I think you are being a rough on the folks on the ground.....just imagine, a white NG opening fire on a group on non-white looters...CNN would be there with cameras...shooting people at this stage of events, is just not on...
I watched the videos on the television where several NO policemen were standing at a busted open door of one of the stores while people ran in and out with stuff. There were some shots of NO policemen taking stuff away from the looters but not one picture of any arrests that first night of looting. At what point do we stop being worried about "political correctness" and start doing what is right?