Gudmundur wrote:
Did you see the pictures on the news of the looters after the
storm??

Did you see what was missing??? EDUCATED WHITE PEOPLE.
Yes, I did not see any white looters. How big of a piece of **** does
a person have to be to loot others down on their luck?

Freedom! Yes indeed, it seems criminals have all kinds of freedom now.
Look at the ******* that serially killed 11 people. He is now sentenced
to life in prison. Where can I sign up so that not one penny of my money
goes to provide heat or light to a serial killer. I WANT THAT FREEDOM!

Well, let's all go back to sitting on our asses now, and watch as
the looters of the gulf states become tomorrows looters of the golf states.

I bet Darwin comes back before Christ does! If Christ does come back
I think he will condem the western world on general principals.

Oh yes, if your boat has been struck by looters (missing your radar
display, fish finder, vhf radio, etc.) look for your missing items
on Ebay. You will know it's yours because the add says "Does not include
any cables or antenna".

What the hell would someone in New Orleans (or other flooded area where
there is no help available to get out) want to take a radar set? Most
of these people are looking for food, water and other basic necesseties
of life. I had the typical initial reaction to the reports of looting.
But it was very initial - it didn't take long to figure out what most
of the looters are really doing.

If I was stranded and had lost everything, I would wade through a
flooded WalMart to get food and water for my wife and kid. Hell, I
would do what I could for my neighbors too. Even if it meant I had to
go to jail later.

If I had managed to get out, I'd consider myself lucky. If my
neighbors or anyone else was stranded in a flooded hell - I don't think
I would blame them for breaking into my house and "looting" my fridge,
freezer and pantry. I wouldn't feel the same way about someone
swimming in to steal my TV, but I don't that's what we're seeing in
most cases.


O.K., I'll crawl back under my rock now. You folks know I am not from
here, but the upside is I served 12 years in your Navy so I am at least
patriotic and proud to be here.

Curtis CCR wrote:
If I had managed to get out, I'd consider myself lucky. If my
neighbors or anyone else was stranded in a flooded hell - I don't think
I would blame them for breaking into my house and "looting" my fridge,
freezer and pantry. I wouldn't feel the same way about someone
swimming in to steal my TV, but I don't that's what we're seeing in
most cases.


What if you knew that TV would finance their ability to buy food or
safety in the near future? I seriously doubt that these people have the
type of lives that would allow them to take that tv and xbox back home,
plop down on the couch, and enjoy it for very long. They're probably
going to be (or hoping to be) selling it to the next guy in order to
get what they need to survive soon enough.

Arcadefreaque wrote:
: Curtis CCR wrote:
: If I had managed to get out, I'd consider myself lucky. If my
: neighbors or anyone else was stranded in a flooded hell - I don't think
: I would blame them for breaking into my house and "looting" my fridge,
: freezer and pantry. I wouldn't feel the same way about someone
: swimming in to steal my TV, but I don't that's what we're seeing in
: most cases.
:

: What if you knew that TV would finance their ability to buy food or
: safety in the near future? I seriously doubt that these people have the
: type of lives that would allow them to take that tv and xbox back home,
: plop down on the couch, and enjoy it for very long. They're probably
: going to be (or hoping to be) selling it to the next guy in order to
: get what they need to survive soon enough.

"Think of the children".
See: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050830/...atrina_looting

For a perfect example.

Here's another: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/...in808193.shtml

Yup. They're just making sure they have somethin' to drink because the
water supply is a bit contaminated.

b.

Arcadefreaque wrote:
Curtis CCR wrote:
If I had managed to get out, I'd consider myself lucky. If my
neighbors or anyone else was stranded in a flooded hell - I don't think
I would blame them for breaking into my house and "looting" my fridge,
freezer and pantry. I wouldn't feel the same way about someone
swimming in to steal my TV, but I don't that's what we're seeing in
most cases.

What if you knew that TV would finance their ability to buy food or
safety in the near future? I seriously doubt that these people have the
type of lives that would allow them to take that tv and xbox back home,
plop down on the couch, and enjoy it for very long. They're probably
going to be (or hoping to be) selling it to the next guy in order to
get what they need to survive soon enough.

You think there is much of a market for stolen TVs in New Orleans?
You paint an interesting picture, though I doubt it is realistic.