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Post-Katrina Looters Get 15-Year Sentences
AP/StarTribune ^
| 6-29-06
Posted on 06/29/2006 7:30:41 AM PDT by STARWISE
Edited on 06/29/2006 9:08:14 AM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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KENNER, La. (AP) - Three people convicted of hauling away liquor, wine and beer from a grocery store after Hurricane Katrina were sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison.
The judge said he wanted to send a message that looting would not be tolerated when he gave the maximum sentence to Coralnelle Little, 36, Rhonda McGowen, 42, and Paul C. Pearson, 36, all of Kenner.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: booze; criminals; katrina; liquor; looting; louisiana; neworleans; thieves; victims
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:30:42 AM PDT
by
STARWISE
To: STARWISE
When does Nagin go to trial?
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:32:52 AM PDT
by
al baby
(Dick Trickle is not a medical condition)
To: STARWISE
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:33:12 AM PDT
by
sheik yerbouty
( Make America and the world a jihad free zone!)
To: STARWISE
"Coralnelle Little"Hmmmm.... ... ...
Mom and Dad must have been Shirley Temple fans... ... ...
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:35:21 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
To: STARWISE
and when do the N.O. police officers that were filmed looting go on trial? (rhetorical)
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:35:39 AM PDT
by
maine-iac7
(LINCOLN: "...but you can't fool all of the people all of the time>")
To: STARWISE
looting to survive is not nearly the same as looting beer and televisions.
however, FIFTEEN YEARS? most murderers don't get 15 years.
3-6 months would be a HECK of a lesson. 15 years will ruin their lives.
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:36:08 AM PDT
by
stompk
To: STARWISE
Oh, Looty...was he one of those convicted?
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:43:59 AM PDT
by
Gefreiter
("Are you drinking 1% because you think you're fat?")
To: STARWISE
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:48:18 AM PDT
by
RDTF
("We love death. The US loves life. That is the big difference between us two.” Osama Bin laden)
To: STARWISE
How about the New Orleans police "officers" that were 'looking for looters' while stocking up on shoes?
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:48:43 AM PDT
by
RasterMaster
("Big Tents" you get Clowns & Circus Freaks! The road to HELL is paved with LIEberals!)
To: stompk
15 years will ruin their lives.Cut it out... I just spit coffee all over my monitor!
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posted on
06/29/2006 7:57:57 AM PDT
by
johnny7
(“And what's Fonzie like? Come on Yolanda... what's Fonzie like?!”)
To: stompk
Nobody had to loot to survive - there were emergency food and water supplies very quickly after the storm cleared. In times of disatser, the crime carries a lot more weight because everyone is concerned about well-being and those who go lawless become a greater threat. That's why it is legal to kill looters during such times. We had signs up declaring we would shoot looters and the law enforcement folks had no problem with it. When you compare 15 years to death, 15 years seems very equitable.
Do yourself a favor and stay out of distaster areas. if you get a mild hunger pang and decide it's OK to take what isn't yours just because you would like it, it might get you killed.
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posted on
06/29/2006 8:04:07 AM PDT
by
trebb
("I am the way... no one comes to the Father, but by me..." - Jesus in John 14:6 (RSV))
To: stompk
15 years will ruin their lives. Boo freakin' hoo. These thugs weren't looting to survive, they were stealing booze from someones store. That store was probably the owners livihood and it's no different than them taking money out of the store owners bank account. They should have been shot on sight. Natural disasters do not give anyone the right to steal.
This reminds me of a story an attorney friend of mine related to me a few days ago. He represented an illegal alien Pro Bono in a simple theft case where the illegal was caught stealing from a grocery store. My friend argued to the DA that the charges should be dropped because the guy was stealing food, balogna and bread, to feed himself. The DA said he would agree to drop the charges had the 'perp not also stolen a pair of sunglasses and a bottle of wine on the way out the door.
Don't do the crime if you can't do the time......
To: stompk
however, FIFTEEN YEARS? most murderers don't get 15 years. 3-6 months would be a HECK of a lesson. 15 years will ruin their lives.
I agree. Lets see a judge make an example of a child molester instead.
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posted on
06/29/2006 8:07:38 AM PDT
by
Kokojmudd
(Outsource GM to a Red State! Put Walmart in charge of all Federal agencies!)
To: STARWISE
How about those police bitches that were interviewed while they were wheeling a full shopping cart down the aisles at the WalMart!
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posted on
06/29/2006 8:24:40 AM PDT
by
Redleg Duke
(ˇSalga de los Estados Unidos de América, invasor!)
To: stompk
***15 years will ruin their lives.***
Stop it. You're killin' me.
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posted on
06/29/2006 8:27:47 AM PDT
by
Condor51
(Better to fight for something than live for nothing - Gen. George S. Patton)
To: stompk
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posted on
06/29/2006 8:28:47 AM PDT
by
TheGunny
(Re-read 1&2 Corinthians)
To: stompk
looting to survive is not nearly the same as looting beer and televisions. I fail to see the disassociation of survival and beer.
Did you mean to write "looting for beer and to survive is not nearly the same as looting televisions?
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posted on
06/29/2006 8:57:45 AM PDT
by
kaboom
To: Kokojmudd
" Lets see a judge make an example of a child molester instead also."There, fixed it for you.
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posted on
06/29/2006 9:13:26 AM PDT
by
#1CTYankee
(That's right, I have no proof. So what of it??)
To: #1CTYankee
Thanks for the correction! Please submit resume. I need help in other areas instead.
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posted on
06/29/2006 10:47:22 AM PDT
by
Kokojmudd
(Outsource GM to a Red State! Put Walmart in charge of all Federal agencies!)
To: Redleg Duke; stompk; kaboom; onyx; blam; Howlin; tiredoflaundry; NautiNurse; rodguy911; brytlea; ...
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posted on
06/29/2006 10:57:24 AM PDT
by
STARWISE
(They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
To: STARWISE
I was flipping channels on the radio, and Eric Michael Dyson was talking about how they were trying to provide for their families. NOW I know what really happened. Part of the reason for the problems after Katrina was people weren't going to leave their homes, as they were afraid of looters. This is good.
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posted on
06/29/2006 12:33:07 PM PDT
by
PghBaldy
( Scalia (Hamdan):"...at least the Court shows some semblance of seemly shame...")
To: STARWISE
BUMP. Did you forget to use word wrap?
:)
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posted on
06/29/2006 3:03:26 PM PDT
by
onyx
(Deport the trolls --- send them back to DU)
To: onyx
Nump .. my word wrap is on as tight as a turkey wrap with lettuce, melted cheese, and bacon .. ;). Don't know what happens when I post so broadly.>
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posted on
06/29/2006 3:32:07 PM PDT
by
STARWISE
(They (Rats) think of this WOT as Bush's war, not America's war-RichardMiniter, respected OBL author)
To: STARWISE
LOL -- it wasn't you!
I rechecked....
NUMP!
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posted on
06/29/2006 5:03:16 PM PDT
by
onyx
(Deport the trolls --- send them back to DU)
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