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Wednesday, August 31, 2005

'Tis a Wonderful World...

This makes me personally and professionally sick.

Even a Cop joins the Looting

Law enforcement efforts to contain the emergency left by Katrina slipped into chaos in parts of New Orleans Tuesday with some police officers and firefighters joining looters in picking stores clean.
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Some officers joined in taking whatever they could, including one New Orleans cop who loaded a shopping cart with a compact computer and a 27-inch flat screen television.
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At least one officer tried futilely to control a looter through shame.“When they say take what you need, that doesn’t mean an f-ing TV,” the officer shouted to a looter. “This is a hurricane, not a free-for-all.”
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Inside the store, one woman was stocking up on make-up. She said she took comfort in watching police load up their own carts. “It must be legal,” she said. “The police are here taking stuff, too.”

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At least a few of the coppers did the right thing. When all is said and dane, I say hang the bastard cops. WE SET THE EXAMPLE... nothing in my oath or commission made me believe I was better than anyone else or above the law.

posted by Glenn H at 8/31/2005 09:10:00 AM

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