Hurricane Katrina Heroes!!!

tao

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i know, some people do their part in playing heros by braving the floods to rescue their fellow man in need of assitance or by setting up and running shelters for people who have lost their homes.

others heroes may look to serve our furry friends, rescuing dogs and cats who would otherwise face certain death at the hands of such a brutal storm.

but I want to dedicate this thread to the real heros who rise to the occasion during tragedies such as this, to risk life and limb in an effort to rescue beer and electronics from flooded out and abandoned businesses and homes ...

dude ... this bud's for you



 

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Wow.... there is no better example of a more noble selfless cause than rescuing a stereo from the ravages of flood waters.

Tao.....I think you have found an example of the very best in mankind
 

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tao said:
i.......

but I want to dedicate this thread to the real heros who rise to the occasion during tragedies such as this, to risk life and limb in an effort to rescue beer and electronics from flooded out and abandoned businesses and homes ...

dude ... this bud's for you



They might not be rescuing electronics, they might be taking advantage of the desvastating situation by stealing from electronic stores...while there is no order in some of these states.
 

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Why is it in every image i see, whether it be on TV or in a print we see only blacks looting? No i'm not racist, i'm just stating what 'I' saw.

Has anyone seen any images of whites looting?

Don't white people know how to loot?

C.) A better question is......is the media being racist in only showing blacks looting?

OR... Is it the only reason why i'm seeing blacks looting is because these areas that are shown on TV are represented by the majority of blacks? IE. If the media was to show a white neighbourhood i would be seeing whites looting. If this is the case then lets go back to question C).

I don't have the answers maybe some of you do.
 

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Kev said:
Why is it in every image i see, whether it be on TV or in a print we see only blacks looting? No i'm not racist, i'm just stating what 'I' saw.

Has anyone seen any images of whites looting?

Don't white people know how to loot?

C.) A better question is......is the media being racist in only showing blacks looting?

OR... Is it the only reason why i'm seeing blacks looting is because these areas that are shown on TV are represented by the majority of blacks? IE. If the media was to show a white neighbourhood i would be seeing whites looting. If this is the case then lets go back to question C).

I don't have the answers maybe some of you do.
They are mostly black. And they do it 'cause they know us whiteys are too fuckin' scared of being labeled as 'racist' to say anything....
 

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Kev said:
Why is it in every image i see, whether it be on TV or in a print we see only blacks looting? No i'm not racist, i'm just stating what 'I' saw.
I've noticed the same thing. If no one manages to snap a pic or two of white guys wading off with a palette of electronics, this will be a race relations disaster.
 

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Kev said:
Why is it in every image i see, whether it be on TV or in a print we see only blacks looting? No i'm not racist, i'm just stating what 'I' saw.

Has anyone seen any images of whites looting?

Don't white people know how to loot?

C.) A better question is......is the media being racist in only showing blacks looting?

OR... Is it the only reason why i'm seeing blacks looting is because these areas that are shown on TV are represented by the majority of blacks? IE. If the media was to show a white neighbourhood i would be seeing whites looting. If this is the case then lets go back to question C).

I don't have the answers maybe some of you do.

the loot but they are glorified by the media... and they loot big time.. eg Iraq!
 

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Good points raised by the above - does the media (and I think the US media is the worst for this) assume that a black person "loots" while a white person "finds"? Is it really the case that only the black people were running amok stealing things? Or was it really the case that those were the only pictures shown to the world? And can these generalizations or stereotypical views happen in Canada?

I'm on holidays so I get a little time to think of these things, albeit not enough time to work out a solution. What do you think?
 

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u wanna know the truth?

Kev said:
Why is it in every image i see, whether it be on TV or in a print we see only blacks looting? No i'm not racist, i'm just stating what 'I' saw.

Has anyone seen any images of whites looting?

Don't white people know how to loot?

they do. Look at iraq.. George is looting big time.

C.) A better question is......is the media being racist in only showing blacks looting?

I posted an earlier post claiming why the fuck people never left the country side and escape as many others.. I was trashed and told I was racist! wtf!

Well anyhow.. some fella replied that perphaps people left behind are too poor to own a car... even in the US of America.. a 300 dollar rust bucket they could not afford to escape the city. Or perphaps they do not know anyhow else that can drive them to safety eg churches group, school buses, army? wtf. Apparetly most of the people left behind are the poor masses , too poor for their own good. Hence, as a matter of fact, most blacks unfortunatedly make most of the poor classes in the mississipi. Someone correct me here if I am wrong.

OR... Is it the only reason why i'm seeing blacks looting is because these areas that are shown on TV are represented by the majority of blacks? IE. If the media was to show a white neighbourhood i would be seeing whites looting. If this is the case then lets go back to question C).


