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Originally Posted by highthief
No problem with long sentences for looters. If they had been stealing bread or baby formula, I'd understand it, and let them off, but stealing booze? No different from boosting stereos or I-Pods. I'm OK with the sentence.
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I understand the first statement about stealing baby goods (so long as they do indeed have a child), but I can't bring myself to understand the latter... boosting stereos and iPods is clearly an attempt at making money down the road. I'm sure the same could be argued for booze, but it's just a drink... a liquid... something that could easily be broken, go bad, or made worthless by not being taken care of properly (see: hurricane time and conditions). Also, let's not forget that I'm sure many, many people at that time just wanted a drink. I know that's how my family were during the hurricanes that hit Florida.