Looting?

[Ghetto_Ghost]

WTF? Ghost, sweetie, what does that have to do with ANYTHING

well people where also stealing TVs were they not?

 

[Freedom Froggy]

shit i get me a t.v. also.. fuck it.. the shit insured wtf.. a natural disaster just happened and all they can worry about is a few electronics lol

 

[Synful*Luv]

Where in the hell are you gonna plug a TV in 20 feet of water?

People need to worry about staying healthy in that putrid water, and staying away from predators like alligators and snakes, not tryin to add extra luggage to carry around.

Oh yeah, water ruins electronics

 

[Funkaveli]

It's better to steal the electronics before they get damaged by the water.

lol.

 

[PuffnScruff]

no most are stealing for survival... there is a handful trying to get the goodys though

it's more than just a handful of people.

 

[K1NGP1N KuRuPT]

it's more than just a handful of people.

who gives a shit if their stealing electronics and shit? do you not realize what the fuck happpened? the whole city has to be evacuated, thousands are probably dead in the water, thousands of people lost everything that they worked for. and all you guys can do is complain that they're stealing t.v.'s and shit.

 

[PuffnScruff]

because they aren't just going into walmarts taking t.v.'s and shit. they are going into people homes, walking over the dead bodies of the home owners and taking their personal,private, and family belongings. heirlooms are being taken by these looters out of GREED! one officer said we should shoot the looters leave them dead in the homes they are robbing and leave them marked with a tag that says looter on it. and they should. fuck em. what gives those looters the right to the items they are taking? food is one thing. going into peoples homes,stepping over the dead bodies of the home owners, and taking their things is another.

 

[K1NGP1N KuRuPT]

because they aren't just going into walmarts taking t.v.'s and shit. they are going into people homes, walking over the dead bodies of the home owners and taking their personal,private, and family belongings. heirlooms are being taken by these looters out of GREED! one officer said we should shoot the looters leave them dead in the homes they are robbing and leave them marked with a tag that says looter on it. and they should. fuck em. what gives those looters the right to the items they are taking? food is one thing. going into peoples homes,stepping over the dead bodies of the home owners, and taking their things is another.

all these people got stripped of everything that was theres in a matter of hours. i would probably be looting everything i can too. and everything is so limited right now, there's no point letting it go to waste if the owner's are dead, no matter what it is. thats fucked up but its reality. i can't even imagine what's going through all these people's heads

 

[Duke]

The point is that there are people "using" this tragedy to become better themselves by looting valuables, instead of helping other people.

And that, dear Tupacboard, is despicable :thumb:

 

[PuffnScruff]

The point is that there are people "using" this tragedy to become better themselves by looting valuables, instead of helping other people.

And that, dear Tupacboard, is despicable :thumb:

:thumb:

 

[K1NGP1N KuRuPT]

:thumb:

you can't compare the things that they stole to everything they lost

edit: i meant to quote the post before yours

 

[Duke]

you can't compare the things that they stole to everything they lost

edit: i meant to quote the post before yours

And that relates to my argument how exactly?

It doesn't. At all.


It's an incredible tragedy, of course, but no matter how much you've lost, it doesn't make it right to steal other people's posessions. Especially not when you're not even helped by it. And even more especially when there is such a tragedy and you could be being a useful human being instead of a tv-looter.

 

[PuffnScruff]

all these people got stripped of everything that was theres in a matter of hours. i would probably be looting everything i can too. and everything is so limited right now, there's no point letting it go to waste if the owner's are dead, no matter what it is. thats fucked up but its reality. i can't even imagine what's going through all these people's heads

it is one thing to loot from the biggest company in the country if not world (i.e. wal-mart). it is completely different too loot the homes of dead people who have family members who can inheirt those items being stolen.

everything is limited in that part of the state. all they have to do is wait it out. wait for the buses and helicopters that will taken them out of the disaster too a place that has not been torn apart, that has food, clothes, shelfter, and gas.

the reality is, if you would loot the homes of dead people, then you are the one of many people that brings down our society.

