Looting in New Orleans

[cema]

⇒ To be honest with you, people who are oppressed all their lives, man, it's an opportunity to get back at society [breitbart][nola] more at [myway]

Nice teachers he had, this gentleman. But why am I not surprised?

Update. "I've wanted to come here for 10 years. I thought this was a sophisticated city." (A tourist.)
Update. One man with an armload of clothes even asked a policeman, "can I borrow your car?" And what did the cop answer?

Comments

[ygam.livejournal.com]

If the looting losses are high enough to bankrupt the store and cause it to close, they are mostly getting back at themselves.

[cema.livejournal.com]

In financial terms, maybe. But there are larger implications.

[glocka.livejournal.com]

Так вот почему эксперты по безопасности рекомендуют дома держать не меньше 3000 патронов! Кстати, те кто хотели защищать свои магазины могли остаться. Полиция не имеет права эвакуировать народ силой.

[cema.livejournal.com]

В случае martial law, кажется, имеет право. Но 3000 патронов тоже сила. ;-)

[glocka.livejournal.com]

Ну, в случае чрезвычайного положения эвакуация населения - последняя из задач. Сначала будут эвакуированы продукты, транспорт и лекарства, принадлежащие населению (ест-но, не со зла, а исключительно потому что все это необходимо для помощи этому самому населению).

[anhinga-anhinga.livejournal.com]

В случае martial law, полиция, зато, имеет право стрелять в грабителей без предупреждения...

[cema.livejournal.com]

А shop owners?

[(Anonymous)]

:-) they should probably be a part of some "neighborhood protection militia" or members of National Guard, or smth similar, to be able to play an active role under martial law :-)

[anhinga-anhinga.livejournal.com]

that was me

[cema.livejournal.com]

I agree. But we do not live in an ideal world.

[anhinga-anhinga.livejournal.com]

Then they would be suppressed during real martial law. Perhaps, they would be able to use weapons inside their property, I am not sure...

Martial law is really about government monopoly on the use of force, weapons, etc...

[wall4.livejournal.com]

"...His wife, who refused to give her name,"
Yeah, right, she will reveal her name :)