

Read more: [url]http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/big-belly-gang-of-pregnant-shoplifters-caught-in-china/story-e6frfku0-1226043165619#ixzz1KAtGQadP[/url][/quote]

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[sp]That site is clever, it added the "Read more:" part onto the end of my copy paste, I've never seen that before[/sp]

[ironman17]

Good lord, the way some people abuse their conditions.

[MIR]

I fucking hate when the law refuses to reach out to pregnant women, pregnant are not you still did a crime and you should pay accordingly.

[Ultralast]

wtf, were they constantly recruiting new preggo people, or just pumping out a new baby every year? their strategy requires pregnancy.
tldr; a gang of sluts steal shit while pregnant

[VengfulSoldier]

Is china going to take our crown of being the land of seriously wtf?

[Ninjarooster]

[QUOTE=TheMercWithAMouth;29336262]Big Belly Gang just sounds stupid.

[editline]22nd April 2011[/editline]

Also sounds like a group for fat people.[/QUOTE]

Probably sounds better in Chinese.

[nono345]

sounds like a quest in oblivion

[Ninja Duck]

So are the pregnant all the time or something?

[Cl0cK]

And I thought Tunnel Snakes was the silliest gang ever...

[JgcxCub]

[QUOTE=Cl0cK;29338458]And I thought Tunnel Snakes was the silliest gang ever...[/QUOTE]

TUNNEL SNAKES RULE

HEY, WE'LL CLUMSILY ATTEMPT TO PUNCH YOU WHILE RUNNING TOWARDS YOU SO THE ANIMATIONS INTERFERE WITH EACH OTHER IN THE WORST MANNER POSSIBLE /c

[evilweazel]

[QUOTE=Ultralast;29336331]wtf, were they constantly recruiting new preggo people, or just pumping out a new baby every year? their strategy requires pregnancy.
[B]tldr; a gang of sluts steal shit while pregnant[/B][/QUOTE]

Lol sounds exactly like my highschool.

[Zethiwag]

So nine months out of the year, shop keepers live in fear. Hey that rhymes!

[Mon]

what the hell is up with china and thieves

[TacError]

[QUOTE=Ninjarooster;29337324]Probably sounds better in Chinese.[/QUOTE]

It really does. In Cantonese at least, "soda" or "pop" translated literally into English is something like "air water".

[DemonDog]

[quote]
China's notoriously tough justice system does not extend to pregnant and lactating women, who can plead a "special situation" and be released almost immediately. [B]One of the boldest members was arrested and released 47 times.[/B][/quote]

I would imagine after at least the 10th time they would keep her locked up.

[Destroyertf]

Big news.

[DoomsDayDan]

Fuck, there's [b]forty-fucking-seven[/b] of them?

[QUOTE=Ninjarooster;29337324]Probably sounds better in Chinese.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, roughly translated it would be "da du dang", which is kinda catchy