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To: TAdams8591

NO is not the nicest of citys, it is in fact the worst of citys, and the store owner might disagree with your opinion of what is ok to steal from him and what is not.

In all the pictures I see, 95% are not carrying food. I wonder where they are going to plug in those boomboxes and TV's. Bet they get pissed when they have to evacuate to eat and other theives steal the new TV from them.

Situational Ethics is another word for justifying the lack of Ethics. These people could just leave for shelters, my bet is they would not have to even skip dinner.

Are you willing to break into a store and destroy another mans lively hood because you had to skip a meal? Because that is what you are justifying. I bet the looting does more damage to the local economy than the storm in the end. Anybodys store that survived won't now. You are looking at 100% destruction. 25% storm related.


104 posted on 08/31/2005 9:34:26 AM PDT by American in Israel (A wise man's heart directs him to the right, but the foolish mans heart directs him toward the left.)
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To: American in Israel
Some windows in most of the stores, were blown out by the storm, so few people had to break into those shops. If it were me, I would want to buy the food and drink. Being unable to do so, I would take it and pay them later, rather than go days or perhaps weeks without it.

Looters taking other items like TV's, DVD's and jewelry should be SHOT.

I never said NO is one of the nicest of cities. I agreed with you that it is a cesspool. I said even if this had happened in the nicest of cities, people would still need to eat and drink.

105 posted on 08/31/2005 9:48:49 AM PDT by TAdams8591 (Member since December 1998)
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