[B Knotts]

The biggest problem with allowing looting to go on is that it will encourage people to stay in the disaster zone in the next impending disaster, either to guard their property or to take part in the looting.

So, ultimately, it is about saving lives.

[liberallarry]

You're absolutely right. As a practical matter looting must be stopped. You can't allow it in a society or an emergency. But it's still hard to judge those people. I don't like them. Most of the time I hate them. But I can understand Dion's point of view.