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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:06 PM Original message |
Who among you WOULDN'T loot if you found yourself in similar circumstances |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
1. You're kidding, right? |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
2. I'd loot and survive in spite of the assholes in the world |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
3. not me-- I would proudly die of thirst before I'd... |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:21 PM Response to Reply #3 |
23. Remember, "ZERO TOLERANCE |
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Tyranny_R_US (988 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
4. I wouldnt I'd rather starve to death than steal |
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belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
5. Not me. I mean, I'd loot. Although I'd probably skip the electronics |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
6. Joe Scarborough said the same thing. It was about survival. |
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ohio_liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'd go straight for the beer |
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RBHam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
8. I would have done ANYTHING to save my family. |
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libhill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 11:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
70. Join the club |
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randr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
9. Not only would I loot but if my child went for a day without water |
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Mob Mama (30 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:12 PM Response to Original message |
10. Why wouldn't you? |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
11. I don't know |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
12. there are some here that NEED to be in NO... |
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tnlefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:25 PM Response to Reply #12 |
33. *snarf*, and Bush** parted the water on Fri and the rescues began! |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
13. I would NEVER EVER loot!...........but I might find some stuff |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. snap! |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:18 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. Bitter laugh |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:20 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. In the same circumstance |
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RBHam (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:18 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. You must be white. |
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CanOfWhoopAss (776 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:21 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. To keep my family safe?? DITTO!! |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:23 PM Response to Reply #13 |
28. Hey Karl |
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karlrschneider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:35 PM Response to Reply #28 |
38. Not much. It raises my blood pressure too much! |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:42 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. same here |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
14. I don't know for sure what I would do (nt) |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:19 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. i think a couple days without food or water would clarify your thinking. |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
29. That's what it is--I couldn't predict my behavior in those circumstances |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 04:10 PM Response to Reply #29 |
50. thanks for a thoughful reply to my somewhat snarky reply to you... |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 05:17 PM Response to Reply #50 |
58. No worries--we're all a little on edge (nt) |
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Pharlo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 11:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
76. Well, if you learned nothing else from this debacle, |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:18 PM Response to Original message |
18. Of course I would |
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xray s (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
20. Read Left Behind |
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distantearlywarning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:23 PM Response to Reply #20 |
26. No. See post #13 above. |
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Aunt Anti-bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:20 PM Response to Original message |
21. I am the least likely to EVER steal... |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
25. I'd aggravate people until they voted me off the island to safety... |
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ordinaryaveragegirl (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:23 PM Response to Original message |
27. I'd grab whatever I needed... |
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U4ikLefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
30. Not me...I'm white & my shit-don't-stink!!! |
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StellaBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
31. IT'S NOT LOOTING |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
32. I'd take food and stuff like that |
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neoteric lefty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
34. Laura Ingrahm said we should shoot the looters |
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KayLaw (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:38 PM Response to Reply #34 |
39. Tha'ts just evil |
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NorthernSpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 07:34 PM Response to Reply #34 |
61. when she was diagnosed with breast cancer... |
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VPStoltz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 11:54 PM Response to Reply #34 |
75. Then let her get her piece out and go after Kenny Boy and that bunch. |
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Tatiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
35. I'm sorry, but Kanye was only partially right. |
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Catchawave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
36. I wouldn't loot, I would commandeer my items..... |
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chelsea0011 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
37. I had this discussion with my wife the first time I heard of the food find |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 09:08 PM Response to Reply #37 |
65. I was there in NYC too |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
41. i can't say that i wouldn't either |
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Hell Hath No Fury (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
42. If keeping my family alive... |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
43. Only if I were truly in need |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
44. If I felt it was a matter of survival.... you'd better not stand in my way |
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NoBushSpokenHere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
45. About the gun stealing |
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Tatiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:54 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. EXACTLY! |
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Splatter Phoenix (626 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 04:15 PM Response to Reply #48 |
51. Yeah. |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 11:49 PM Response to Reply #45 |
74. Step AWAY from the thorazine... |
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terip64 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
46. And remember 9/11 people giving shoes away? |
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VOX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
47. I'm white, so my media-pic caption would say I was "finding" supplies... |
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Pithy Cherub (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
49. Hell Yeah! And then I would use my now professional looting skills |
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Splatter Phoenix (626 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
52. Fuck yes I would loot. |
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Pool Hall Ace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 04:32 PM Response to Original message |
53. Hell yes, I'd loot. Not only would I take stuff I needed, but I'd take |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
54. Well, according to the news, I'd find stuff, because I'm white. |
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Mr_Spock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 04:40 PM Response to Original message |
55. I would get what I needed in a heartbeat. |
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philosophie_en_rose (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
56. The Far Lesser of Two Evils. |
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JanMichael (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
57. I would steal whatever it took for me to survive; food, clothing or |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 07:07 PM Response to Original message |
59. The people who didn't loot are lying in beds in their homes - dying. |
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expatriate (853 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
60. I hope my son, if he's still alive, DID loot! |
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Media_Lies_Daily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 09:15 PM Response to Reply #60 |
68. You still haven't heard anything? |
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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 07:35 PM Response to Original message |
62. The looted material will mostly be covered by Insurance companies |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
63. Like my thread about the scratched rims |
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WHAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 07:39 PM Response to Original message |
64. this is a little presumptuious.... |
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Media_Lies_Daily (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 09:14 PM Response to Reply #64 |
67. Maybe you can explain what you're trying to say. |
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CatWoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 11:25 PM Response to Reply #64 |
71. what the fuck are you talking about? |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
66. I wouldn't "loot", I'd "find" |
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sescob (79 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
69. As a mother, I would loot in a second to feed my baby |
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mzmolly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
72. The cops looted. They admitted it. We need laws that protect survivors |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 11:38 PM Response to Original message |
73. Ask a loaded question, get a high-count thread. Freedom of speech at work |
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