Looting in New Orleans

[Didaskalos]

Maybe if we smoke a few looters, the others will get the message and think first. THAT is our point.

And anyone that gets "smoked" unfairly (since the one doing the "smoking" can choose to be just or not) are just collarteral damage in this vast "war on looting".

As I said before, if crime is crime and crime needs to be reduced, no more speeding tickets - cops should just shoot em'. (No chance to give a reason or excuse, if you are accused, you are guilty). This would definitely reduce the number of speeders. Maybe then, speeders will get the point and the world will finally be safe from speeders.

[Dungeon Master]

I'm going to get my windows bullet proof so I don't have to worry about it when I'm speeding.

Now, back to looters. Shootem

[Didaskalos]

All this time I forgot to mention what to shoot them with. It's all my fault.
I left out the weapon of choice.

"THE RUBBER BAND GUN"

Sorry, my fault.

Understand now. It's all about the clarifying. Looters beware, a rubberband might be in your future.

[Dungeon Master]

Understand now. It's all about the clarifying. Looters beware, a rubberband might be in your future.

Don't forget, I use heavy duty paperclips with my rubber bands. Those things sting really bad too.

[mranderson]

I hate to say this because I am part of it, but we have taken a sad situation and had fun with it.

Being serious, I feel bad about that. It is a true shame that people have to profit from the misery those people feel.

I say arrest them all, prosecute and if convicted, give them the max. Enough said... Seriously.

[Didaskalos]

Don't forget, I use heavy duty paperclips with my rubber bands. Those things sting really bad too.

That would be enough to deter me but then again, I have never been much for looting.

[Didaskalos]

Being serious, I feel bad about that. It is a true shame that people have to profit from the misery those people feel.

It is a shame and although I am not big on Karma, I sincerely hope that anyone who tries to take advantage or proft from this kind of disaster gets what they deserve in the end.

I say arrest them all, prosecute and if convicted, give them the max. Enough said... Seriously.

Couldn't agree more

[Dungeon Master]

mranderson. your absolutely right. But it is frustrating to hear others (looters) making the problem worse by the crimes the commit.

[Karried]

I agree 100% Mr A. - the ones who are taking things and trying to profit - they are criminals and should be prosecuted. It is a terrible shame - looting is a horrible thing - this whole tragedy is horrible. "But for the grace of God" ...

I feel so fortunate that we are all okay and going about our lives, safe and sound -

I'm wondering, where is all the help for these people ??

[Keith]

I agree 100% Mr A. - the ones who are taking things and trying to profit - they are criminals and should be prosecuted. It is a terrible shame - looting is a horrible thing - this whole tragedy is horrible. "But for the grace of God" ...

I feel so fortunate that we are all okay and going about our lives, safe and sound -

I'm wondering, where is all the help for these people ??

Folks, we have it made here in Oklahoma. I was watching CBS world news this evening, and they were interviewing many of the people who were stranded on bridges. People were lined up on highways and bridges, trying to find help, shelter, food, water, and anything else that would help them survive. They could not get over to the dome for assistance unless they swam to it. Many people were stranded with absolutely nothing, and many of the very ill are stranded.

One lady told a reporter that she held her husband last night as he was dying. The police came by and she asked for their help and they just went on. This morning, her husband died. When th epolice came back by, she asked what they could do to help her with the body. They told her to push the body about 5 feet away from her so that she wouldn't smell it, and then they left.

Another lady told a reporter that one man was so distraught at losing everything and getting very sick, that he actually committed suicide by jumping off a bridge onto the concrete below. Somebody came by and laid a mattress over the body, however, people were walking back and forth over the dead body as if it wasn't even there.

There have been numerous reports of dead bodies floating in the water, however, the rescuers are focusing on getting to the survivors right now.

As far as the looters are concerned.....although, I do not condone looting, and feel that looters should be punished to the full extent of the law, if I had a family that was suffering, and they needed food or water, and it was "available," I could see myself getting some...just to stay alive. As far as the ones that ar stealing TV's, electronics, and other things they can pawn off, they are complete SCUM.

[Dungeon Master]

That would be enough to deter me but then again, I have never been much for looting.

That's a good thing. They really do hurt.

[Curt]

Shoot the looters. Everyone was told to leave. If they didn't leave they must either obey or pay.
Set the example now.

Under certain circumstances I can agree, but if it truly a matter of survival I dont agree. It's a hard line to define here. If you need food and water you need food and water, but you dont need a t.v set right now.

