Harry Krause wrote:
Bryan wrote:

CNN has shown video of "white looters," and there have been reports of
"police" looters. Desperate people sometimes have to take drastic actions.

Does your reference to police looters have anything to do with stealing
stereos and televisions? I'll bet the "police looting" that you're
referring to is actually a function of gathering supplies to enable the
emergency response to continue, not so they can perform home or pocket
improvements.

You'd lose your bet.

I think you're right, Harry. But I am started to get disheartened the
more I watch the news. I feel for the people that really need things
and have to resort to looting... in fact I would have a hard time
calling it looting in some cases.

I was really hoping that most of these people were taking what they
needed. I think it's turning out to be that the majority are just
thieves.

Curtis CCR wrote:
..... I feel for the people that really need things
and have to resort to looting...

Anyone with a shred of human decency would.

... in fact I would have a hard time
calling it looting in some cases.


Well, there have been times & places, in some societies, where mothers
were put to death for stealing food for their children.

IMHO the mask has really come off 'compassionate conservatism' this
time, with President Bush promising death to all looters and the
Bush-Cheney cheerleaders high-fiving each others stories'bout how dem
pore ******s is stealin all de likker.

The only thing that's lacking is an announcement from Vice President
Cheney that the insurgency in New Orleans is on it's last legs.



I was really hoping that most of these people were taking what they
needed. I think it's turning out to be that the majority are just
thieves.


I doubt that, remember that only the most sensationalistic... and in
most cases, the most negative... incidents make the news. I'm not
surprised that the gun stores were looted, but there are a lot of
criminals in the mix. That doesn't make every citizen of New Orleans who
is stuck there a criminal who shoots at ambulances.

When people start robbing museums, or ripping down power line faster
than reconstruction crews can put them up, so they can sell the copper
on the black market... *then* you can shake your head and say how bad it is!

Regards
Doug King

On Thu, 01 Sep 2005 19:40:54 -0400, DSK wrote:

Curtis CCR wrote:
..... I feel for the people that really need things
and have to resort to looting...

Anyone with a shred of human decency would.

... in fact I would have a hard time
calling it looting in some cases.


Well, there have been times & places, in some societies, where mothers
were put to death for stealing food for their children.

IMHO the mask has really come off 'compassionate conservatism' this
time, with President Bush promising death to all looters and the
Bush-Cheney cheerleaders high-fiving each others stories'bout how dem
pore ******s is stealin all de likker.

The only thing that's lacking is an announcement from Vice President
Cheney that the insurgency in New Orleans is on it's last legs.



I was really hoping that most of these people were taking what they
needed. I think it's turning out to be that the majority are just
thieves.


I doubt that, remember that only the most sensationalistic... and in
most cases, the most negative... incidents make the news. I'm not
surprised that the gun stores were looted, but there are a lot of
criminals in the mix. That doesn't make every citizen of New Orleans who
is stuck there a criminal who shoots at ambulances.

When people start robbing museums, or ripping down power line faster
than reconstruction crews can put them up, so they can sell the copper
on the black market... *then* you can shake your head and say how bad it is!

Regards
Doug King

You and Harry belong in the same room. Sick.
--
John H

"All decisions are the result of binary thinking."