QUOTE (mitchntx @ Sep 1 2005, 03:53)
That is just really sad ...
Looting for food or water or even something to wear, might be semi-understandable.
But, home funishings, a new wardrobe ... no way ...
Heard an interview of a lady in Miss. who was carrying out some food from a looted grocery store. She was in tears (real, or otherwise, I don't know) explaining that her and her family had nothing, and she was really sorry to be taking stuff from the store, but she was hungry. People like that, I feel for. If the store comes back, I hope she returns to try to pay them for some of the food she took.
On another note, I heard that people were looting stores, women, for the most part, were carrying out canned food, water and vegatables, while the men, for the most part were carrying out liquor, beer and cigarettes.
This will be an interesting study in how people act toward one another when those upholding the law aren't around to uphold it, and all the civil support systems are broken down.
Saw a guy in Miss. clearing out the remains from his house that had been hit with the storm surge. He was wearing what looked like a GP100 strapped to his waist. Yep, I'd probably carry my sidearm there, too.