> Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 03:02:27 -0400 > From: TarynToo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. Is > There Blame? > To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; > format=flowed > > In captions on news photos of Orleans: > White people who were carrying boxes were > 'scavenging'. > Black people who were carrying boxes were > 'looting'.
It's theft no matter who's doing it... I haven't noticed any difference in coverage between which race is stealing. That's not to say you haven't or that there isn't something wrong with it when you have. > Both the white scavengers and the black looters were > collecting stuff > that was certain to be a complete write-off for > whomever owned it > before. Who cares if a wet TV ends up in someone's > new cardboard home? I care on several levels! If it goes to that persons insurance when it wouldn't have then it affects all other insurance ratepayer(of that company/govt). Despite what the anarchists may say, there is something to be said for the rule of law. If it was your store or home being looted I doubt we'd see you there handing the stuff out since it's covered anyway. > Robert Heinlein (I think) once said, "The punishment > for stupidity is > death". If you're seeking consumer electronics > instead of water, food, > and medicine, the Darwin effect is sure to get you. > > When some poor fool gets caught with a few joints, > more than once, we > toss him in prison for a long mandatory sentence, > often evicting some > rapist or murderer who wasn't mandatorily > sentenced. > When some rich fool gets caught defrauding 300 > million people, we > re-elect him. No doubt! It sickens me to see that rich get a slap on the wrist or evade prosecution all together. When fined only a small percentage of the take so when that 1 yr stay at club fed is over it's back to the Ritz.... disgusting. > Ok, that's my rant for the evening, g'night all. > > taryn > http://ornae.com/ > > > On Sep 1, 2005, at 10:57 PM, > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Kim, > > > > You and Greg are not the only ones who feel that > way. I am just > > getting > > caught up on the day's email, and I found that I > agree more with you > > two > > that most of the others on this particular topic. > If I lived in a > > disaster-prone area, like Southern Louisiana, > Florida, Southern > > California > > or even Seattle/Tacoma area, I would certainly > prepare for the worst. > > > > I also do not condemn the people who attempted to > help themselves. In > > fact, > > I do feel sorry for those souls who did evacuate > (or tried to) and now > > do > > not know where their homes are still standing or > have been stripped > > clean by > > selfish looters. I would gladly open my home to > someone in that > > situation, > > whether I knew them well or not. > > > > For those who stayed behind against the warnings > of the weather experts > > (including the non-governmental ones), state and > local governments, > > don't > > worry, the Fed's will come in and bail you out as > they always do. I > > just > > hope that the local police get a copy of the news > tapes showing the > > faces of > > those looters carrying TVs & DVD players out of > the abandoned stores. > > What > > do you need a TV for when the power is expected to > be out for weeks or > > months? It would be nice to see some prosecuted. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Earl Kinsley > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ---------------------------------- > > "Behind the ostensible government sits enthroned > an invisible > > government > > owing no allegiance and acknowledging no > responsibility to the people. > > To > > destroy this invisible government, to befoul the > unholy alliance > > between > > corrupt business and corrupt politics is the first > task of the > > statesmen of > > today." > > - President Theodore Roosevelt - 1906 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Garth & Kim Travis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <Biofuel@sustainablelists.org> > > Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 7:15 PM > > Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Katrina slams New Orleans. > Is There Blame? > > > > > >> Greetings, > >> > >> I am wondering, are Greg and I the only ones that > feel frustration > >> with > >> people who don't care about their lives, then > expect someone else to > >> pick > >> up the pieces? > >> > >> Greg has not condemned anyone who tried to help > themselves, just > >> those who > >> don't. I can remember my parents being irate > with a neighbor when we > >> were > >> growing up for the same kind of behavior. There > was a broken water > >> main > >> and it flooded the basements of the houses. The > one guy on the street > >> that > >> was always bragging about his new toys, was the > one that didn't have > >> the > >> money to fix his house, because he didn't pay his > insurance premiums. > >> I > >> mean, who expects a flood in Calgary, Alberta, > Canada? I am afraid > >> they > >> were not very polite when someone came canvassing > for money to help > >> the > >> guy. > >> > >> How about: God helps those who help themselves? > >> > >> I don't see that a rant against people who have > endangered themselves > >> and > >> others is out of line. > >> > >> And yes, I have already donated help and I am > working on more for the > >> people of Louisianna. > >> > >> Bright Blessings, > >> Kim > >> At 03:54 PM 9/1/2005, you wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> I'm sure that there is a percentage of people > who have exercised poor > >>> judgment. Who hasn't exercised poor judgment? > The irony here is how > >>> you > >>> express less sympathy as the suffering from > those mistakes gets > >>> worse. > >>> > >>> Mike > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail for Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! 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