[Dungeon Master]

Well now they are calling off rescue and recovery to tend to the looters. And the looters are shooting at police. If my loved one was missing and they had to stop the search to tend to looters........
I'll say it again. Shoot the looters.

NEW ORLEANS -- With thousands feared dead and the city's remaining residents told to evacuate for weeks, conditions deteriorated further in submerged New Orleans as looting spiraled out of control.

Mayor Ray Nagin ordered virtually the entire police force to abandon search-and-rescue efforts and stop thieves who were becoming increasingly hostile.

"They are starting to get closer to heavily populated areas _ hotels, hospitals, and we're going to stop it right now," Nagin said Wednesday.

Tempers also were starting to flare. Police said a man in Hattiesburg, Miss., fatally shot his sister in the head over a bag of ice. Dozens of carjackings were reported, including a nursing home bus and a truck carrying medical supplies for a hospital. Some police officers said they had been shot at.

[PUGalicious]

What does it say about our priorities as a society when property takes precedence over people's lives?

Things can be replaced. A person's life cannot.

[MadMonk]

I hope that someone somewhere is documenting all the looters taking items unnecessary for survival. Then, when New Orleans gets back on its feet, have it rebroadcast on TV and the Internet to track them down and prosecute them.

[mranderson]

I hope that someone somewhere is documenting all the looters taking items unnecessary for survival. Then, when New Orleans gets back on its feet, have it rebroadcast on TV and the Internet to track them down and prosecute them.

Call it "Lootvision."

[PUGalicious]

I wonder with all the flood damage how much of these electronics would be any good or sellable by the merchants being looted anyway.

[mranderson]

I wonder with all the flood damage how much of these electronics would be any good or sellable by the merchants being looted anyway.

It would be poetic justice if they do not work. Maybe the one to whom the looter fences will have a certain type of party after being conned.

[PUGalicious]

It would be poetic justice if they do not work. Maybe the one to whom the looter fences will have a certain type of party after being conned.

I agree, but I don't think the theft of flood-damaged goods rises to the level of deserving capital punishment without the benefit of our judicial process — i.e. "shoot 'em all, let God sort them out."

[Dungeon Master]

What does it say about our priorities as a society when property takes precedence over people's lives?

Things can be replaced. A person's life cannot.

That's exactly whats going on right now. LOOTERS ARE SHOOTING AT OTHER PEOPLE. Lives are being taken by looters. Police are being shot at. Military is being shot at. The priorities are the same, they're having to deal with the looters shooting at them so they can go back to rescue and recover and save lives.
SHOOT THE LOOTERS BEFORE THEY SHOOT YOU!!!

[PUGalicious]

Shooters should be dealt with differently than the average looter. Shooters are endangering the lives of others so deadly force is justifiable. Theft does not, in and of itself, rise to that level. Not all the looters are shooters. Additionally, not all the "looters" are taking luxury items; many are indeed simply trying to find food.

[Faith]

I agree many are just simply trying to find the necessity items that it will take in order to survive until aid can make it their way. I believe if I was in the situation I would want to have a gun as well for protection from the other citizens. The shooters are people that have obviously just snapped or our suffering a mental breakdown from all the chaos. They need to be dealt with immediatly by the police or military. They are endangering everyone's lives as well as causing conflicts with the aid being administered.

[Didaskalos]

That's exactly whats going on right now. LOOTERS ARE SHOOTING AT OTHER PEOPLE. Lives are being taken by looters. Police are being shot at. Military is being shot at. The priorities are the same, they're having to deal with the looters shooting at them so they can go back to rescue and recover and save lives.
SHOOT THE LOOTERS BEFORE THEY SHOOT YOU!!!

And we are often referred to as a gun happy nation. Where would anyone get that idea? If anyone says that in the future, I say we shoot em.

[Dungeon Master]

And we are often referred to as a gun happy nation. Where would anyone get that idea? If anyone says that in the future, I say we shoot em.

There you go. At least you might live longer.

At least we aren't RPG (rocket propelled gernade) happy, whew, that would really be a mess. But then again, it might be fun.

[Didaskalos]

At least we aren't RPG (rocket propelled gernade) happy, whew, that would really be a mess. But then again, it might be fun.

I am sure sooner than later the NRA will make the case that they are needed for hunting rabbit or quail. I wouldn't give up hope.