A terrified gay couple was forced to defend themselves with pepper spray and a stun gun when a vicious teen bike gang—that had just ransacked their local grocery store—targeted them with homophobic slurs and vandalized their car in Los Angeles.
At a Glance
- A mob of approximately three dozen teens on bikes swarmed a Ralphs supermarket near USC, stealing merchandise and later attacking a gay couple with homophobic slurs and rocks
- This incident is part of a growing crime trend in Los Angeles where large groups of teens on bikes are terrorizing stores and drivers
- The victims, Bryan Benson and his husband, defended themselves with pepper spray and a stun gun when the teens began damaging their car
- Police are investigating the incident as assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism
- The couple is now considering purchasing a firearm for protection against future attacks
Liberal LA’s Latest Nightmare: Teen Bike Gangs Run Wild While Police Stand Down
Welcome to Los Angeles in 2025, where lawlessness is the new normal and police seem powerless to stop it. The latest example? A mob of roughly three dozen teenage criminals on bicycles who’ve decided that shoplifting, property destruction, and hate crimes are just fun weekend activities. These aren’t isolated incidents, folks. Flash mobs of young criminals on bikes are now a regular occurrence throughout the city, targeting convenience stores and supermarkets while Democratic leadership wrings their hands about “root causes” instead of putting these delinquents behind bars where they belong.
“We heard someone yell, ‘Oh, they’re stealing,'” – Bryan Benson.
The latest attack happened at a Ralphs supermarket on South Vermont Avenue near USC. Witness Bryan Benson reported that these teen thugs didn’t just steal from the store once – they returned multiple times, apparently confident that there would be zero consequences for their criminal behavior. Store employees who attempted to intervene had items thrown at them. This is what happens when prosecutors refuse to charge shoplifters and politicians defund police departments – criminals get bolder by the day, and law-abiding citizens pay the price.
From Shoplifting to Hate Crimes: The Progressive Utopia
After ransacking the store, these teenage hoodlums decided that theft wasn’t enough – they needed to add some good old-fashioned bigotry to their crime spree. They targeted Benson and his husband with homophobic slurs outside the market, escalating the situation from simple theft to what should be classified as a hate crime. But in today’s backwards world of social justice, I’ll bet you these kids will face fewer consequences for targeting gay men than they would if the situation were reversed. This is the twisted logic of the left – some hate is apparently more acceptable than others.
“I think we both sprang into action, understanding that we were surrounded by teens who were doing immediate damage to our property and posing an immediate threat to us. Neither of us was interested in being passive victims of a hate crime in our own neighborhood.” – Bryan Benson.
Unlike many Californians who’ve been conditioned to be victims, Benson and his husband refused to stand by while being attacked. They used pepper spray and a stun gun to drive off their attackers after the teens began damaging their car. Now they’re considering purchasing a firearm – a perfectly rational response in a city where police are either unable or unwilling to protect law-abiding citizens. This is exactly why the Second Amendment exists, folks. When government fails to protect you – and boy has California’s government failed – you have the God-given right to protect yourself.
The Corporate Response: All Talk, No Action
Kroger, Ralphs’ parent company, released a statement that could have been generated by AI for all the substance it contained. They’re “taking proactive measures” and “cooperating with law enforcement.” Meanwhile, their employees are being terrorized and their customers attacked in parking lots. What “proactive measures” might actually work? How about armed security guards who are actually authorized to detain shoplifters? Or maybe supporting prosecutors who will actually charge these criminals instead of releasing them back onto the streets within hours?
“While no injuries occurred, we take the safety of our associates and customers very seriously. We’ve reported the incident to local law enforcement and are fully cooperating with their investigation. As always, we continue to take proactive measures to maintain a safe and secure environment in our stores.” – A spokesperson for Ralphs’ parent company, Kroger.
Benson has created a website to collect public reports about these teens because he knows what we all know – the authorities aren’t going to do a damn thing about it. Citizens are now forced to create their own intelligence networks to protect themselves because progressive politicians have decided that enforcing the law is somehow racist or unfair. This is where leftist policies inevitably lead – to communities where law-abiding citizens live in fear while criminals operate with impunity. California has become a cautionary tale for the rest of America. Let’s hope voters are paying attention before it’s too late.
