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This was a horrible situation, made worse is the whole negative media attention that the "Finding" vs "Looting" situation brings. Personally I feel that the newscasters would better spend their time helping to deliver supplies like food and water rather than disussing poor wording. Do I think the French Press is racist? No, I think they chose poor words, but they are not racist. Going into a grocery store which is 10 feet under water to get food for your family to survive, whether you are black or white, is not looting, that is surviving. Going into a bestbuy carrying out tv's, dvd's, mp3 players, or anything else that isn't necessary for survival, whether you are black or white, is looting/stealing.
I did see some people going into clothing stores and taking massive amounts of clothes. This I think is where the real issue is coming from, is that survival, or stealing. Well, are clothes a necessary part of living, yes. So in my opinion, if someone is taking a few pairs of pants and some shirts and shoes which aren't soaked, well, that in my opinion isn't looting/stealing. That is gathering necessary items to survive. Like the stores are going to hold onto that merchandise anyways. Please, just let them take it.
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