September 01, 2005

The Pundits Are Getting Started

Would they really be calling for looters in New Orleans to be shot on sight if the population stuck in the drowned city weren't so overwhelmingly poor and black?

Links from here, hat tip here.

Update for a choice quote:

I imagine it would be difficult to point a gun at someone carrying a bag of food, water, diapers, and a crying baby in his arms. I know that people are hungry, thirsty, frustrated and desperate. Some survivors might be stealing guns to protect their families from other looters, but someone has to draw a line somewhere.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Would they really be calling for looters in New Orleans to be shot on sight if the population stuck in the drowned city weren't so overwhelmingly poor and black?

Yes.