You loot, we shoot

[Rick Mason]

DeSantis Has a Double-Barreled Message for Would-Be Idalia Looters

Florida governor Ron DeSantis has a message for anyone who is thinking about looting in Hurricane Idalia’s wake, and it landed Wednesday with a double-barreled BOOM....

pjmedia.com

 

[NHT3]

Makes sense to me. The sad part of the story is that people have to be reminded that stealing is illegal and can carry heavy consequences.

 

[Cynical]

Predators,thieves, and opportunists. All traits I despise, preying on other people’s misery. There’s a special place in hell for those kinds of people and I hope they find it quickly. I’ll add,raising the price of lumber overnight to insane prices seems predatory to me but I’m a proponent of capitalism and I think plywood is traded as a commodity, so I guess that’s the price you pay living in the greatest country in the world. Being prepared doesn’t seem so far off base when life hits you hard.

 

[xwing]

Nice!

 

[Joniki]

When I was in LA afetr Katrina there were signs everywhere with this same message.

 

[2tonic]

Well, he does have a point.

 

[MrSmitty]

When I was in LA afetr Katrina there were signs everywhere with this same message.

Sadly some people were disarmed by the police in Louisiana, making them targets for looters..My Daughter, and son-in-law live in Florida, he has 2 daughters, and is a Marine combat vet...I'm sure looters would be carried out.........

 

[Creedmoor]

Predators,thieves, and opportunists. All traits I despise, preying on other people’s misery. There’s a special place in hell for those kinds of people and I hope they find it quickly. I’ll add,raising the price of lumber overnight to insane prices seems predatory to me but I’m a proponent of capitalism and I think plywood is traded as a commodity, so I guess that’s the price you pay living in the greatest country in the world. Being prepared doesn’t seem so far off base when life hits you hard.

As a east coaster,
I will say, if one lives in a hurricane zone and they dont have plywood already cut for windows and doors. They arn't prepared for a hurricane.

 

[nagantoid]

Sadly some people were disarmed by the police in Louisiana, making them targets for looters..My Daughter, and son-in-law live in Florida, he has 2 daughters, and is a Marine combat vet...I'm sure looters would be carried out.........

I left FL a couple years back to live here in sunny IN ( ) but IIRC they changed the law in FL not so long ago such that in times of civil emergency, CCW legislation is suspended; anyone can carry. (FL does not, or at least did not 3-4 years ago, have constitutional carry). So, the opposite of disarmament - if the storm hits, and you want to carry defense while you're evacuating your family, you don't need papers for that.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Predators,thieves, and opportunists. All traits I despise, preying on other people’s misery. There’s a special place in hell for those kinds of people and I hope they find it quickly. I’ll add,raising the price of lumber overnight to insane prices seems predatory to me but I’m a proponent of capitalism and I think plywood is traded as a commodity, so I guess that’s the price you pay living in the greatest country in the world. Being prepared doesn’t seem so far off base when life hits you hard.

Supply and demand.

When the demand for product spikes overnight, costs will naturally increase.

 

[indykid]

I published this before in other threads, but it bears repeating now. When I was a kid growing up in New York City, it is burned into my mind that stores had signs in their windows that said "LOOTERS WILL BE SHOT". How sad that times have changed so that now, 60 some years later the NYC government has taken the firearms from the honest people and let armed criminals run loose.

So glad that I left The City back when it was still a reasonable place to live. No more.

 

[Amishman44]

The sad part of the story is that people have to be reminded that stealing is illegal and can carry heavy consequences.

Far too many lack an innate basic level of respect for others, in general, in time of need, in emergencies, etc...
Having respect for others entails a level of maturity that too many fail to achieve in life nowadays anyhow!

 

[Ziggidy]

 

[edporch]

I remember as a kid when this was announced, as we got all our TV from Chicago.
There were a few who ignored this and were shot trying to loot stores.
But things didn't get out of control because the looters knew Daly meant it after some were shot.

 

[1nderbeard]

Shouldn't have to be said. Agree with what was said above; opportunists are a sad lot of people indeed.