Shoot looters on sight

IMO... looting is theft. Theft is larceny.. The penalties for larceny vary depending on the value of what is stolen. Generally the penalties involve Jail time and a fine. There is no DEATH PENALTY for larceny.. no matter how much is taken or under what circumstances. So for anyone to advocate Shooting looters on sight is ridiculous.. no matter how "good" it makes them feel to fantasize about it. Looters should be arrested and charged... period..
 

IKE said:
So I guess that means that you're against hanging also ?......well darn, you're just getting to be no fun whatsoever. :playful:
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You would be correct.. lol!! I simply cannot understand the "blood Lust" and hatred of some people. One has to ponder if it isn't driven by racism as there is a perception that all looters are Black. That's why I posted the pic of predominantly White looters and wonder if the vigilantism feelings are as intense in that case.
 

I'm far from a being a liberal, but being shot for stealing STUFF is, IMO, wrong.

This situation wasn't quite Road Warrior. We aren't talking about steampunk-styled gangs coming to our house to try taking everything we own and then killing us. In an apocalyptic scenario like that, I would agree - I would protect me and mine, and prosecute with extreme prejudice by whatever means necessary.

But shooting them for stealing sneakers? No, just bust 'em and jail 'em and maybe make them do hurricane recovery service. Publish their pics on the 'Net - public shaming needs to make a comeback. Maybe even line them up in the town square and pelt them with ripe fruit.

Ike - hanging? Nah. Do you know what a good, stout length of heavy-duty rope costs these days? Who's going to pay for it?

Besides - If you kill 'em, they won't learn anything. :playful:
 
jujube said:
Food, yes. Athletic shoes, no. The cars that these people were stuffing shoes into weren't junkers. I doubt they're living THAT close to the bone.
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Then by all means shoot em. The only thing I ask is that I be allowed to shoot one Wall Street Robber Barron for every shoe looter you shoot.

I don't ask for much, do I jujube?
 
Trump takes $150,000 from 9/11 relief funds for damage to a building that was nowhere near the 9/11 site. Trump collects $17 million for hurricane damage to a property that is valued at $170 million. That would be 10% of the property value in damage. The lawn was damaged and there was some roof damage. The property remained open and operating, even with almost $20 million in damage.

Folks are calling for the people stealing shoes to be shot on site. Yet, they champion... they elect someone that steals millions from relief funds to the highest post in the land. Ummmmm.........
 
Grumpy Ol' Man said:
Trump takes $150,000 from 9/11 relief funds for damage to a building that was nowhere near the 9/11 site. Trump collects $17 million for hurricane damage to a property that is valued at $170 million. That would be 10% of the property value in damage. The lawn was damaged and there was some roof damage. The property remained open and operating, even with almost $20 million in damage.

Folks are calling for the people stealing shoes to be shot on site. Yet, they champion... they elect someone that steals millions from relief funds to the highest post in the land. Ummmmm.........
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You exaggerate.

http://www.snopes.com/donald-trump-took-150k-from-the-911-small-business-fund/

Also, besides Lon who is saying the looters should be shot?

I only get widows benefits....can I steal some expensive shoes?
 
Trade said:
Then by all means shoot em. The only thing I ask is that I be allowed to shoot one Wall Street Robber Barron for every shoe looter you shoot.

I don't ask for much, do I jujube?
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Did I ever anywhere say I wanted them SHOT? Don't put words in my mouth, Trade. I have enough words of my own without your help, thank you.

What do I want? I want them arrested and I want them to pay for their crime in some way. The vast majority of them aren't looting (and let's call it what it is....it's not "redistribution of wealth", it's not "poor people doing whatever they can to support their families", it's not "I've been downtrodden for generations and now getting a pair of $275 athletic shoes or a big-screen TV is going to make me feel better about it"....it's LOOTING, pure and simple) to support their families. They're looting because it's an easier way to make money than by working. And I don't give a damn whether the looters are black, white, green or polka-dotted.....they need to be shown that if you do the crime, you'll do the time.

If this makes me a bigot, or unsympathetic to the underprivileged, or whatever the catchword is these days, then so be it. Anyone who doesn't like what I say can feel privileged to put me on "ignore" and pat themselves on the back for how much more enlightened they are than I am.

And as for the Wall Street Robber Barons who gypped thousands of people out of their savings and pension funds? I think shooting is too good for them.
 
terry123 said:
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!
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How do you know those people are on welfare and food stamps? In the midst of a massive flood there isn't much work, I believe. I know about existing, too, and I wear shoes, too. :D
 
jujube said:
Did I ever anywhere say I wanted them SHOT? Don't put words in my mouth, Trade. I have enough words of my own without your help, thank you.

What do I want? I want them arrested and I want them to pay for their crime in some way. The vast majority of them aren't looting (and let's call it what it is....it's not "redistribution of wealth", it's not "poor people doing whatever they can to support their families", it's not "I've been downtrodden for generations and now getting a pair of $275 athletic shoes or a big-screen TV is going to make me feel better about it"....it's LOOTING, pure and simple) to support their families. They're looting because it's an easier way to make money than by working. And I don't give a damn whether the looters are black, white, green or polka-dotted.....they need to be shown that if you do the crime, you'll do the time.

If this makes me a bigot, or unsympathetic to the underprivileged, or whatever the catchword is these days, then so be it. Anyone who doesn't like what I say can feel privileged to put me on "ignore" and pat themselves on the back for how much more enlightened they are than I am.

And as for the Wall Street Robber Barons who gypped thousands of people out of their savings and pension funds? I think shooting is too good for them.
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I agree!. Get a job, get several as I have done in the past. Crime is crime and should be punished. Put me on ignore also and feel enlightened as you pat yourself on the back.
 
The people who have been attacked by the hurricanes are our brothers and sisters, who knows what we would do in these times, no one is perfect, they have families to feed, the water is deep, their jobs and homes may be gone, they need things-maybe everything, they are sometimes confused, scared, worried; let's not be hostile towards them. I thank God people were good to me when I lost everything I owned when my house burned down and my cat was killed, too.

 
http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/shut-up-about-hurricane-irma-looting-in-miami-9666645


If you steal three pairs of shoes from Foot Locker, a worldwide retail chain that made a $664 million profit in 2016, Florida's news stations will broadcast images of you stealing things on TV, Fox News will call you a menace to society, and people will tweet about how you ought to be shot to death.


If you run a company that steals billions in Medicaid funds from sick, defenseless people, Florida will elect you governor.



As Hurricane Irma's outer bands lashed South Florida, a few small groups of locals were videotaped breaking into sneaker stores and carrying out boxes of shoes. Professionals filmed some of the clips: Local 10 filmed a group of thieves in Fort Lauderdale, which led to the arrests of a few suspects. Local authorities said 37 people — total, in a county of 2.7 million — had been arrested for "looting" in Miami post-Irma as of Wednesday morning. WSVN also filmed thieves breaking into a different shoe store in Miami, which City of Miami Police then used to arrest suspects.
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