Polk County, Florida Is NOT Like a Blue City

They still punish criminals in Polk County. Philly youth football players face felonies for stealing sports merch in Florida

A group of eight Philly teenagers who were in Polk County, Florida, to play a youth football championship game were arrested for stealing more than $2,000 worth of merchandise from a Dick's Sporting Goods, law enforcement said on Monday.

According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, the eight teenagers, who were all between the ages of 14 and 15 and played for Philly's United Thoroughbreds, entered a Dick's Sporting Goods at Posner Plaza in Davenport at around 10:55 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025.

I guess Philadelphia is one of the many Blue Cities where looting/stealing is no longer a crime. They apparently thought that was the case everywhere.

It isn't.

All eight teenagers were taken to a juvenile detention center in Florida and face two felony charges: retail theft over $750 and conspiracy to commit retail theft, according to the Sheriff's office.

The hat tip for all of this goes to Louder with Crowder: Philly teens attempt to loot a Florida sporting goods store, discover the hard way that Florida actually enforces the law

"Attempted" is the keyword here, because Polk County isn't Philadelphia. Laws are enforced, stealing is frowned upon, and committing crime lands you in jail. The bonus of committing crime in Polk County is having Sheriff Grady Judd roast you [publicly] for it.

Click that 2nd link for a video of Sheriff Grady Judd roasting the kids from Philly.

We here at the Louder with Crowder Dot Com website appreciate any excuse we have to write about America's Sheriff, if for no other reason than it's an excuse to drop this

The 2nd video at that link is a rap about Grady getting his man every time.

If you're interested in the entire press conference held by Sheriff Grady Judd, see this link.