From the looks of it.. the media, well the us media.. wants to show you whats going to sell and cause to stir fear and some odd feelings. eg. Look at the war on terror. The whole was was based on a lie , to make you fear the arabs, so the masses could support a genocide , corrupt war against a soverign nation.

same thing here in a smaller scale. Watch the show cops? who are the bad guys? blacks/latinos.. who are the trailer trash? whites


regarding the looting. Whats going to stir some feelings with the white majority in the states? certainly not some " whittey " taking a few buds, or taking some diapers with them.. hell forbid a new laptop based on intel technology loaded with microsoft word, excel, powerpoint.....and if whittey is lucky, xp has been registered already and has service pack 2 installed.


the bottom part is : Media wants to sell ratings or newspapper. Whatever will cause the biggest commottion, thats exactly what will be portrayed on the front news. Unfortunatedly, blacks makes a up a large portion of the minority that have fewer resources.. they stayed behind for whatever reasons you may think.. any of them could be valid eg.

a) too poor to own a vehicle to escape
b) to poor to have access to media. eg. tv, internet, radio
c) they didnt listen to the authorities... when they were told to evacuate.
d) wanted to stay behind to protect their belongings from the looting
e) wanted to loot themselves...




I don't have the answers maybe some of you do.
and before some nutcase calls me a racist.. theres no racist remark in any of the above. I am simply stating the truth. and no, I am not racist..


i just re -read my paragraphs above.. lots of grammar /spelling errors.. what the hell 2 lazy to fix them.


The bum has spoken / has left the building
 

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Big BLACK Population in New Orleans.

That big black population is over represented in the low socioeconomic groups.

I don't know this for sure, but my hypothesis is that a higher percentage of blacks and inner city people are the ones that didn't or couldn't leave before the storm.

A large percentage of the looters are actually scrounging for what they beleive is survival items.

I don't begrudge the black lady I saw leaving the Walmart with an armfull of Huggies last night.

The real looting seems to being done by 16-25 yearold black males. That is more likely a result of the reality of the demogrphic down in New Orleans.

I would expect there are gangs or groups of 16-25 year old white males doing the same thing, just less of them.

If this were to happen in Edmonton or Vancouver I am expecting you would see your fair share of white people in the 16-25 age bracket doing the same thing.
 

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ace85 said:
Big BLACK Population in New Orleans.

That big black population is over represented in the low socioeconomic groups.

I don't know this for sure, but my hypothesis is that a higher percentage of blacks and inner city people are the ones that didn't or couldn't leave before the storm.
The real looting seems to being done by 16-25 yearold black males. That is more likely a result of the reality of the demogrphic down in New Orleans.

If this were to happen in Edmonton or Vancouver I am expecting you would see your fair share of white people in the 16-25 age bracket doing the same thing.
Stanley Cup riots. How many blacks were shown rioting? After major college football wins how many blacks are seen rioting? It's just a demographic fact the majority in those areas are black.
 

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luckydog71 said:
Wow.... there is no better example of a more noble selfless cause than rescuing a stereo from the ravages of flood waters.

Tao.....I think you have found an example of the very best in mankind
ya ... that's what i thought ... then i read this ...

hugedman said:
They might not be rescuing electronics, they might be taking advantage of the desvastating situation by stealing from electronic stores...while there is no order in some of these states.
i am shocked!!!!
 

tao

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i found a pic of a white looter ...



i think he has just stolen a black man ...
 

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Kev said:
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OR... Is it the only reason why i'm seeing blacks looting is because these areas that are shown on TV are represented by the majority of blacks? IE. If the media was to show a white neighbourhood i would be seeing whites looting. If this is the case then lets go back to question C).

I don't have the answers maybe some of you do.
I saw some whites too (shown on TV), but I believe the majority in New Orleans is African American.
 

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ace85 said:
..........I don't begrudge the black lady I saw leaving the Walmart with an armfull of Huggies last night..
If its diapers, it is understandable, but electronics? NO
 

Kev

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I was watching 20/20 tonight and they made the point that the ones who are looting are doing so because they don't have anything. No water, no food, and i some cases some lack adequate clothing.

President Bush with his interview with Diane Sawyer said "there should be zero tolerance towards looters." But ya got to ask yourself "what would you do under the same circumstances?"

To this day i don't like Wal-Mart.:)
 

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Looting and Surviving are 2 different things.

Like I said. I don't begrudge a woman leaving a Walmart with Diapers or Baby food.

For some the decision to Steal is probably complicated.

Looters are different in MY mind.

George Bush is saying the same things. The cops down there are letting people by with food and necessities. But breaking into a Auto Shop or Electronics store is not about survival.

There are huge difference

loot ( P ) Pronunciation Key (lt)
n.
Valuables pillaged in time of war; spoils.
Stolen goods.
Informal. Goods illicitly obtained, as by bribery.
Informal. Things of value, such as gifts, received on one occasion.
Slang. Money.

v. loot·ed, loot·ing, loots
v. tr.
To pillage; spoil.
To take as spoils; steal.

v. intr.
To engage in pillaging.

Looting by definition indicates theft not out of neccesity. So when GWB says zero tolerance for looting, I don' think he is wrong.
 
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