[Loki12]

Originally Posted by yoyoyoyo

FYI... The land on which the Wal-Mart in New Orleans/St. Bernard parish sits (floats) is owned by a foundation that is run by members of my family. What the news didn't tell you about the Wal-Mart IN THAT CLIP YOU POSTED is that they OPENED THEIR DOORS to the crowds, and said "take what you need." Then the news crews all filmed it and not a single one reported that the "looters" were INVITED IN TO TAKE WHAT THEY NEEDED since the merchandise was already water damaged!

It really pi**es me off that the press would rather show films of the "looting," than tell you that the people were ALLOWED in to that wal-mart!!!

Do you have any evidence to back up this outlandish claim?

Originally Posted by smacklan

Another thing that is so sad is that most of those poor souls affected in New Orleans by this disaster were poor, welfare dependant people who's lives have been ruined by total dependency on welfare to the point when they needed some skills to survive, they had none.

Of course, some hardship causes these "poor souls" to loot, rape, kill, attack hospitals, shoot at rescuers, etc. It seems extreme circumstances bring out the best in some, and the worst in others. The latter holds true for some of the inhabitants of New Orleans.