[fabsroman]

I saw a picture in a newspaper of a Hispanic guy with a huge smile on his face as he walked out of a store carrying a couple of boxes of shoes, clothing, and some other items and he looked completely healthy. Don't think I would have a problem pulling the trigger on him.

What pisses me off about looters, is that they are looking out for their own interests. That is what kills me about society as a whole. Everybody cares about themselves and nobody else.

If the people at the convention center and Superdome had packed a backpack or bag of food and water, they would have all been able to make it 4 days without a problem, but these idiots didn't even think about that as they left their homes.

I am so pissed at this entire situation in New Orleans, between the way people are acting (i.e., everybody for themselves, blaming the government) and the way that the governments, local, state, and national, have responded to this situation, not to mention the lack of addressing the potential problem for 15 years.

If people are looting to enrish themselves, fire away.

However, even the police department was stationed in Wal-Mart and they were eating whatever canned goods they could find. You cannot blame people for trying to get the necessities of life such as water, food, and shelter.

Val,

As far as these store owners and homeowners being insured, I haven't heard of any insurance companies crying yet because I am willing to bet that there was very little, if any, flood insurance sold in New Orleans. The stores might have a policy for Lost Profits and theft, but I am willing to bet that there will be a lot of Court cases wherein the stores will have to prove that their loss wasn't from flood, but theft. That will be pretty tough to do since there won't be any witnesses.

Just as the poor cannot afford to lose their house without insurance, I seriously doubt the rich can afford to lose their house without insurance. Only time will tell if there was flood insurance or not, or if the coverage was offered by the state.