[HairOfTheDog]

Yeah. These sure sound like poor , destitute, traumatised flood victims.

What's your point? Are you implying that the poor, desitute traumatised flood victim doesn't actually exist, because these people are getting all the attention?

[metmom]

I'm not saying there aren't. It's just these people who aren't.

[MizSterious]

The difference is that "poor traumatized" flood victims do exist--but they're not looting. Looting can only exist when law is relaxed or completely broken down. When people start rationalizing about it being ok to loot some things, but not others, that process has begun.

I went through hurricane Betsy in the 60s, and I can tell you I did not loot, no matter how hungry and thirsty I was. None of my neighbors looted. The only ones looting were the ones who were lowlifes. The same is true now, and you might want to think about what you'd condone, because what you're seeing now is what you're condoning if you're saying it's ok to loot ANYTHING.