[Jeff Head]

It most certainly is not easy to say or to imagine or contemplate...but it is still the truth. If lawlessness is allowed, then it will turn to chaos and mayhem. Those stealing from stores, when they use taht up and go back to the stores that are now empty, will then turn on other people and begin taking their food...and if those people put up a fuss or resist...well, then, a lot worse than looting will happen.

The NG needs to be in there taking charge of this situation, restoring order and evacuating people. Until that starts to happen, the people themselves, store owners, home onwers, etc. are going to have to defend their own with the same type of force.

If someone is giving away their goods to help others...great. In fact, that is probably exactly what we would attempt with our own storage to help others. But I would be doing it with myself and sons holding loaded weapons to make sure someone didn't try to take it all for themselves.

Sadly...tragically, it may well require the use of force by the NG to restore order.

Those are the sad facts.

[Diddle E. Squat]

The NG needs to be in there taking charge of this situation, restoring order and evacuating people.

And you don't think that they are trying to do that? However the first priority is rescue, as it should be.

[MEG33]

I just heard a report from Fox in NO that some of this is survival looting. Wal Mart opened it's doors and said come on in..

The police confiscated a tractor and a port o potty as they had no usable toilet for 3 days..The reporter could not explain why the water is rising because of lack of communication..We know more than he does.

There are always some who take advantage of course.