Armed Looters in Fur Coats Victimized Hospital Workers

[DCmetroraleigh]

They're interviewing a woman from Tulane Hospital on WDSU. She said there are looters with guns walking around in fur coats. She said that there are around 8 armed looters in a fishing boat looting the cars of the people running the hospital.

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

Wow Gangs are already taking over.

[aumoore]

I am a nice guy and all but these guys need to be shot on the spot. Wearing Fur coats? Where is a NRA/PETA member when you need one?

[blueeyes_austin]

Sigh. Human nature takes its inevitable course.

Shoot-to-kill during dayligt hours today would have at least thinned out the vermin.

[kevin]

Um, why haven't the marines been activated? They know how to hold positions, and they all have excellent accuracy with a rifle. All crowds should be dispersed and all people with weapons shot on sight.

[SouthFLTropics]

Good grief, this is like a scene from Escape from New York or LA. Where is Snake Plisken when you need him...Who do these thugs think they are, Dennis Hopper in Waterworld. It reminds me of a story my Brother In Law told me about the aftermath of Andrew. He was down in South Dade with his crew and alot of heavy equipment after Andrew. People were coming up to them at night and stealing things from them, sometimes at gunpoint. The national guard could not keep up with all of the problems and eventually issued their crew weapons and told them not to hesitate to use deadly force to protect themselves. I wasn't sure to believe him until I heard a similar story from someone else who was down there that was not even in the same area as my Brother In Law. It was like the wild west. He told me he walked into a bar down there and they were serving Hot Beer and everyone in the bar (all workers with the relief effort) had a sidearm on them. It is amazing how society can break down so fast. It is almost like we are watching footage from a third world country.

[RichG]

Armed Peta vs. gangsta. I think I am going to copyright the movie rights to that one!

[ericinmia]

Full military with shoot to kill, would have scared these putrid excuses for humans into not acting this way.
-Eric

[luvwinter]

It is a disgusting scene being played out in NO. There was video of people roaming around a Walmart taking whatever they wanted knowing they are on camera not caring at all. These people are disgusting. There was another clip of a female cop trying to apprehend a male on the street and he didn't give up. He got away. Thank god he didn't have a weapon. Where was her gun. These are not the people who are stealing food because they are hungry these are the msifits of society who don't have any regard for anyone but themselves. It makjes me want to hurl. These should have been the people floating in the water. Maybe that is harsh but it is what it is.

[weatherSnoop]

Where was her gun

It is hard to erase the teaching of "not pulling your weapon", especially on no sleep and concern for your family! I have been to Mardis Gras and St Patrick's in NO and I would bet that the conditioning of officers is to keep it holstered if you can. I would think, under the circumstances...

This is one reason they bring in national reinforcements...No paratroopers were available early this am???

[MBismyPlayground]

Where was her gun

It is hard to erase the teaching of "not pulling your weapon", especially on no sleep and concern for your family! I have been to Mardis Gras and St Patrick's in NO and I would bet that the conditioning of officers is to keep it holstered if you can. I would think, under the circumstances...

This is one reason they bring in national reinforcements...No paratroopers were available early this am???

I spoke with son in law this evening and he has heard not one drop of scuttlebutt about leaving Ft. Bragg.......and he is on the ready brigade cycle right now I am dissappointed beyond belief at this. Of course, they could always send out the greenie beanies.

[Aslkahuna]

There may be Marines aboard those ships the US Navy is sending in but until Bush declares Martial Law in the City they can not be deployed and it's up to the Governors to ask for that decalration.

Steve

[weatherSnoop]

And to think...we have big, slow ships leaving Norfolk and Baltimore...tonight and tommorow. I was watching this horrific event unfold this time yesterday! I know very little about engineering, but I know enough to know relief sources could have begun mobilizing sooner. If nothing had gone wrong in NO, the shore areas of Miss/ALA were going to be in desperate relief.

[kajunwetha]

This is not really all the suprising.. These people have no respect for human life.. Not before not now... The 9th Ward of NO is a hellhole.. They have 6 murders on a GOOD night.. Its been that way all year. Now they are all free... Before 99% of murders occured in the 9th ward and now the same people are roaming the city. This isnt a reaction to a disaster you are seeing its the culture of that area of the city.

Personally those that are taking food I dont really mind.. Those taking TV's with no electricity... Shoes, Jerseys things that are of ZERO survival reasons are just the same people that didnt care when the FBI shot 700 bullets into the air and NOBODY called the police last month..

Maybe Kobe Bryant or Shaq or someone they look up to should send a radio broadcast to them. . They wont listen to any authority figure.

[MBismyPlayground]

Interesting......watching some footage on MSNBC and I am seeing some Greenie Beanies(Army Special Forces, Green Berets).........unloading victims off a boat. No mistaking it, people I automatically recognize.

[kevin]

Good we need the regular military there and special forces are added bonus

[RevDodd]

No word, not even unofficially that the 82nd will have a hand in actions in New Orleans.

Which is a shame because they were a huge logistic help after Andrew.

It may well be becuase there's no place to land a plane, no safe place to jump into down there.

[Cookiely]

Excuse me people but this sounds like a false rumor. FUR COATS in the heat and humidity of New Orleans. Give me a break.

[flair]

This morning I've seen reports of armed thugs robbing people of their cars (presumably in less flooded areas) and unbelievable looting. I've seen very little looting for food, they're stealing mostly jewelry, electronics, and clothing. They definintely need military assistance down there, and fast.

[Eye10TX]

I'm with you, Cookiely -- wearing a fur coat in 95° weather with 90+% humidity is its own punishment!