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bottomofthehill

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115. Where is the line drawn

Sun Sep 16, 2018, 12:09 PM

Sep 2018

Last edited Sun Sep 16, 2018, 04:46 PM - Edit history (1)

Is it ok to loot the Dollar General but not the Best Buy, the Hallmark Store, my home. Looting is the breakdown of society. If it is ok to loot after this storm, what about whenever the lights go out.

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Looters raid Family Dollar, police pull back at management request [View all] Dennis Donovan Sep 2018 OP

Horrible people that take advantage during an emergency. I hope the police identify them on Trust Buster Sep 2018 #1

I don't - I hope its a step forward in disaster management - maybe Family Dollar should GIVE hexola Sep 2018 #3

That would not be your decision or the looter's decision. Theft is NOT a donation. Prosecute. Trust Buster Sep 2018 #9

Im suggesting a FAMILY DOLLAR consider a new policy. hexola Sep 2018 #13

Wow, good for you.. mountain grammy Sep 2018 #66

So often when it's white people they're described as trying to survive... brush Sep 2018 #113

The video does not show any evidence that they lost it all. The Dollar Store had no water around it. Trust Buster Sep 2018 #126

the neighborhood in question was not flooded nt msongs Sep 2018 #137

"People with nothing to lose have lost it all." How exactly? EX500rider Sep 2018 #159

Meaningless reply - "your decision" - what are you talking about? hexola Sep 2018 #76

Yes! Prosecute! And clog our legal system with KCDebbie Sep 2018 #112

Agreed and thank you MuseRider Sep 2018 #61

It does seem that the management for this store agrees. mountain grammy Sep 2018 #64

thank you Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2018 #108

Yeah! tosh Sep 2018 #151

It would be better though if they had handed things out. A lot less mess to clean up that way. appleannie1943 Sep 2018 #85

They were taking food... Dennis Donovan Sep 2018 #5

Did you watch the video ? It was pure looting while disguising their identities. Trust Buster Sep 2018 #7

What is "pure looting"? hexola Sep 2018 #10

Did you watch the video ? No one was forcing anyone. Just people taking advantage during an Trust Buster Sep 2018 #14

Yes - Im familiar with the concept of looting hexola Sep 2018 #16

How do you know they weren't terrified of not having food around in an emergency? pnwmom Sep 2018 #141

How do you know they were ? Trust Buster Sep 2018 #142

You made the affirmative statement: "No one was forced to do the looting." pnwmom Sep 2018 #146

I watched the video. These individuals were taking advantage of a situation at a time of emergency Trust Buster Sep 2018 #150

What about the video proves that? pnwmom Sep 2018 #167

Because a camera was shoved in his face. moriah Sep 2018 #79

People can go many days without food. Kaleva Sep 2018 #117

Headline is fake news hexola Sep 2018 #2

I think it's important that he initially didn't want to... Dennis Donovan Sep 2018 #4

But civilians don't give "stand down" orders to police hexola Sep 2018 #6

Probably figured they would just deal with insurance. NutmegYankee Sep 2018 #26

The owner knew that everything in the store would have to taken to the dump. LiberalArkie Sep 2018 #86

It's a question. Igel Sep 2018 #102

There is a lot of competition between Dollar General and Family Dollar LiberalArkie Sep 2018 #111

Most of the stores items are non-perishable goods. EX500rider Sep 2018 #162

Yes, that is important.. mountain grammy Sep 2018 #68

Interesting... Catherine Vincent Sep 2018 #116

What would you call it? alphafemale Sep 2018 #8

Its the FAMILY DOLLAR - what can you steal there? hexola Sep 2018 #11

So stealing is ok if the store does not have expensive stuff! LOL USALiberal Sep 2018 #31

No different than looting the property from a personal home during an emergency. Trust Buster Sep 2018 #127

Many of us on fixed incomes shop at Family Dollar, Dollar General, and The Dollar Tree Kaleva Sep 2018 #136

The reporter's job is to report... Dennis Donovan Sep 2018 #57

What did the reporter loot ? She just documented what was happening. Trust Buster Sep 2018 #128

Yes, give them my address. mountain grammy Sep 2018 #70

You will have to explain to me why this is not stealing. Arkansas Granny Sep 2018 #12

It is stealing hexola Sep 2018 #17

OP apparently doesn't think it's stealing. Arkansas Granny Sep 2018 #21

It's not her job to do so Dennis Donovan Sep 2018 #30

The police should arrest the reporter - for interfering in a police matter. hexola Sep 2018 #33

