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manic expression Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-30-05 09:11 PM
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178. Well,
we definitely agree with the first part: that people have the right to survive and live with at least reasonable luxury (as in having toilet paper, eating 3 times a day).

However, I simply find it ridiculous that those who *can* leave do so, while those who *cannot* leave, and who are also very much deprived in everyday life, are forced to stay in a hurricane and expected to not take what is unfairly denied to them. It would be so easy for the government to say: "If you have an extra seat in your car, take someone who cannot afford to leave". Instead, they do nothing, and leave those people in the cold to fend for themselves; I say, those who are left in the cold are not unjustified in taking (yes, stealing) things that will help them and their families in life.

At any rate, thanks for sharing your opinion.
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