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JonathanRackham

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9. If it was food and basic life necessities

Thu Sep 22, 2016, 05:36 AM

Sep 2016

for immediate survival in the moment then I'd give a stern talking to and let it be.

Electronics, liquor and jewelry are not on that list.

Survival after a hurricane, natural disaster is survival. If you're angry and these are your actions then shame on you.

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What should be the penalty for "looting"? [View all] kentuck Sep 2016 OP

"Should it be a crime?" NaturalHigh Sep 2016 #1

a new tv might solve all my social problems :-) nt msongs Sep 2016 #2

I think if it jamzrockz Sep 2016 #3

Message auto-removed Name removed Sep 2016 #4

It's a crime get the red out Sep 2016 #5

Looting is stealing vlyons Sep 2016 #6

It would help if we treated the people who are looting as citizens in the first place killbotfactory Sep 2016 #7

We can agree on that. kentuck Sep 2016 #8

If they are looting, they do very much need to be policed. whatthehey Sep 2016 #38

If it was food and basic life necessities JonathanRackham Sep 2016 #9

I'm not sure... TreasonousBastard Sep 2016 #10

Wellllll...it depends on what your definition of "looting" is. Do you mean some poor jtuck004 Sep 2016 #11

Even with all the social ills and injustice... kentuck Sep 2016 #12

We reward and laud criminals if their theft is large enough. Make 'em black and put 'em in jtuck004 Sep 2016 #24

"The wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine." kentuck Sep 2016 #28

"we have a moral obligation to try and live in peace." Mostly the folks we are talking about jtuck004 Sep 2016 #37

We can live in peace or we can settle it in the streets? kentuck Sep 2016 #39

exactly . . . theft will solve the "lack of justice, freedom and respect" issues DrDan Sep 2016 #15

Never said it was a solution. Just predictable. And hardly the biggest theft or destruction of jtuck004 Sep 2016 #23

so the looting and destruction in Charlotte is "too small" to be concerned about DrDan Sep 2016 #27

I like your take on this, and agree with it... Whiskeytide Sep 2016 #32

"...a hinderance to shifting societal views" < There are tens of millions of jtuck004 Sep 2016 #34

There are people who "support" Trump... Whiskeytide Sep 2016 #40

He has tens upon tens of millions of active supporters, none of whom are the least bit jtuck004 Sep 2016 #45

It should be treated like any other theft liberal N proud Sep 2016 #13

it's theft isn't it? pretty simple it seems to me DrDan Sep 2016 #14

It depends on circumstances. Exilednight Sep 2016 #16

That wasn't looting - that was scavenging. Yo_Mama Sep 2016 #20

tomato tamato. Exilednight Sep 2016 #41

It needs to be punished very severely, more so than "normal" robberies. Nye Bevan Sep 2016 #17

If unwarranted violence by the police against the public in your city causes riots in the streets baldguy Sep 2016 #18

Except the rioters didn't wait to see if it was warranted mythology Sep 2016 #49

It's a crime. "Should be" does not come into it. Yo_Mama Sep 2016 #19

Looting dishonors protest randr Sep 2016 #21

Yes It Should Be A Crime RobinA Sep 2016 #22

If looting is "ok" then should it be against the law to use force, up to deadly force, to keep your oneshooter Sep 2016 #25

Paid administrative leave? d_b Sep 2016 #26

Well, there's that whole "innocent 'til proven guilty" thing. JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2016 #30

Of course we could not hear the conversation on the ground in the Tulsa shooting. kentuck Sep 2016 #31

I'd bet SOME cops were yelling for him to get on the ground, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2016 #33

Stop the riots and you stop the looting metroins Sep 2016 #29

It depends. LWolf Sep 2016 #35

Rioting is the language of the unheard. Brickbat Sep 2016 #36

So what language is looting ? Bonx Sep 2016 #47

Same as the penalty faced by cops for killing these people. onecaliberal Sep 2016 #42

Taking shit that's not yours is a crime, as is breaking stuff that's not yours. jmg257 Sep 2016 #43

Looting sarisataka Sep 2016 #44

Jail time and fines after a trial and judgment of guilt. MineralMan Sep 2016 #46

the penalty should not be jail.......... mrmpa Sep 2016 #48