Beer is the safest thing to drink....it is mostly water.
I don't begrudge someone entering a store for beer, water or food for survival....but just like the LA riots...they try to justify it by saying they are "oppressed".
How many days of supplies were people told to have? Three days? a week?
What are people NOW told they will need?
Hey, I am not condoning looting but if I were stuck in the flooded town with no supplies....I would take what I needed for survival. Of course, I would also leave a note with a list of what I took and go back after the danger had passed to pay for what I took.