[Laurita]

FNC: 3 murders and multiple rapes in the NOLA Civic Center shelter, mob rule after dark.
A lot of people are saying shoot to kill all looters, but if I were in New Orleans right now, I'd have gone to WalMart, gotten food, water, dry clothing, weapons and ammunition to take care of and protect my family, too.
It's not as if there are any alternatives.
I'm sure I'll get flamed for this, but I'm already half-way through so I might as well go for it . . .
YES, I would even steal cash and jewelry. The alternative is being relocated for weeks/months with nothing. At the mercy of everyone else. My property is blown away, burned up, flooded out or stolen. My money is GONE because my bank is GONE. The only things that still exist are my debts because they are on a computer somewhere.
True, there are people who are stealing for profit . . . but who are they going to sell their stolen goods to? They can't take them out of the city. They can't plug in their stolen big screen TVs. NOBODY there has any money to buy the stuff.
Is anyone else reminded of the movie "Escape from New York"?

[Diddle E. Squat]

Yes, I know. For some of them it was quite different than the what the gangs are doing.

[geopyg]

"... but if I were in New Orleans right now, I'd have gone to WalMart, gotten food, water, dry clothing, weapons and ammunition to take care of and protect my family, too...."

If you REALLY wanted to protect your family you would have all of that stuff already - no matter where you live. And would have piled as much of it as you could into your vehicle and headed north on Saturday.