I by no means want to change this into a political debate over gun control but I don't think this would stop the looting and pillaging in Biloxi. Things are in such disarray and not like you might encounter in some towns in Arizona. I can see this working in the latter circumstance but here I don't really see it solving much.Steve said:
But this is not the criminal element. This is normal people accosting the "officials" (police, aid workers, etc), there to 'help'. This isn't LA after the Rodney King incident...Christy said:You are starting to scare me. You are starting to sound like a liberal.
I don't know why you are surprised, this happens every times the PO LEECE can't be breathing down the neck of the criminal element. Give it a few months and you'll see the stories of all the arrests of the looters. Don't you remember the riots out in California? All bold and looting on camera, just like they are now. Once all was settled down, police brutality was back in play and all was right with the world.
What have you been smoking?Steve said:
"Normal" people would have gotten the hell out of dodge as soon as they heard "category 5 hurricane". These are criminal element, low lifes. Don't believe the liberal hype. Looting occurs during every single disaster. It's not a new occurence and I have no idea why anyone is remotely shocked by it.
I'll agree to that somewhat but...Christy said:What have you been smoking?
Oh for cryin out loud.FastCarsSpeed said:
When was the hurricane? A few days ago? This is not a third world country. Do you really think anyone is to the desperate point of having to "survive"?
They're doing it because they can. They know full well that the police have bigger things to deal with than their looting. They've always been criminals, they've merely been kept in check until now.BuddyLee said:I'll agree to that somewhat but...
What about that cop getting shot in the head? What about the childrens hospital? When was the last time rational people acted in this manner? Nevermind, don't answer that.
Christy said:Oh for cryin out loud.
I'm sorry, I've lived through a natural disaster, spent MONTHS with no running water, no electricity, all supplies were flown in because every single road was washed out. NO ONE looted to "survive", all looting was done by the already known criminal element looking to profit from someone else's misfortune.
TV's and PS2's looted from the Wal*Mart (along with all the guns and ammo) are not for survival. If they were stealing Little Debbie snack cakes and power aide I might give them a pass but cleaning out the CD rack is nothing but pure animal behavior.
Don't lose that faith on just the few who are perpetuating it. The majority of Americans don't feel this is right, we SHOULD hold a higher regard for ourselves when it comes to this or...anything really. Why slide down the slippery slope and expect this sort of thing to happen, if you expect it to happen it will indeed happen. If the looters didn't have this thought in their head in the first place there would be no looting for meaningless objects at all.Steve said:
I'm losing faith in just what you've said....that these people choose to loot and plunder and leave the true victims with no options.Christy said:
I have no desire to help them! They should be self-reliant, like I was, my family was, back in the ghetto. Boo!Christy said:Being a bit dramatic aren't we? I'm never surprised at the levels people sink to, I see it and live it every day.
Why wait for the world? You've got leave, you could always take off and do something to help the Katrina victims. :shrug:
