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I have to wonder if the people down there were affluent non-minorities, would our government still be so slow to respond with their rescue efforts?
Great article. After this disaster, I AM very worried about our government's ability to respond to the aftermath of terrorist attacks. Was...
A Republican president is suppose to be good at three things: 1. Fiscal resopnsibility. 2. Win wars. 3. Maintain social order. What we...
Tough talk for someone who quotes Jesus in every other post he has made in this thread. Stop waving that "save my family" strawman around....
I don't understand why people are shooting at the rescue workers. I know people are frustrated, but WTF would they accomplish except to drive...
I still believe the opportunistic looters are scum. But perhaps this was NOT the time and place to joke about them, even if they do deserve it....
So your response is that if we ASK you, you'd be correct. Wow, what a foolproof debate tactic. "If you ask me, I'm correct." :) No...
AP News Via Yahoo Officials Helpless Against Looters By KEVIN McGILL, Associated Press Writer Wed Aug 31, 4:38 PM ET NEW ORLEANS - With...
Right. You're the one who brought race into this. Don't tell me this post doesn't directly imply that I made a racist comment: If you...
On several Katrina threads people have debated whether the war in Iraq has weakened our ability to deal with domestic emergencies. Instead of...
I think a change of dry clothes is very important. If you are cosntantly in wet clothing, you will get very, very sick. But that's not what...
You've admitted that you think I'm a racist based on the assumption that you KNOW I must be watching the same tv shows that you are, and therefore...
I see you have not addressed several of my points. 1. Looters are making the streets unsafe for other victims and rescuers. THey could be...
Did someone say HARD?
I appreciate the benefit of the doubt, Mateo. You're right about that. I still think looters suck, but I'm willing to admit that it is not...
According to the MSNBC story, there was at least one report of a looter shooting another. Also, because the police are trying to control this...
I caught a little bit of the CNN coverage last night and that was it. I didn't see any coverage of looters or evacuations in general, so I have...
Nowhere in the original article posted in this thread or in the article I posted said that the looters are primarily black. If indeed the...
*sigh*
I agree with some people here that the looting is justified if they are taking things out of necessity, like water or produce. But I have no...
