NO, I saw with my own eyes three, black female, uniformed NOLA police officers stealing shoes while pushing a shopping cart amongst other stealing toys and other goods.
This video tape is being looped on CNBC.
CNN reported that LAFD's Swift Water Rescue teams had rescued hundreds before being sidelined due to looter shooting.
DIdn't know that. I was watching it via my 'puter, I couldn't see patches. I thought they were security guards.
It is kind of difficult to comprehend why law enforcement officers would be commandeering shoes and children's toys, I suppose ...
I am not excusing the stealing some of the cops did, but as I understand it, the NO police have the right by law to "take" whatever they need to exist and do their work.
"NO, I saw with my own eyes three, black female, uniformed NOLA police officers stealing shoes while pushing a shopping cart amongst other stealing toys and other goods."
I saw one big black cop who put a bead on a looters head with his shotgun. The looter dropped his stash and ran away.
Promote this man immediately.
Could have been obtaining things/shoes to GIVE to victims. I saw a photo of one person who had fashioned "shoes" out of two milk cartons and rubberbands to hold them to his feet.
Cops and Firemen around here carry stuffed animals in their vehicles to give to children in times of emergency for something to hold/comfort them. So perhaps they were taking shoes for victims, and toys for child victims.
Disclaimer: I didn't see the video myself... maybe they were looting... but I'd like to think the best of them until proven otherwise.