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Re: Looting
[Re: GTcapt]
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09/07/2017 07:08 PM
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Kryssa
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There's looting and then there is taking food and drinks to feed your family from a store without staff to sell it to them. Let's just make sure we are condemning the right folks.
Last edited by Kryssa; 09/07/2017 07:09 PM.
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Re: Looting
[Re: Kryssa]
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09/07/2017 07:38 PM
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DaveF
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In USA looting is 50 Inch TV, Phones and other delicious items, it is sick. Sorry I do not believe you need to loot for food. I am sure (hope) there are options in BVI. I post nothing till this...only read and cry for my favorite islands. This though is not acceptable, no mater where you live. I am sure someone can say "What About...." and their always will be some excuse...BUT IMHO 99% of looter are just that...Looters.
The track now shows the storm going practically over my house as Cat 4 in 3 days. Who really knows? But no mater what happens I guarantee I will not loot.
Sorry to to tirade with all that has happened and all that is coming my way I just see this looting and it blows my top.
With that I want to thank everyone for all the info, comments and Carol H. for her oversight of all this. It is almost too much to comprehend and for me the worse may be coming.
Bless all those in the Island and in the path , Houston before this mess, those in the path and all you for all your caring, I just hope and pray next year or the next I can make a visit to my beloved BVI.
Dave
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Re: Looting
[Re: DaveF]
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09/07/2017 07:46 PM
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TomGarvey
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Much of the content of this topic may be an example of why Carol posted the "Be careful what you post" topic. If you have nothing to eat or drink, and everything is in ruins, taking food from a store is the right thing to do.
Most of the post-Katrina reports of looting from New Orleans were just that. Yes, there are always some bad actors, but they are a tiny minority compared to the good people of the BVI who need to keep their families and themselves alive.
Tom Garvey
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Re: Looting
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09/07/2017 07:52 PM
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GlennA
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This is not food. Many reports of electronics and luxury goods being looted.
Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts. - Mark Twain
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Re: Looting
[Re: purplelily]
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09/12/2017 01:54 PM
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maytrix
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When all this is over and things are "back to normal", hopefully they will really re-think their disaster planning and also maybe pro-actively station added security prior to any significant storm. This was the strongest to ever hit them, so clearly a lot of lessons can be learned.
Matt
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Re: Looting
[Re: bvilovercgb]
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09/12/2017 07:15 PM
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captmoby
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I read somewhere that some of the prisoners went back to the prison after helping family etc.
Jim Sailmoby II
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