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Originally posted by KSig RC
Give me an honest estimate, in your mind, of how many people trapped in New Orleans circa 3 days post-hurricane were mentally unstable due to lack of medication, versus those who were looting non-essential items.
My first guess puts the number in the former category firmly in the range of "tiny amount compared to the whole", while the latter sits firmly in the "fewer than we saw, but substantially more than any other group save those looting for survival," which has significant impact on the points you're trying to make, it would seem.
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KSig, I feel your point, and I don't at all doubt that there are many people who are just taking advantage of the situation. My point is just that there are some who are not, and they don't deserve to just be tossed away. Everyone on here admits that there are people who are doing what they have to do to survive (stealing food & supplies), however, the president has said that there should be zero tolerance making them criminals as well. According to PM_Mama00's plan they along w/the 3 mentally ill people should just be abandoned to the Superdome. Of course I do not believe that this is actually what she wants done, but I do think that this hasty 'lets just lock up or segregate the bad people' attitude reflects some larger issues in our society, which disgusts me.