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Looting

by John Cole|  August 16, 20048:52 pm| 4 Comments

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Clearly, we won the Civil war and lost the peace:

After the hurricane ended, the looting began.

Among the first targets, officials said, was the Charlotte Harbor Fire Department. Firefighters arrived early Saturday to find that their computers had been swiped in the night.

Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Robert Carpenter said his office is getting regular reports of looting from residents of the area’s many storm-wrecked neighborhoods. Carpenter said his officers are responding when able, but that they are saddled with more pressing demands, such as caring for survivors.

Seriously, though. If they are caught, they should do hard time.

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4Comments

  1. 1.

    Jane

    August 16, 2004 at 10:52 pm

    Here here

  2. 2.

    Ken Hahn

    August 17, 2004 at 2:01 am

    There are obviously Democrats in that County.

  3. 3.

    Slartibartfast

    August 17, 2004 at 7:28 am

    Looters who take advantage of a natural disaster ought to be shot.

  4. 4.

    roux

    August 17, 2004 at 9:44 am

    You got it right Slartibartfast. Shot on site.

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