Comments on: Looters Should Be Shot On Sight…

By: Renee

Renee — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 00:18:10 +0000

ROFL

My first laugh of the day

By: brotherbrown

brotherbrown — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 23:57:01 +0000

You were doing OK until you insulted the “blog hostess.”- Admin

By: ThoughtsOnline

ThoughtsOnline — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 23:30:08 +0000

No sympathy at all for those engaging in this behavior….

LaShawn is spot on with her call to shoot looters. Didn’t the authorities think that when they looked away from the early looting that the looters would keep going? That they would go from taking food from the Wal-Mart to taking TVs, to raiding pharm…

By: Eddie

Eddie — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 23:28:59 +0000

Who said anything about “white people”? I’m talking about ALL of America and not just “white America”.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: We (black Americans, that is) will always be treated like second class citizens in this country if we continue to act like second class citizens. We need to show even ourselves that we can behave in a civil manner. We (black Americans) have a collective self-esteem problem, you know. Ah nevermind.

Because I’m a black man, I care about how others of my race portray themselves because it affects how ALL black people are treated. To me, it’s not a whole lot different than my kids or even somebody in my family acting a fool and embarassing me in public.

“Iâ€™m sure 99.9% of the black population in the city are honest, hard working people. You donâ€™t need to think the acts of a few reflect on your race.”
nyblues, point taken. I just wish every American thought the same way. I’m just tired of being treated and stereotyped based on the actions of a few bad apples.

By: Glamchild

Glamchild — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:50:07 +0000

Maybe they should be shot. At least then we’d all know that our donation checks aren’t being used to help these scum.

The looters from the Los Angeles Rodney King riots were never prosecuted: Maxine Waters wouldn’t allow it. Grrr

No punishment, and they get access to all the charity money too.

Worse than the Jihads.

By: SCSIwuzzy

SCSIwuzzy — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:44:04 +0000

Kman,
Where did I ever say most or all looters about anything? Armed or not, justified or not, should be shot or not?
You need to read what people say, not what you want to argue about.
The men that looted the hospital were… looters! That happened to be armed! The carjackers are looters too! And…. armed.
Heres the problem of not opposing looters: the worst elements become emboldened. When nobody tries to control or prevent the looting of TVs, it move up to other things. Like a hospitals pharmacy. Like emergency and relief vehicles and supplies. Like another citizen’s generator or food supply. And when this isn’t opposed, it moves on to other things, like rape, murder etc.
What line needs to be crossed before you want order enforced?
As for the arguement that taking police and soldiers for law enforcement is taking lives (since search and rescue is being impeded), that is only somewhat true. I don’t blame the police or soldiers or their commanders, I blame the criminals that make it a requirement. As long as these thugs are running around, the other survivors are at risk. The ones taking shots at emergency vehicles and helicopters are puting the trapped, dying and the brave (drivers, pilots, medics) at risk. And the sooner they are under control, the sooner the important work of rescue and recovery can move forward effectively.
Nyblues, do you have a point, or does all evil in this world get linked, in your mind, to haliburton and bush? Have you anything contsructive to add or do, or is venting your spleen about the administration and iraq all you have?

By: Joy Of Blogging

Joy Of Blogging — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:41:00 +0000

Adding to the woes of Katrina

In midst of all the mayhem created by the hurricane Katrina the meaningless actions of some savage people is disgusting to watch.In one of the news channels I watched a person pounding with what looked like a baseball bat on a glass door of a building whi

By: Dell Gines

Dell Gines — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:17:02 +0000

“You pro-violence Christians all need to check yourself.- NY Blue”

Well Said…

As to Eddie Butler, I wonder if he thinks white people care about what black people think about them when they do the incessant stupid crap they do? I can’t stand black inferiority complexes.

By: brotherbrown

brotherbrown — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 21:08:19 +0000

NyBlues, I’m with you.

This is the worst disaster I’ve observed in my life. We’ve never seen an entire big city immobilized for any reason. The lessons, I’m afraid, will be lost in this “law and order” crusade.

By: Zorro

Zorro — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:59:34 +0000

4. BURNIN’ AND LOOTIN’ [Bob Marley]

This morning I woke up in a curfew;
O God, I was a prisoner, too – yeah!
Could not recognize the faces standing over me;
They were all dressed in uniforms of brutality. Eh!

How many rivers do we have to cross,
Before we can talk to the boss? Eh!
All that we got, it seems we have lost;
We must have really paid the cost.

(That’s why we gonna be)
Burnin’ and a-lootin’ tonight;
(Say we gonna burn and loot)
Burnin’ and a-lootin’ tonight;
(One more thing)
Burnin’ all pollution tonight;
(Oh, yeah, yeah)
Burnin’ all illusion tonight.

Oh, stop them!

Give me the food and let me grow;
Let the Roots Man take a blow.
All them drugs gonna make you slow now;
It’s not the music of the ghetto. Eh!

By: BoDiddly

BoDiddly — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:59:26 +0000

My own perspective:

In a situation such as this, the military should immediately take over. Looters should be shot on sight, regardless of their targeted booty. Stores that have food, drinks, and other necessities (first aid, etc.) should be seized and their contents distributed by the emergency management personnel. After the crisis is over, repayments can be made to the store owners whose property was seized such that the blow isn’t overwhelming to them or to their insurance companies.

By: nyblues

nyblues — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:53:23 +0000

You know there are 8.8 billion dollars missing in Iraq.

Halliburton has stolen tens of millions of dollars from our country while they feed our troops expired meat with shrapnel in it.

I don’t see anyone here advocating that Halliburton executives or Paul Brehmer be shot on site, but see someone carry a few beers and he’s
got a bullseye on his back. You pro-violence Christians all need to check yourself.

By: nyblues

nyblues — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:46:12 +0000

Hurricane Katrina

Once again as a black man, Iâ€™m embarassed and ashamed of my peers because of how we act with the rest of the country watching. Stealing food to feed your family is one thing but what in the world does one need with a brand new TV if thereâ€™s no electrâ€¦

Trackback by EddieButler.com

LOL, another black apologist. This is a national disaster we have on our hands and all you care about is how the acts of a very few select black people on camera look to the country. I’m sure 99.9% of the black population in the city are honest, hard working people. You don’t need to think the acts of a few reflect on your race. Whoever’s racist will be racist regardless of what they see on camera.

By: Kman

Kman — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:45:07 +0000

La Shawn is (now?) saying that “Anybody brandishing a gun whoâ€™s not wearing a uniform should be shot on sight.” Maybe she was saying that before, but that was my initial take. In any event, the position she takes in her update is much more reasonable, IMHO.

I do wonder, however, what makes her think that “the ‘poor and hungry’ are shooting at rescue workers.” Certainly nothing in the link supports that. I can’t think of any reason why the “poor and hungry” might do that, since it’s not in their best interest.

Clearly, there’s a criminal element running rampant in New Orleans, but haven’t the vast majority of the “poor and hungry” been victimized enough at this point?

By: Telika Howard

Telika Howard — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 20:41:41 +0000

It’s a good thing God doesn’t desire to kill us all on sight as soon as we sin because we all would be in trouble! God sees all sin as the same (“For the wages of sin is death… romans 6:23) So what do you feel your punishment should be for the sins you committed? Thank God for Jesus! Let’s leave these people the chance to accept Him and pray that they do and leave the judging to Him.