Yeah, right....LOL Trust Buster Sep 2018 #129

Victims? Really! GulfCoast66 Sep 2018 #47

Yes, victims... Dennis Donovan Sep 2018 #50

Actually it gives me less. Way less. GulfCoast66 Sep 2018 #58

... Dennis Donovan Sep 2018 #59

You are not a victim every time something bad happens to you GulfCoast66 Sep 2018 #104

Finally, a voice of reason. Thank you. Trust Buster Sep 2018 #131

I say the same thing when people agree with me. LanternWaste Sep 2018 #168

It was the voice of reason because the post was correct. Taking advantage of an emergency to Trust Buster Sep 2018 #169

This message was self-deleted by its author tavernier Sep 2018 #65

So she see people taking stuff that don't belong to them. Blue_true Sep 2018 #145

Family Dollar doesn't really have food past the chips and condiments. alphafemale Sep 2018 #20

They are not all alike - depends on the area/store. hexola Sep 2018 #23

Its not the worth of an item that defines stealing. Arkansas Granny Sep 2018 #29

Pretty sure nobody has said they weren't stealing... hexola Sep 2018 #32

Apparently you missed the OP's statement. Go re-read it, and you'll understand. n/t X_Digger Sep 2018 #41

Saw it - criticizing the reporter for her tact. hexola Sep 2018 #48

I said the reporter was vile for accusing those of stealing... Dennis Donovan Sep 2018 #53

It is stealing. cwydro Sep 2018 #77

Nobody has said it wasn't - can you stay on point here? hexola Sep 2018 #82

They cater to cheap people OR people that don't have a lot of money. Blue_true Sep 2018 #149

You are mistaken. Being on SSDI, most of my shopping is done at Family Dollar & Dollar General. Kaleva Sep 2018 #121

My oldest brother is really cheap and love them. Blue_true Sep 2018 #147

Most people have food at the 24 hour mark janterry Sep 2018 #15

Reporter is lucky she didn't get herself killed. hexola Sep 2018 #18

Yes, how dare she report the truth when it makes people look ugly. X_Digger Sep 2018 #37

She doesn't have to interview criminals committing a crime - to report the crime. hexola Sep 2018 #38

What if one of them handed her a winning lottery ticket that they stole? X_Digger Sep 2018 #39

Weak sauce - do you really think law enforcement wants reporters getting involved hexola Sep 2018 #45

Police don't give a dog's fart about reporters recording crime- other than asking for tapes.. X_Digger Sep 2018 #103

+1000 that was funny. Trust Buster Sep 2018 #133

You think those looters were that violent ? No one else has suggested that. Trust Buster Sep 2018 #132

Was that store flooded? hexola Sep 2018 #19

lol alphafemale Sep 2018 #22

They don't sell TVs at Family Dollar hexola Sep 2018 #24

That's the logic they used to steal janterry Sep 2018 #27

For sure hexola Sep 2018 #28

THe GOP wants us at each other's throats, starving, dependent, and battling for lindysalsagal Sep 2018 #25

The worst thing is that Family Dollar was the best place they had to loot. bluedigger Sep 2018 #34

Yeah - can't believe the public housing people didn't evacuate... hexola Sep 2018 #35

Free clue: Yes, they are stealing. X_Digger Sep 2018 #36

Not the reporter's job to say anything... Dennis Donovan Sep 2018 #43

Reporting something newsworthy is vile? X_Digger Sep 2018 #44

She was accusing them of stealing - that is NOT her job Dennis Donovan Sep 2018 #49

You saw the video, right? That's fucking stealing. X_Digger Sep 2018 #51

She didn't need to interview the criminals in the act hexola Sep 2018 #54

Yes, they can use her footage as evidence. X_Digger Sep 2018 #56

That's exactly the problem - Reporters ARE NOT LEO's hexola Sep 2018 #60

Did the reporter arrest the criminals? No? Then they're not doing the LEO's job. X_Digger Sep 2018 #97

Oy vey. Let's try this again... Dennis Donovan Sep 2018 #62

Did the reporter set bail? Sentence them to prison? That's what a judge and jury do. X_Digger Sep 2018 #99

You have an odd definition of the word victim. GulfCoast66 Sep 2018 #52

Guess "victim of a natural disaster" totally escaped you. Nt moriah Sep 2018 #80

Then that makes all of us along the gulf coast victims GulfCoast66 Sep 2018 #96

No, white people in Katrina "found" supplies, you're right! moriah Sep 2018 #100

I am sure white peoples are just as prone to loot as any other. GulfCoast66 Sep 2018 #105

They have a wide selection of TP, paper towels, and diapers. moriah Sep 2018 #107

