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I was talking to my son and bringing him up to speed on what is happening down there. He made a very generous donation to the Red Cross, took me to pick up my car, and filled up his gas tank. $60. He's upset he bought a big, new fancy something that has already dropped $10,000 in depreciation.

Anyway, I said looters not taking food and essentials for survival should be shot. He was shocked.

They are interfering with the resuce effort. If I were running things, I'd drop some cobra helicopters in the dry area where all the looting is going on and set up a command post and order everyone else OUT. It makes me so mad I could spit. Once again, they aren't going to be able to do what needs to be done.

Can't believe I think they should be shot, but I do, and I don't care what their ethnicity is.

Then somebody on the radio way up north where I am suggested bringing them up here. No thanks. They will impact the already dwindling jobs, they will suck the welfare system dryer than it already is, and I don't want those looters here.

I don't mind taking in a fair share of family-oriented people, but we don't need any more drug addicts or sociopaths here. We have enough problem with all that as it is. We've also had civil disturbances that were unheard of in as little as 10 years ago on a regular basis that the police have difficulty dealing with. One came perilously close to getting a policman's gun who was down.

Oh, and there's an empty prison within driving distance, brand new and never been used. Somebody suggested FEMA putting them in there (they have the power to press it into service). What then?

I decided to fill my tank up yesterday because I knew it was going to be a HUGE jump. Filled my Sunfire with 'Plus' (the most expensive, which was actually a mistake on not paying attention to what I was doing) at a total of $35. Today the same amount of 'unleaded' would have cost me nearly $40. 25 cent jump here in Southeast Ohio for unleaded.

They are interfering with the resuce effort. If I were running things, I'd drop some cobra helicopters in the dry area where all the looting is going on and set up a command post and order everyone else OUT. It makes me so mad I could spit. Once again, they aren't going to be able to do what needs to be done.

To highlight your point the Mayor has ordered the police to stop looking for survivors and restore law and order. That's a tough decision as jeffe pointed out earlier, and one I wouldn't want to have to make. I agree also with the guy that said they should have shot looters on sight in the beginning before it became widespread and people who aren't otherwise criminal became involved.