Quote: britneyspearsatemyshorts said: it didnt happen during the tsunami. punks are punks. there are 2 types of people. those who rise above theirselves during times of disaster and those who take advantage of others.
Actually, lootings did happen in Sri Lanka, Thailand, and other places during the tsunami. It just didn't garner as much attention.
Let me backpedal, though, and say I don't support these looters. Stealing is wrong, period. Anyone who says it isn't is a little off kilter.
But there are people who have devoted there entire lives up until now to the goal of helping and saving lives looting. It's insane over there. That whole area is a mess, and so are the people.
Put a person in an extreme situation, and he or she will do extreme things. I can't say I wouldn't arm myself and grab everything I can in the face of the end of the world (though, as I sit here I have to wonder what the point of that would be). I'd go absolutely nuts if everything I'd ever really loved was gone in a gust of wind and rain, I think.
Oh yeah, I'd do things I can't even imagine right now. And I'd be wrong. Please arrest me if it happens.
But I still think all these people who are saying that looters should be shot to kill are wrong. A television isn't worth a life, even if it is a widescreen plasma. If they get in the way of relief efforts, arrest 'em, wound 'em if you must, but don't kill them. They're still sons and daughters and fathers and mothers. Besides, do you really think, when this is all over, the owners aren't gonna get much for that brand new laptop that got soaked in salt water clear through?
