Shoot looters on sight

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Lon

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I posted my thoughts on this some time in the past and most disagreed with me, how ever I still feel that LOOTING is one of the most reprehensible of all crimes and deserves instant death.:mad:
 

Lon said:
I posted my thoughts on this some time in the past and most disagreed with me, how ever I still feel that LOOTING is one of the most reprehensible of all crimes and deserves instant death.:mad:
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I think rape and child abuse are crimes that are much worse than looting and although I dislike looters I think time in jail is sufficient.

I didn't put murder on my list because in some states you will be put to death...eventually.
 
Lon said:
I posted my thoughts on this some time in the past and most disagreed with me, how ever I still feel that LOOTING is one of the most reprehensible of all crimes and deserves instant death.:mad:
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I disagree, but I respect your opinion..
 

I disagree with the Death Penalty....as it is currently handled....Years of court actions, and millions of taxpayer dollars. Instead, I would like to see the government create a prison system that is Truly a Punishment for those who commit violent crimes, or are repeat offenders. Instead of a climate controlled environment with amenities, toss these dregs into something resembling a WWII prison camp....where they can rot. As for looters...when caught, suspend or revoke all their government handouts...food stamps, subsidized housing, free cell phones, etc., etc....maybe they might see that stealing some items from a store isn't worth the "benefits" they get.
 
I hate to see reports of looting on television and I believe that looters who are using a riot or natural disaster as an opportunity to grab some new electronics, designer clothes, etc... should be caught and punished just like any other thief.

I also think that in a natural disaster you might see some folks looting stores for food, medicine, etc... and that some discretion should be used in how to handle the situation.

Murder is way, way, down on my list of punishments.
 
Lon said:
I posted my thoughts on this some time in the past and most disagreed with me, how ever I still feel that LOOTING is one of the most reprehensible of all crimes and deserves instant death.:mad:
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I can get on board with this as long as we can also summarily execute all the looters on Wall Street and the Corporate boardrooms too.
 
I wasn't aware that stealing was punishable by the death sentence Lon..

But Perhaps these looters in Houston following Harvey should be? what do you think Lon... Notice anything?

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Don M. said:
As for looters...when caught, suspend or revoke all their government handouts...food stamps, subsidized housing, free cell phones, etc., etc....maybe they might see that stealing some items from a store isn't worth the "benefits" they get.
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You don't hide your racism very well Don. Try to do better next time.
 
I can almost understand looting for water and food, but the video that's going around today about the looting in Miami shows people looting an athletic shoe store, carrying armloads and garbage bags full of expensive athletic shoes and stuffing them in cars. When the police show up, they scurry off down the street, clutching armloads of shoes. They don't even seem to be overly worried about the police. And there's no reason why they should be, because the police now aren't going to do much about it, as far as I can tell.

By no stretch of the imagination can looting an athletic shoe store be considered necessary for survival.

What to do?
 
jujube said:
I can almost understand looting for water and food, but the video that's going around today about the looting in Miami shows people looting an athletic shoe store, carrying armloads and garbage bags full of expensive athletic shoes and stuffing them in cars. When the police show up, they scurry off down the street, clutching armloads of shoes. They don't even seem to be overly worried about the police. And there's no reason why they should be, because the police now aren't going to do much about it, as far as I can tell.

By no stretch of the imagination can looting an athletic shoe store be considered necessary for survival.

What to do?
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Shoot em all. Let God sort em out.
 
I know right now my brother in Miami is directing traffic during the day and jailing looters at night. Working on 4 hours sleep and going to work at 2:00 in the morning is weighing on all of his squad. Traffic lights are out so they are all taking their shifts of directing traffic and getting the looters off the streets. Thank God his wife and mil made it back to Miami after a 10 hour drive. They do have power at the house and no flooding. All looters should be prosecuted, no matter the reason. You had time to get your food, etc. Like my sil says, "you live in Miami and you know to always have food and extra water whether its hurricane season or not" If you don't, then taking whats not yours is wrong.
 
The people looting have most likely lost a lot or mostly everything. They might see stealing the shoes as a means of selling "to exist.." Don't knock a man till you walk a mile in his shoes.
 
Ruthanne said:
The people looting have most likely lost a lot or mostly everything. They might see stealing the shoes as a means of selling "to exist.." Don't knock a man till you walk a mile in his shoes.
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If it were me I would not have done it to "exist". Never an excuse for stealing. Give me a break. Most of them are already overloading the system as is with the food stamps and welfare. Most of my life I worked 3 jobs to raise my kids without child support and government help so don't talk to me about stealing to "exist". I know about existing. you take what job you can get to "exist". Come walk a mile in my shoes anytime!
 
I have walked in your shoes Terry. I have also been a homeless teen (not my choice,) living on the streets of Vancouver. There is very little I would not have done in order to survive if push came to shove. I was rescued, many are not. Also, I find your belief that food stamps and welfare provide an overload of the system surprising. How much is budgeted for defence? Also, "most"

people would prefer to be able to live in decent housing, in safe neighbourhoods, and eat proper food rather than live the marginal existence provided by welfare. I have American friends who are stuck in such a lifestyle. They deserve compassion IMHO. Even in Canada, where welfare payments are slightly higher, nobody lives high on the hog.
 
terry123 said:
I know right now my brother in Miami is directing traffic during the day and jailing looters at night. Working on 4 hours sleep and going to work at 2:00 in the morning is weighing on all of his squad. Traffic lights are out so they are all taking their shifts of directing traffic and getting the looters off the streets. Thank God his wife and mil made it back to Miami after a 10 hour drive. They do have power at the house and no flooding. All looters should be prosecuted, no matter the reason. You had time to get your food, etc. Like my sil says, "you live in Miami and you know to always have food and extra water whether its hurricane season or not" If you don't, then taking whats not yours is wrong.
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Hmmm. What happens if one is poor, barely making ends meet? Not everyone has extra money. Not to suggest people should loot, just a comment that the often invisible poor, working or otherwise, live one step away from homelessness. As it is, many are reduced to a Kraft Dinner diet during the latter stages of every month. They can't afford extra supplies for anything. I recall all too well the days when the choice was often between rent/bills or food.
 
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