I say Shoot To ThrillN8 said:Funny that looters are stealing electronic goods like tv's etc.... not liek there is any electricity in the city and no way to get their ill gotten booty out.
As far as property looters go, I say shoot to kill.
I agree; now is the time to take care of the people. Material things are worthless at this point. Sadly, we all knew people would go out and loot, it's just one of those things.Changleen said:I pretty much agree totally. This theft is disheartening to say the least to see but it shouldn't stop the authorities focussing on saving lives right now.
Because property is worth more then a life Sometimes you say the most vulgar things.N8 said:As far as property looters go, I say shoot to kill.
Wow, I checked it out and it is indeed chilling. I am a very lucky person.narlus said:bikegeek, that site is chilling.
Seriously. The info from the cop is the most disturbing.narlus said:bikegeek, that site is chilling.
Ciaran said:Because property is worth more then a life Sometimes you say the most vulgar things.
BikeGeek said:Interesting read at http://www.livejournal.com/users/interdictor/
Apparently this guy works for a datacenter on the 10th floor of a building in NO and has been there since this all started. If what he writes is true, then some of the police have given up and joined in the looting.
Apologies if the link has already been posted.
Ciaran said:Because property is worth more then a life Sometimes you say the most vulgar things.
Wow, I checked it out and it is indeed chilling. I am a very lucky person.
ridetoofast said:vulgar is as vulgar does in gumpspeak...
sweet jeebus you are so liberal and pc, these fvcktards are acting like animals plain and simple, there is NO way to sugar coat it.
since you think so highly of these people why dont you go down to NO and volunteer, maybe have an interdiction, a counseling session, talk them through their feelings of oppression and inequity
N8, do you have unrequited charles bronson fantasies?N8 said:Shhhh... dude.. these are the people who are gonna supply me with food and gas when the sh!t goes down cuz you know they don't have a gun or if they did, they'd never use it..
I'd be happy if we could just evacuate the hospitals after 5 days.ridetoofast said:since you think so highly of these people why dont you go down to NO and volunteer, maybe have an interdiction, a counseling session, talk them through their feelings of oppression and inequity
No I meant every other person in NO. If you wade in with the 'you people are all animals' attitude, how are you going to be received do you think? Is that going to be a constructive behaviour? Would that, possibly, make the situation worse?ridetoofast said:oh you mean the people that shoot their sister in the head over a bag of ice?
or the people that shoot a cop in the head when he tries to stop them looting?
or the people that shoot at the helicopters who are trying to rescue them?
or the people that were committing rape in the superdome?
you mean those swell people...ok thanks for clearing that up
I've read of one that was actually under "seige" by armed looters......ridetoofast said:thats the sad part...the hospitals have to be evacuated!
I simply don't care about the background, upbringing, oppression, or if their mama didn't love them. I don't have to think about it for a random nanosecond nor do I have to be in their shoes to know that its wrong to randomly shoot at helicopters. That its wrong to lay siege to a hospital. To attack policemen that are basically letting you steal. To rape. To murder. There is no empathy, excuse, reasons or understanding for actions like these.dbp said:I wouldn't normally get into this and being all the way over in Ausland it's hard to appreciate what is going, but folks... let's take the time to feel what it's like to be a poor person, who feels betrayed by the goverment, who wants to live, who is scared. I am white and middle class and I have no real appreciation of what years of economic and cultural oppression can do to a person but I can empathise with them. Yes stealing nikes and tv's isn't going to help them and I cannot say that I totally agree it but I cannot begin to imagine what they are going thru right now. It's times like these that can make normal people act different. Knowing many mountain bikers out there i can bet that given the same chance, the same situation, the same hate of "the estabilishment", the same years of poverty, that some of you would just love for the doors of your local mountain bike store to be bust open...think about it.
A nurse at one of the affected hospitals last night did a phone interview that indicated it was armed "gangs" that were surrounding the hospital.valve bouncer said:Is it a sniper or snipers threatening the hospital? I'm unclear on that.
but would you steal the brand new 2006 model [insert bike of choice here] mountain bike that you have always wanted and dreamed of for years if you just "happened"to come across a store front with no windows and not a cop for miles????? now be honest!! you could become one of the crazy looters....DRB said:I simply don't care about the background, upbringing, oppression, or if their mama didn't love them. I don't have to think about it for a random nanosecond nor do I have to be in their shoes to know that its wrong to randomly shoot at helicopters. That its wrong to lay siege to a hospital. To attack policemen that are basically letting you steal. To rape. To murder. There is no empathy, excuse, reasons or understanding for actions like these.
Silver said:Just die, N8. Seriously. Put a gun in your mouth and pull the ****ing trigger and make the world a better place.
You are an idiot.dbp said:but would you steal the brand new 2006 model [insert bike of choice here] mountain bike that you have always wanted and dreamed of for years if you just "happened"to come across a store front with no windows and not a cop for miles????? now be honest!! you could become one of the crazy looters....
and why am I an idiot... just asking a question. I didn't pick on anyone or use offensive language and get called an idiot... nice!DRB said:You are an idiot.
You are an idiot because you can't seem to grasp the difference between shooting at helicopters or laying seige to hospitals and stealing a f'ing mountain bike.dbp said:and why am I an idiot... just asking a question. I didn't pick on anyone or use offensive language and get called an idiot... nice!
well if you took the time to just read my messages... I was not ever talking about the shooting - never mentioned at all.. there are plently of people covering that issue and yes, it's totally wrong. i am talking about just the looting side as I can understand that a little more. so am I still an idiot in your eyes??DRB said:You are an idiot because you can't seem to grasp the difference between shooting at helicopters or laying seige to hospitals and stealing a f'ing mountain bike.
Then what's your point? That stealing is okay. Fine its okay. I could careless if they stripped the city clean. I think 99% of people could careless. The governor and mayor as much as said take it all. Who gives a crap about stealing a TV? No one. No one at all. I don't care that they did it nor do I care why.dbp said:well if you took the time to just read my messages... I was not ever talking about the shooting - never mentioned at all.. there are plently of people covering that issue and yes, it's totally wrong. i am talking about just the looting side as I can understand that a little more. so am I still an idiot in your eyes??
we agree then - sweet.... not wanting to stress you folk out.. i'll move on now and leave you folks to debate at will.DRB said:Then what's your point? That stealing is okay. Fine its okay. I could careless if they stripped the city clean. I think 99% of people could careless. The governor and mayor as much as said take it all. Who gives a crap about stealing a TV? No one. No one at all. I don't care that they did it nor do I care why.
But then an element (that was probably criminal to begin with) got mean. Went after things they shouldn't, things law abiding citizens across the board know that you don't do. Things that decent human beings don't do.
The discussion moved on, you didn't.