Looting Begins in New Orleans

NOLA.com ^ | 30 August 2005 | ALLEN G. BREED

[aomagrat]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With much of the city emptied by Hurricane Katrina, some opportunists took advantage of the situation by looting stores.

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Denise Bollinger, a tourist from Philadelphia, stood outside and snapped pictures in amazement.

"It's downtown Baghdad," the housewife said. "It's insane. I've wanted to come here for 10 years. I thought this was a sophisticated city. I guess not."

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Around the corner on Canal Street, the main thoroughfare in the central business district, people sloshed headlong through hip-deep water as looters ripped open the steel gates on the front of several clothing and jewelry stores.

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Looters filled industrial-sized garbage cans with clothing and jewelry and floated them down the street on bits of plywood and insulation as National Guard lumbered by.

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"To be honest with you, people who are oppressed all their lives, man, it's an opportunity to get back at society," he said.

[IGOTMINE]

Yes. Shoot them and let the sonsabitches rot where they fall.

[CROSSHIGHWAYMAN]

A looter with a brain would be snatching up bottled water and canned foods.

A looter with a "brain" would not be a looter.

He would be a first responder!!

[auto power]

Ding, ding, ding!!!! We have a winner!!

[TheForceOfOne]

I would imagine the boat stores would be the first to be looted. They'll want to get around. (before being shot)

Boat sales (New Orleans)

[G.Mason]

Dey be's assimilaytin.

Assimilating other peoples goods.

[Cathy]

That's not very nice.

[Trust but Verify]

And to think there were people here yesterday trying to justify looting. BS. Shoot 'em.

[BallyBill]

It looked to me like some of the food would've gone to waste anyway. I didn't see any appliances being taken, but I don't think the TV cameras would be as welcome to that scene.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

"To be honest with you, people who are oppressed all their lives, man, it's an opportunity to get back at society," he said.

So it is society's fault you were to lazy to do something with your life.

And this gives you a right to steal? LOSERS!!!!

[YOUGOTIT]

And why are they not being shot???????

[Trust but Verify]

Animals. Good grief, how freaking low can they go? If it was food, water, batteries, or other life-sustaining item, I might be more charitable, but this is just wrong.

[digger48]

You'd think when everyone was boarding up and heading out, that they'd have gotten suspicious about something.

But then again, I can be pretty hard-headed and peripherally blind at times too.

[Dashing Dasher]

Truly unbelievable.

"THE MAN owes me!"


Losers!

[BenLurkin]

Oppressed how?

[tarzantheapeman]

Most stayed most likely to loot in the storm's aftermath.

[Jersey Republican Biker Chick]

It is truly sickening!!

[BenLurkin]

"The welfare, school lunch programs, AFDC, WIC, food stamps, SSI, Medicaid, midnight basketball, and government subsidized housing made me do it."

Exactly.

[Gritty]

These looters are wasting their time and energy.

Before long, all that loot will be floating in 20 feet of water, along with the looters.

When somebody finally comes to rescue them, they won't be allowed aboard the boat with their brand new boxed 32" flat screen TV.

[Defend the Second]

I think you would only have to shoot a few before the message begins to be well received...

[liberateUS]

"To be honest with you, people who are oppressed all their lives, man, it's an opportunity to get back at society," he said.

Maybe they'll steal more than they can swim away with!