Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
 
Old 03-12-2011, 06:03 PM
 
Location: High Cotton
6,125 posts, read 7,460,144 times
Reputation: 3657

Advertisements

Quote:
Originally Posted by HappyTexan View Post
If a quake hit the west coast..I'd give it 24 hours and we'd read tales of looting.
24 hours - are you kidding? Blacks would be breaking out windows and grabbing TVs, athletic shoes, pharmacy drugs, beer/alcohol, electronics, etc. within an hour. And gang raping girls and women too.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 03-12-2011, 06:08 PM
 
Location: Georgia, on the Florida line, right above Tallahassee
10,471 posts, read 15,806,900 times
Reputation: 6436
Quote:
Originally Posted by highcotton View Post
24 hours - are you kidding? Blacks would be breaking out windows and grabbing TVs, athletic shoes, pharmacy drugs, beer/alcohol, electronics, etc. within an hour. And gang raping girls and women too.
You forgot stealing horses and rustling cattle.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-12-2011, 06:11 PM
 
24,834 posts, read 37,276,103 times
Reputation: 11538
Quote:
Originally Posted by pommysmommy View Post
I can just picture people stepping over the bodies of loved ones to loot.
Well, they would have to clean out their loved ones pockets first, check for gold in the mouth and any "hidden piercings".
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-12-2011, 06:15 PM
 
24,834 posts, read 37,276,103 times
Reputation: 11538
Quote:
Originally Posted by pommysmommy View Post
I can just picture people stepping over the bodies of loved ones to loot.
Here they had to wade into the store.

Looters strike New Orleans after storm - U.S. news - Katrina, The Long Road Back - msnbc.com
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-12-2011, 06:16 PM
 
Location: tampa bay
7,124 posts, read 8,625,536 times
Reputation: 11771
Quote:
Originally Posted by highcotton View Post
Oh please. Those low-life scumbag thieves were stealing anything of value. What they were stealing was not essentials for survival. You know that, and I know that. But...you won't admit it. That says a lot!!! And the relation differences just continue on...and on...and on.
I think beer is essential to survival!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-12-2011, 06:21 PM
 
Location: High Cotton
6,125 posts, read 7,460,144 times
Reputation: 3657
Quote:
Originally Posted by 70Ford View Post
You forgot stealing horses and rustling cattle.
No, they don't want anything to do with work or doing anything difficult or hard.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-12-2011, 06:39 PM
 
48,505 posts, read 96,675,147 times
Reputation: 18304
We see how those loots have brought bck new orleans. No different thn Watts or any other looted area in riots of the 6o's.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-12-2011, 08:44 PM
 
Location: Earth
17,440 posts, read 28,537,343 times
Reputation: 7477
Quote:
Originally Posted by calipoppy View Post
The Japanese also have a MUCH higher suicide rate than the US....all of that "perfectionism" can be a heavy burden to bear for far too many. And Japanese women have the highest suicide rates of any other country in the world.

List of countries by suicide rate - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There is no stigma to suicide in Japan. In fact it's considered an honorable way to atone for one's failures.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-12-2011, 10:40 PM
 
7,006 posts, read 6,981,402 times
Reputation: 7059
Looting and rioting stems from pent-up rage and a sense of injustice; where people who have felt victimized and marginalized by "the system" use the opportunity to lash out against the community they never felt welcomed in or a part of.

I don't see why any of the Japanese would loot or riot, help has reached them very quickly, they have not been ignored or abandoned in their time of need.

In contrast, the Katrina victims had every right to riot/loot. They complied with orders to leave their homes and go to the Superdome (without being informed that they'd be there indefinitely and wouldn't be allowed to return home), then they were completely abandoned for weeks by everybody who was supposed to be in charge, with no food, water, or communications, no transportation out of there, and no information coming in to tell them what was going on or when help was coming. The military that was placed there treated them like criminals, standing around to "guard" them and not really doing anything to help with food or clothing or medical assistance. It a total and complete bureaucratic failure from top to bottom, and a real black eye for the US. No leadership whatsoever.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 03-12-2011, 10:45 PM
 
Location: Earth
17,440 posts, read 28,537,343 times
Reputation: 7477
Quote:
Originally Posted by renault View Post
Looting and rioting stems from pent-up rage and a sense of injustice; where people who have felt victimized and marginalized by "the system" use the opportunity to lash out against the community they never felt welcomed in or a part of.

The Katrina victims had every right to riot/loot, they complied with orders to leave their homes and go to the Superdome (without being informed that they'd be there indefinitely and wouldn't be allowed to return home), then they were completely abandoned for weeks by everybody who was supposed to be in charge, with no food, water, or communications, no transportation out of there, and no information coming in to tell them what was going on or when help was coming. The military that was placed there treated them like criminals, standing around to "guard" them and not really doing anything to help with food or clothing or medical assistance. It a total and complete bureaucratic failure from top to bottom, and a real black eye for the US. No leadership whatsoever.
The conditions in the Superdome were similar to the conditions in Dachau The only difference is that they were not intended to be permanent. Who wouldn't be angry at that sort of treatment? Not that it justifies violence and looting - it doesn't - but no one should have to go through that.

I'm sure the Japanese government is treating its displaced citizens better than the US did during Katrina.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:

Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 09:41 AM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top