Quote: Pig Iron said: Can you believe that because of looters they have to pull off 5,000 policeman from helping? Jesus, people are so classless...looting in the middle of death and destruction. Granted, much of teh stuff lost will be covered by business's insurance, but that is just so sad. i can only think that the idiots wading in the shitty water to get a tv set will end up with some bacterial disease and get their just dessert.
Keith Olbermann made a great point last night: The irony of those looting things like TVs and stereos etc. is that they don't even realize that they will have to abandon those items anyway during the total evacuation of New Orleans.
There is no way anyone in charge of a disembarcation vehicle is going to let someone on the vehicle carrying a goddamned TV.
Now, one shot showed a woman, who spoke to the camera during her looting, saying the hurricane destroyed all her children's shoes and she was looting shoes just to replace those that she lost (or so she says...but I do believe many looters are simply trying to find sustenance and I cannot fault them for that).
I saw that as well and I believe the woman was speaking the truth. She was not afraid of the camera as many looters have been. More power to her and any that are "looting" for much needed food and water and practical items. The guy stealing the plasma TV? Blow him away. He's much too stupid to be allowed to continue making an intolerable situation that much worse.
