Simon W. Moon said:This is America.
The summary execution of Americans is unacceptable behavior.
Simon W. Moon said:This is America.
The summary execution of Americans is unacceptable behavior.
mistermain said:I don't believe the punishment fits the crime. The looters are exploiting the situation, but shooting somebody because they stole some jeans or a television set? I think it would cause more chaos if men were given orders to shoot at their discretion. I saw a video of a man with an assault rifle ordering looters to drop the items they had taken. They didn't hesitate.
There are enough national guard down there now to arrest people when needed. That is what should be done.
Parmenion said:Looting can be food searching, fresh water searching etc.. I think that to "shoot on sight" looters is something that would be practiced in a dictatorship, not in free society.
To take a human life is a very grave thing. You have to consider that you are ending an existence of one of your peers. Whether or not you believe that you have a moral high ground to do so makes no difference. If one lives under the assumption that a punishment must be harsher than the crime then we may aswell revert to a feudal system...
I have to agree with this statement. I think that if the consequences are bad enough, then the actions won't take place, i.e. looting. Taking food is one thing; taking a Playstation 2 is something else entirely. Now to comment on the photo from the previous post is hard. I would like to think that in both photos, the people were both "finding" or both "looting". How can anyone determine from a photo what is really happening. We rely on the media to relay this information in, hopefully, an unbiased, factual way. I regret to say that this probably rarely happens. I think we are best left to make our own deductions.Stinger said:If martial law is declared yes. That was the way it was when I was growing up. The first thing you heard after a hurricane was that the National Guard had arrived and looters would be shot on sight. Guess what, no one ever got shot because no one looted.
Sorry, but I wont answer this poll, because it is tinged with rascism. No, not calling you a rascist. Am only saying that polls like this come from our perception of what is going on, and that perception has been distorted by the corporate mediawhores.
Sure, there have been a few criminals acting up in New Orleans, but most of whom the networks are calling looters were only searching for food and water. In white areas of Louisiana and neighboring Mississipi, those who did the same were called victims and survivors. I see a huge problem with that uneven portrayal, and therefore cannot answer the poll question for that reason.
Simon W. Moon said:This is America.
The summary execution of Americans is unacceptable behavior.
MiamiFlorida said:I'd hate to have some 19-year old Guardsman making the determination as to who is a looter.
Parmenion said:Looting can be food searching, fresh water searching etc.. I think that to "shoot on sight" looters is something that would be practiced in a dictatorship, not in free society.
To take a human life is a very grave thing. You have to consider that you are ending an existence of one of your peers. Whether or not you believe that you have a moral high ground to do so makes no difference. If one lives under the assumption that a punishment must be harsher than the crime then we may aswell revert to a feudal system...
vergiss said:Stealing a Playstation or DVD player at a time of crisis is low and nasty, I definitely agree.
Is it deserving of death? No way in Hell.
Aryan Imperium said:Quite easy to spot. A black man running away with a television is usually a very strong hint!:lol:
...a very good point indeed. What if it IS his TV? I hope so, because otherwise he is just as low as the other scumbag looters.MiamiFlorida said:What if it's HIS television?
I don't think a 'shoot to kill' order is an appropriate response in 2005 as there are other alternatives. I would normally recommend a taser to stun and then flex-cuff/arrest looters of non-essential merchandise. However with the current flood/water situation, this alternative may not be safe for either the looter or the law enforcement officer. In leiu of this, why not use blue-ammunition (rubber bullets) to force looters from the scene and discourage further criminal activity?
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