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Gibson Whines: Looters Not Being Shot on Sight
August 31, 2005
The entire city of New Orleans may be abandoned for two or three months, thousands of people are feared dead, bodies are floating in streets, people remain trapped on rooftops without food or water in the stifling heat, and John Gibson is worried about people taking a few pairs of pants out of a ruined store.
What is wrong with him?
During "The Big Story" on Wednesday (August 31, 2005), (on Fox News) John Gibson spent a lot of time on looting, people fighting over gasoline (without documenting a single incident), and interviews with cops, but he never managed to squeeze in a single interview with an actual suffering human being.
Orlando Salinas, reporting from Gulfport, Mississippi, started off the drumbeat on looting in his report on devastation there. While talking about refrigerated trucks serving as extra storage room for funeral homes, Salinas suddenly segued into looting, "They are telling us that in some cases, they have found people actually walking inside people's homes, stepping over people's bodies, and looting the homes. We spoke with one officer who said he'd just as soon shoot 'em on sight, tag a sticker on them that says 'looter' and leave it that way. John."
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Gibson Whines: Looters Not Being Shot on Sight
August 31, 2005
The entire city of New Orleans may be abandoned for two or three months, thousands of people are feared dead, bodies are floating in streets, people remain trapped on rooftops without food or water in the stifling heat, and John Gibson is worried about people taking a few pairs of pants out of a ruined store.
What is wrong with him?
During "The Big Story" on Wednesday (August 31, 2005), (on Fox News) John Gibson spent a lot of time on looting, people fighting over gasoline (without documenting a single incident), and interviews with cops, but he never managed to squeeze in a single interview with an actual suffering human being.
Orlando Salinas, reporting from Gulfport, Mississippi, started off the drumbeat on looting in his report on devastation there. While talking about refrigerated trucks serving as extra storage room for funeral homes, Salinas suddenly segued into looting, "They are telling us that in some cases, they have found people actually walking inside people's homes, stepping over people's bodies, and looting the homes. We spoke with one officer who said he'd just as soon shoot 'em on sight, tag a sticker on them that says 'looter' and leave it that way. John."
(More at Link above)
Comments
I put in my journal what my mom and I talked about.
IF these stores ever rebuild, they aren't going to be able to sell the stuff anyway. These people have had their homes ruined, jobs lost, etc. If someone needs bread and food and clothes for their families, I say take it! Have the business write it off.
As for electronics and stuff, I could care less, I say, get what you can get, but SHOOT ON SITE?!?
What kind of hot buttered mess is that?!
I would think that the reporters on the ground would have a different perspective on the situation. You'll see things a lot differently when you see the destruction and desperation firsthand, rather than when you're in a nice, comfy newsroom hundreds of miles away.
Actually, the goons are Fox seem to put looting above any other topic concerning the post Hurricane Gulf Coast. O'Reilly and Hannity are practically turning blue, they're so angry about it. But, it's funny that they never make the distinction between people taking supplies to survive, and people taking frivolous things, like TVs. They just want everyone shot or arrested.
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