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These quotes have been translated from Japanese publications. It's not culture. It's the human condition.
Quote:
Confirmed the occurrence of new cases in 19 of theft have come up with major damage in Miyagi Prefecture in eastern Japan earthquake, July 14 to climb to 40 in total, revealed in an interview to the police. Theft and try to capitalize on the disaster, are calling for caution.
The theft which is multiplied in confusion of east Japanese large earthquake disaster is sequential. Miyagi prefectural police from earthquake occurrence to the 13th on the 3rd, made that it is theft of total 21 case clear. The tendency which occurs frequently at the area where the incident which aims for [konbini] and the like where the person is not many, is confused with tidal wave damage. Prefectural police has done “we want its own store having the crime prevention consciousness that it protects by its,” that.
According to the Miyagi prefectural police, theft seems to capitalize on the 5:00 pm quake in the province, 16, 146 occurrence, including attempted. In addition to cash, food, that stand out essentials such as water.
Mito in the city, two people from broken glass and invaded a convenience store was closed temporarily, to pick up the items and that the fellow reporter witnessed. And food that was stolen.
Empty instant noodle shelves in a supermarket in Tokyo due to logistic stack and buyout on 16 March 2011, 5 days after the 2011 Sendai earthquake. Date: 16 March 2011
How come none of these links have pics of the alleged looters in the act?
Wait what??? A lot of things aren't caught in "the act", a whole store is stripped down where did everything go? Casper and his friends certainly didn't swoop by and steal them.
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Last edited by Ibginnie; 03-18-2011 at 05:52 PM..
Reason: personal attack
So far it looks like the Japanese have "looted" food. I thought we all agreed that taking food in a disaster is not really looting, no matter who you are. Right?
Yeah, I am waiting for pics of Japanese stealing electronics and gym shoes.
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