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To be honest with you, people who are oppressed all their lives, man, it's an opportunity to get back at society," he said.
A man walked down Canal Street with a pallet of food on his head. His wife, who refused to give her name, insisted they weren't stealing from the nearby Winn-Dixie supermarket. "It's about survival right now," she said as she held a plastic bag full of purloined items. "We got to feed our children. I've got eight grandchildren to feed."
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Therein lies the problem for me. The first quote is from someone that should, by all rights, be shot for looting. The second is from someone following the basic instinct to survive in this situation. I figure troops should stop as many as they can that they see looting. Check what they're holding. If it's dry clothing and food, look the other way. If it's jewelry or electronics (I guarantee there are people dumb enough to drag DVD players through the water) or other luxuries, shoot 'em.