If only anybody had mentioned there was a big storm coming mythology Sep 2018 #124

It's not just that looting is illegal-- it is illegal for a reason... TreasonousBastard Sep 2018 #40

BINGO Thank you. Trust Buster Sep 2018 #134

Looted stuff is free to the looters. Blue_true Sep 2018 #152

Y'all are going to hyperventilate if you keep huffing so hard. Walking out with paper towels! WhiskeyGrinder Sep 2018 #42

Is that, like, a dollar store? ismnotwasm Sep 2018 #46

This bickering is why conservatives hate us. Comatose Sphagetti Sep 2018 #55

Too many taking the conservative/freep tact here... hexola Sep 2018 #63

I lost my home and my car in Irma last year. tavernier Sep 2018 #67

Post removed Post removed Sep 2018 #69

I am still homeless tavernier Sep 2018 #71

Aww hexola Sep 2018 #73

And they claim that you are the one without empathy. I am sorry for your loss no matter the Trust Buster Sep 2018 #135

I lost my husband four months before the storm. tavernier Sep 2018 #138

Good luck to you. Blue_true Sep 2018 #153

Yep! mountain grammy Sep 2018 #72

Bullshit. alphafemale Sep 2018 #75

Im saying they are more susceptible to mob action. hexola Sep 2018 #78

So . . . MousePlayingDaffodil Sep 2018 #81

Agreed. This thread is disgusting. Nt moriah Sep 2018 #83

Im happy to hear your explanation? hexola Sep 2018 #84

Might also like some positive, constructive ideas - like I've presented upthread. hexola Sep 2018 #87

My stand is that it was a goddamn hurricane. moriah Sep 2018 #88

Ok - so it's "proximity effect" hexola Sep 2018 #90

Every person shits. Therefore everyone needs "paper products", the prime item "looted". moriah Sep 2018 #91

By that logic, if you needed those items outside of normal business hours, you would be justified Arkansas Granny Sep 2018 #114

I added the part about the store apparently already looking like a total insurance loss... moriah Sep 2018 #118

Pretty sure they were'nt stealing toilet paper. nt alphafemale Sep 2018 #122

"Explanation" of what, exactly? MousePlayingDaffodil Sep 2018 #89

Do you think some people end up in public housing because of the "state of their moral character"? hexola Sep 2018 #92

"Some people"? MousePlayingDaffodil Sep 2018 #123

Okay, now I'm confused. moriah Sep 2018 #95

Sure is. Blue_true Sep 2018 #156

Bullshit. Blue_true Sep 2018 #155

I have a saying. Blue_true Sep 2018 #154

I wish everyone here would read this... mountain grammy Sep 2018 #74

Poor people live on the edge. Scruffy1 Sep 2018 #93

Thank you. mountain grammy Sep 2018 #94

+1 MustLoveBeagles Sep 2018 #110

Plus these are people that due to the storm will not have a job for awhile Canoe52 Sep 2018 #140

So they steal instead of going to the Salvation Army, Red Cross for help? Blue_true Sep 2018 #158

I'm not interested in arguing, try someone else... Canoe52 Sep 2018 #166

Wow, that has to be one of the most tortured rationalization that I have ever read. Blue_true Sep 2018 #157

Thank you mountain grammy MustLoveBeagles Sep 2018 #109

This message was self-deleted by its author roamer65 Sep 2018 #98

Katrina II - the sequel. roamer65 Sep 2018 #101

The owner has now agreed to press charges... riversedge Sep 2018 #106

Where is the line drawn bottomofthehill Sep 2018 #115

I just don't understand the "moral" justifications being given for looting. Blue_true Sep 2018 #160

That reporter Catherine Vincent Sep 2018 #119

Parasites. Does anyone believe they only steal during emergency situations? jalan48 Sep 2018 #120

Some want to believe that. Blue_true Sep 2018 #161

Needs more Alea Sep 2018 #125

Judging by the content of their character. Sneederbunk Sep 2018 #130

Reading this thread is both enraging and depressing MustLoveBeagles Sep 2018 #139

these ppl need to eat. An even better story would be when these ppl return to the store to.. samnsara Sep 2018 #143

Jesus Christ. Nobody is going to fucking Codeine Sep 2018 #144

A sad and terrible truth, but truth nonetheless. I've learned the hard way, and struggle with... Marengo Sep 2018 #148

Some people won't, but sadly most will. Blue_true Sep 2018 #164

Are you being sarcastic? If so, really bad sarcasm. nt Blue_true Sep 2018 #163

So one day after the storm they were all already starving? I doubt that. EX500rider Sep 2018 #165