Hurricane Harvey
Out of context: Reply #77
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- bklyndroobeki0
Thought I'd put this here. Timeless piece.
Demonizing looters puts property above people
http://www.salon.com/2012/11/05/…"Following reports on the treatment of looters during Katrina, Rebecca Solnit noted that what gets called “looting” is often to her better characterized as “foraging or requisitioning.” Instead of joining Solnit in her reframing — which risks drawing problematic lines between “good looting” and “bad looting”– I’d simply argue that the demonization of looters has again and again illustrated where priorities lie during disasters (which, in turn, shows where priorities lie all the time). And I’d echo another of Solnit’s basic points on the issue: Media frenzy over looting “regularly justifies spending far too much energy and far too many resources on control — the American military calls it ‘security’ — rather than relief.”
- Defending criminals seems like a common theme for the communists.Hayoth
- The priorities of those that are looting for profit putting profit before people.Gnash
- foraging for food & water, etc, is a little different than looting goods for profit. the looters should be demonized and the military should protect property...Gnash
- ... when they see looting happeningGnash
- Hard times does not give anyone the right to steal.imbecile