• Maeve@kbin.earth
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    7 days ago

    I like that you put “looters” in quotes. After hurricane Katrina, the news would show “looters” and “people trying to survive,” taking food items from grocery stores. I wonder what the difference was?

    the difference

    Skin hue

    Yes, people were also taking electronics, but for food?

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      7 days ago

      Yes, people were also taking electronics, but for food?

      I believe there were a number of people accused of robbing stories when they were actually evacuating them from rising floodwaters. But, again, that boiled down to skin tone.