Lord Have Mercy
It's amazing to see how civilized people can turn mad in a matter of days during a crisis. This only serves to prove how human we all are regardless of where we are and how fast a criminal element can take hold.Stealing electronics when you have no power and no where to put anything of value makes no sense -- but people aren't necessarily thinking sensibly.
Tell me that you stole some bread and water 'cause you were hungry. Even tell me you stole shoes 'cause yours were destroyed and you needed to walk to safety. But why are you stealing a Sony P2P? How is that going to help you? Who are you going to sell it to?
Idiots.
From shooting at rescue helicopters to stealing the damned generator from a hospital, I have a feeling that things are going to get worse and worse before they get better as people become more and more desperate.
My prayers and thoughts are with the folks in the Gulf states trying to get through this disaster. Hopefully, common sense rather than lawlessness will win out.
I will be blogging again in the near future -- it's been a crazy summer.
Stay safe this long weekend.
posted by Urban Sista @ 3:16 PM
2 Comments:
Looks like the intelligent folks are putting the same questions up for grabs: stealing stuff that you can't use/won't aid in your survival...WHAT'S THE POINT?
Ugh. Sometimes, Black people...SOMETIMES...!!!!!
@solitaire - the boyfriend made an interesting point when he said this is balancing out the haves and the have nots. Although there is absolutely no use for all the stuff that's stolen, some of these folks would have never gotten their hands on it before. Does it make sense? No, these are crazy, stressful times in the Big Easy.
@mizjellybean - it's a horrible situation that people have to endure and they are starting to become desperate. As I told my dad, when the people become desperate, all hell's going to break loose... and that's exactly what happened. The media is the media and it will continue to report as it always has. Sigh.
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