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jpak

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25. After Harvey in Port Aransas Tx - white morans that didn't evacuate looted the local liquor store

Reply to CottonBear (Reply #20)

Mon Sep 11, 2017, 05:34 PM

Sep 2017

The local press stated that they did this to endure their sorry situation.

If a black man had done this - he would have been shot - and it would have been "justified"

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Violence Erupts on Desperate Caribbean Islands: All the Food Is Gone [View all] brooklynite Sep 2017 OP

You know the petro-chemical corporations of the world and there users need to be held turbinetree Sep 2017 #1

The veneer of "civilization" is a lot thinner then most think Lurks Often Sep 2017 #2

How is looting appliances, vehicles, and electronics going to feed anyone? FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #3

Because you can sell that stuff to make ends meet. When events like this hapoen people lose jobs SweetieD Sep 2017 #10

That's a pretty lame excuse for overlook looting FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #12

Have you thought that there is food somewhere on that island being hoarded that may be able... brush Sep 2017 #13

Why avoid the more accurate "looting for food and water" with "breaking into...?" LanternWaste Sep 2017 #17

It's not looting to me to get food and water FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #18

During Katrina, white people "found food" & black people "looted food." CottonBear Sep 2017 #20

After Harvey in Port Aransas Tx - white morans that didn't evacuate looted the local liquor store jpak Sep 2017 #25

I had not heard that account, however, I'm not surprised. CottonBear Sep 2017 #31

here jpak Sep 2017 #33

When people are desperate they're going to do what they have to do JonLP24 Sep 2017 #24

I didn't see see the poster you responded to marybourg Sep 2017 #27

Who do they sell it to? Doreen Sep 2017 #14

trade for this and trade for that...barter when you need to dembotoz Sep 2017 #22

I posted 2 cell phone videos from 9/9 & majority of people are orderly. yes, the few stores were Sunlei Sep 2017 #4

holy damn i'm in love... Blue_Tires Sep 2017 #5

adorable girl with her family. 185MPH winds, its amazing buildings remained standing. Sunlei Sep 2017 #7

Thanks for posting this video... Stuart G Sep 2017 #19

+1 dalton99a Sep 2017 #6

welcome to a preview of the rest of the world in about 40 years. nt Javaman Sep 2017 #8

Too many people for the island to naturally support FLPanhandle Sep 2017 #9

LOL You've just rolled back civilization to the hunter/gatherer stage. procon Sep 2017 #30

I had no Delphinus Sep 2017 #32

Climate change will bring about the migration of people. jalan48 Sep 2017 #11

the Dutch will probably be there with relief shortly maxsolomon Sep 2017 #15

operative terms are probably and shortly dembotoz Sep 2017 #21

the new normal 0rganism Sep 2017 #16

Future archaeologists will know all about us FakeNoose Sep 2017 #26

of course, our evolutionary replacements might regard it as food 0rganism Sep 2017 #28

OK FakeNoose Sep 2017 #29

Deja Vu jpak Sep 2017 #23