There is no justification for stealing things that don't belong to you...

[liberalitch]

Food/water....medicine. I'll give.

You don't need that color TV you just smashed the window for to survive.

Millions of impoverished all over the world endure worse than folks in the Katrina states and don't resort to taking another's HARD EARNED belongings.

[Clark2008]

1. I'm with you on the food, water and medicine.

But, I haven't yet understood why anyone would want to steal a soggy TV.

[liberalitch]

11. Solid state man..... when that shit dries out it MAY work.

I can see breaking the window of the 711 to get water and food.... but chopping through my neighbor's door to get their microwave... shit I wouldn't even have power

[lala_rawraw]

2. How dare you? Have you ever been hungry?

[mondo joe]

3. Did you read the FOOD and MEDICINE okay line?

Did you?

[lala_rawraw]

14. Yes, and it is as naive as the rest of your argument...

To get food and water, one must pay, to pay, one must get money from ATM, house, wallet, something... however, all of these things are under water.

[Desertrose]

4. you took the words out of my mouth lala

[HadItUpToHere]

7. the OP made an exception for food/meds...

unless maybe you like the taste of television?

[Thtwudbeme]

8. I can't answer for this particular poster, but I can make a bet:

Everyone one of the armchair looting officers on DU today has claimed to have been JUST as poor, JUST as hungry, been through HORRIFIC NATURAL DISASTERS...and wouldn't DREAM of taking a piece of bread to make it through the most godawful night of their lives.

Just letting you know.

Steph

[durablend]

10. That's what he said.

*Other than* food, water, etc.

I don't see what anyone wants with a soggy TV, DVD player, etc. either (especially if they have no house to plug any of that junk in with)

[liberalitch]

Didn't read the whole post did ya?

and yea..... I have.
Don't assume because things are good for me now that they have always been.
I'm 40 sweetheart.... not 14.

[fishwax]

5. All the footage I've seen

was people hauling food, toilet paper, diapers, etc. And my how the talking heads did tsk tsk.

[SofaKingLiberal]

13. Yeah, I bet those fucks haven't missed a single meal in their entire life.

[theHandpuppet]

6. Do we really need another looting thread?

Hasn't this been posted to death? Haven't we got better priorities right now? Like PEOPLE'S LIVES!!!!!!!!!!

[WiseButAngrySara]

9. ENOUGH ALREADY!!!!!........EOM

[Xenotime]

12. You can trade..

those items for food and water which will be in short supply. With the very little relief effort coming in, they are going to need to bargain for their lives.

[Midlodemocrat]

15. Locking.

There are several discussions about looting on the board. If you would like to continue this discussion, here is a thread.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x4508883

Thank you for your cooperation.

DU Moderator.