 

[K1NGP1N KuRuPT]

And that relates to my argument how exactly?

It doesn't. At all.


It's an incredible tragedy, of course, but no matter how much you've lost, it doesn't make it right to steal other people's posessions. Especially not when you're not even helped by it. And even more especially when there is such a tragedy and you could be being a useful human being instead of a tv-looter.

alright i didn't really word what i'm saying that well, it makes me look like i think stealing from dead people is aright. but what i'm saying is, you can't really blame these people for their actions. after what happened to their home, you think their first thoughts are gonna be very rational? they've been through something that not many people have, they're in a panic. they're taking what they can, while they can. thats just what i think before you guys gang up on me. also, how do you expect them to be useful? they're the ones in need of help.

 

[Ghetto_Ghost]

*not funny b/c syn said so*

 

[PuffnScruff]

alright i didn't really word what i'm saying that well, it makes me look like i think stealing from dead people is aright. but what i'm saying is, you can't really blame these people for their actions. after what happened to their home, you think their first thoughts are gonna be very rational? they've been through something that not many people have, they're in a panic. they're taking what they can, while they can. thats just what i think before you guys gang up on me. also, how do you expect them to be useful? they're the ones in need of help.

i can understand what you are saying. but that way of thinking is just selfishness. they should have been focusing their time on getting the hell out of there.

does anyone think that if martial law was put into place any of this would be worse, better, or the same?

just because they lost everything and need help doesnt mean that they cant be helpful, go out there, and help people rescue & recover victims. thats what i would be doing if i was down there. i wouldnt be sitting on my ass waiting for hours for a ride to houston. i would be asking the officers, guards, and rescue workers if i can help at all.

 

[Synful*Luv]

^^^^Not funny Ghost, people are dieing and being disrespected in their death, the depth of this tragedy is hard for many to comprehend when they aren't directly involved, but since i like you like a step cousin from hell, i'll let your comments pass.

 

[K1NGP1N KuRuPT]

i can understand what you are saying. but that way of thinking is just selfishness. they should have been focusing their time on getting the hell out of there.

does anyone think that if martial law was put into place any of this would be worse, better, or the same?

just because they lost everything and need help doesnt mean that they cant be helpful, go out there, and help people rescue & recover victims. thats what i would be doing if i was down there. i wouldnt be sitting on my ass waiting for hours for a ride to houston. i would be asking the officers, guards, and rescue workers if i can help at all.

i don't think anybody could say what they would do until they were actually in that situation. nonetheless, what happened was fucked up. i can't even imagine what i would do if something like that happened here

 

[Luv4Pac4Ever]

First of all, Duke and Puff, your posts were very well put, I agree.
To all of those who say these looters aren't wrong for what they're doing, stealing from the dead, put yourselves in the positions of the families of these dead people. How would you feel if after all this water is gone and you're trying to salvage what little bit is left of your family, you walked into their home and found nothing? You walk in to find that some low life has took what valuables there were left in the home. Would this not make you want to find that person and beat the hell out of them? I know that's how I'd feel if it were my family.
Like most everyone else has said, it is one thing to loot things that can help you survive but it is quite another to steal shit you have no use for. What the hell do you need with a tv and a xbox? There will be no electricity for months, you probably don't even have a home to go back to so what good are these things doing you? Stealing clothes to change from the probably filthy ones you are wearing is understandable. Stealing food and water to keep you from starving is understandable. Stealing blankets or pillows to keep you from sleeping on the bare ground is understandable. But stealing things you can't even use is, in the words of Duke, dispicable. It is these people, the greedy looters, that will suffer in the end, watch and see. The people that looted solely to survive are the only ones that they should give any leniency to.

 

[Ghetto_Ghost]

it said on the news that people stole guns from the gunstores.