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TexasBushwhacker

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36. It's great when companies voluntarily provide goods

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 07:39 PM

Oct 2018

But we shouldn't have to depend on that. That's what FEMA is for. Trucks should be loaded with supplies and ready to deploy when a storm is on the way, not days after.

I will say, I felt the local government here in Houston/Harris County did a stellar job during Harvey, keeping us posted about what was going on and what areas were going to be affected by flooding. I live in a flood zone, though my apartment did not flood. At one point a National Guard truck came through our complex with horns blaring to pick up anyone who wanted to evacuate on the spot. But Houston is a big city and we've been through this many times before.

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During Katrina - They Called This "LOOTING" [View all] kpete Oct 2018 OP

Tut Tut! malaise Oct 2018 #1

There's salvagers and there's looters - the difference is black and white. marble falls Oct 2018 #2

Precisely dalton99a Oct 2018 #5

Clearly!! MyOwnPeace Oct 2018 #9

Ah, exactly. a kennedy Oct 2018 #16

When Whites kill a Black it is self-defense. When a Black kills a White it is murder. olegramps Oct 2018 #25

The AP thought there was a difference between looters and salvagers LastLiberal in PalmSprings Oct 2018 #27

Yeah, funny how that works, isn't it? LAGC Oct 2018 #29

I remember that page. BlancheSplanchnik Oct 2018 #40

No one will be arrested. BeckyDem Oct 2018 #3

Only the black folk... Wounded Bear Oct 2018 #4

During Katrina, it was looting vs. finding: Garrett78 Oct 2018 #6

I hate to tell you, but that has been debunked. Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #13

Debunked is too strong. There's a lack of context, yes. Garrett78 Oct 2018 #14

Actually, no. The photographr of the top photo... Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #38

It's not looting in any of these instances. It's food or other goods needed for survival that... Garrett78 Oct 2018 #41

You also have to remember that facts are only important when they fit a certain theme. 7962 Oct 2018 #46

Looting food from a flooded store during a hurricane? Bullshit. It's blatant media bias. brush Oct 2018 #47

I don't buy that lunatica Oct 2018 #49

The press debunks a story that makes the press look bad... lame54 Oct 2018 #32

Well, you could post any picture... Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #39

I found the source of the photo, with the NYT article. It IS referred to as looting. Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #7

I went to the tweet and is just a picture. No source given. Takket Oct 2018 #8

I found it. I edited my post to put the link. nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #11

Good thing the military personnel are guarding dollar store profits. Merlot Oct 2018 #15

During Katrina I saw video of looting by New Orleans police. lunatica Oct 2018 #50

I checked "Search Google for Image" by hovering over the photo. irisblue Oct 2018 #10

Yes, I found it, too. I edited my post to incl. the link. Thx. nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2018 #12

Also, dugog55 Oct 2018 #17

And they didn't separate the men from the women malaise Oct 2018 #20

Well.... LovingA2andMI Oct 2018 #18

You can't tell the difference between salvaging and looting? whopis01 Oct 2018 #19

Where's that pesky reporter informing them that they are looting? Catherine Vincent Oct 2018 #21

What a difference some melanin-deficiency makes. Yes, I remember Katrina excruciatingly. nt Hekate Oct 2018 #22

White entitlement encourages taking what they want from anyone IronLionZion Oct 2018 #23

Yeah, I saw a similar photo and immediately thought of how after Katrina they called that "looting." Nitram Oct 2018 #24

It's a picture with two people in it. Trust Buster Oct 2018 #26

katrina was used as a political tool - cheney rove withheld fed support knowing they could blame certainot Oct 2018 #28

Any goods insured cannot be sold later. rickford66 Oct 2018 #30

I worked for Whole Foods during Katrina TexasBushwhacker Oct 2018 #33

TraderJoe's homegirl Oct 2018 #34

It's great when companies voluntarily provide goods TexasBushwhacker Oct 2018 #36

Sanat Rosa homegirl Oct 2018 #55

That's one of the perks of living in a big city TexasBushwhacker Oct 2018 #56

That seems like the best way to handle it. Good for them. rickford66 Oct 2018 #42

Depends on the insurance company TexasBushwhacker Oct 2018 #53

Thank you for that True Blue American Oct 2018 #44

Looks like there is water damage? LisaL Oct 2018 #31

White people scavenge Black people loot. Buzz cook Oct 2018 #35

Well you see, there's white the difference between the two hurricanes ck4829 Oct 2018 #37

IMO: Looting is when someone breaks a window carries out a tv. rickyhall Oct 2018 #43

Right! True Blue American Oct 2018 #45

Of course, but too often the word used for black people is "looting"... brush Oct 2018 #48

Exactly! lunatica Oct 2018 #51

Many of these people can't get near where stores Hortensis Oct 2018 #52

K&R Scurrilous Oct 2018 #54