If there's any scenario where you value property over lives

[Ex Lurker]

you're the problem, not people taking basic necessities during a natural disaster.

[Walleye]

1. Property can be replaced, people cannot

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

2. People who have lost everything in a fire always

talk about how grateful they are to be alive, how (even though they miss them) material possessions are not really important.

[bottomofthehill]

3. I work in a position where this is a reality

When Notre Dame was burning in Paris, my co-workers were watching people run into the burning building to save artifacts. The only reason to run into a burning building is to save a human life. People running in put themselve in the position that others may have to try to rescue them.

[old as dirt]

5. What kind of "artifacts"?

I can see somebody risking their lives to save irreplaceable artifacts that are an important part of the cultural heritage of humankind.

[TigressDem]

6. Notre Dame had "holy relics" and iconic art.

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/2019/04/16/notre-dame-cathedral-fire-crown-thorns-saved-treasures/3482226002/

"Thanks to the @PompiersParis, the police and the municipal agents, the Crown of Thorns, the Tunic of Saint Louis and several other major works are now in a safe place,"


https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/04/notre-dame-cathedral-fire-art-saved-destroyed.html

[old as dirt]

7. I can see it, then.

Imagine if it is your research specialty.

[bottomofthehill]

8. The risk of human life to save "things" is an easy analysis for me

I will go and save you, but not your stuff no matter how valuable. Once you decide to save your stuff, I am put into the position to save you. You may not be able to replace the Mona Lisa, but there is always another piece of artwork that can be enjoyed, maybe not the same but can be enjoyed. Try as we may, we can not replace a human life.

[old as dirt]

9. Some things are not just "things".

I'm going to die eventually one way or the other.

But some "things" will live forever, to be enjoyed and studied by future generations.

[TigressDem]

11. True

A lot of the art that was recovered was in a fireproof safe and gotten to after the fire was put out.

[bottomofthehill]

4. After re-reading, I think the poster is talking about looting.

I have no tolerance for looting either. You don’t get to decide if you can take things that I may need.

[ret5hd]

10. Looting vs Finding

https://mediaproxy.salon.com/width/1200/

[Kaleva]

12. One also doesn't have the right to put others at risk

Survivalists and preppers talk about werewolves. Those who plan on surviving disasters by taking , by force if need be, what they need from others.

[NutmegYankee]

13. What if that property is what is keeping me or loved ones alive?

Like a portable generator powering an oxygen generator.

[Dysfunctional]

14. Yes, in the not-too-distant future.

Climate change will change the way people behave. Lack of food, water, and livable space will cause local problems first and eventually worldwide problems.

[roamer65]

16. +1000

[prodigitalson]

15. save Hitler or my guitar from a burning building?