"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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> Peter Aitken wrote:
>> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
>> .. .
>>> Peter Aitken wrote:
>>>> "JimLane" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>> For those decrying shooting looters here's some of the reason they
>>>>> should be shot on sight (and, fortunately, were):
>>>>>
>>>>> New Orleans police kill looters in shoot-out
>>>>> By Mark Egan Sun Sep 4, 9:26 PM ET
>>>>>
>>>>> NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans police killed four looters who
>>>>> had opened fire on them on Sunday as rescue teams scoured homes and
>>>>> toxic waters flooding streets to find survivors and recover
>>>>> thousands of bloated corpses.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It continues to amaze me that you and some others are so festeringly
>>>> stupid that you cannot tell the difference between someone who is
>>>> shooting at the authorities and an unarmed person who is looting.
>>>
>>> Peter, did you read the post? "New Orleans police killed four
>>> looters who had *opened fire* on them on Sunday".
>>>
>>
>> THAT IS MY PRECISE POINT FER CHRISSAKE!! I have explicitly said that
>> I agree it is OK to shoot people who are firing on authorities. You
>> and others have said expicitly that it is OK to shoot someone for
>> JUST LOOTING.
>
> It's funny, I didn't advocate stealing other than to say it *might* be
> understandable if it was food, etc. At this point I'm not even sure it
> depends on the type of goods, although I'd have a lot more sympathy for
> someone making off with a case of Chef Boyardee than someone trotting down
> the street with a television set.
>
> The looters being shown on the news aren't looting because they need to.
> They are taking personal advantage of the devastation to feather their own
> nests at the expense of others. There might be a shop owner or two out
> there who would want to go back and try to reclaim some of their goods and
> make another start, regardless of where. What will they be coming back
> to?
> Smashed windows, empty shops, years and reams of paperwork trying to file
> insurance claims. Meanwhile, you've got the happy-go-lucky looters, woo
> hoo! Look at all this shit I got for FREE! Sorry, I'm not buying it.
>
> Jill
>
>

I have *NEVER* encountered anyone with such dismal reading comprehension and
lack of logic. Have even a semi-intelligent discussion with you is
completely impossible. I surrender, I give up, I hoist the white flag, I
cannot take it any more. Adios.


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Peter Aitken