Posted on 11/01/2012 5:14:56 PM PDT by matt04
A wave a looters followed the Sandy storm surge in Coney Island, creating a double-whammy for business owners trying to pick up the obliterated pieces. The thieves started down Mermaid Avenue Tuesday morning as the chest-high water receded, turning the seaside community known for its hotdogs and tourist attractions into a lawless free-for-all.
"People were running in and out of Rent-A-Center carrying these big flat screens. They were holding on tight," said witness Aisha John, 20. "I couldn't understand how someone could steal a big TV in broad daylight, but no one cared.”
She said people were running out of a nearby Rite Aid with bags of diapers and wipes.
"Look, they've been looting our wallets for too long," said a young male who claimed he helped himself to a TV at the Rent-A-Center.
“It's about time we start taking this sh—back," the youth, who identified himself as Jesse James, told the Daily News.
(Excerpt) Read more at nydailynews.com ...
Because Obama is black.
Those cops look out of shape and fat.
I don’t seem them at boot camp every morning at 7:00am.
the chance that he has overpaid his taxes are somewhere between zero and nothing, and if he happened to have done so, they were returned to his neighborhood ten fold...pathetic
The larger and the more humanist the population, the thiner the veneer of civilization.
Yep.
Yeah,we do. But, at least we can shoot’em if we want :)
Hell, I look fat when I carry that much gear around, and I'm a bitty little fellow.
I was thinking the red-head looked a little skinny. But I do like the way he's sweeping the rooftops. Head on a swivel keeps you alive.
/johnny
“Warriors, come out to play-yay....”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdIxvd41BWo
Dinah Washington - I’ll Take Manhattan
Hmmm...It appears the poor fellow has fallen in the mud and gotten all dirty.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTC_fD598A
Leonard Cohen - First We Take Manhattan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZeqwdWoeo
Cream - White Room
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79S5k1pgWZU
Ramones - Rockaway Beach
It must have been Mike Tyson. It took five of Jersey’s finest to take him in!
Why, you have looters there too.
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After the storm: Looters in Lancaster, Texas
LANCASTER TEXAS — The tornado clean-up continues in Lancaster, and — unfortunately — so does the looting.
Police have arrested 14 people since the storm after they were caught looting homes.
http://www.wfaa.com/news/weather/04-12-tornado-outbreak/After-the-storm-Looting-problem-in-Lancaster--146732945.html
Yeah,we do. But, at least we can shoot’em if we want
No one was shot...The Texas looters were simply arrested, just like what happened in New Jersey....
Look, there’s Fred Mertz right behind the perp!
You’re right. It’s a lot of gear, not avoirdupois, for most of them. The guy in the middle looks like he could cut down on his donut consumption though.
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