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Looters' paradise? Lawlessness reportedly rampant in Caribbean islands devastated by Hurricane Irma
Fox News ^ | September 12, 2017 | Lucia I. Suarez Sang

Posted on 09/12/2017 5:14:37 PM PDT by kevcol

Business owners on one of the Caribbean islands ravaged by Hurricane Irma say the government needs to send in the Marines -- literally -- and increase patrols to combat the thieves and looters running rampant at Sint Maarten's shopping destination.

Elsewhere on the island, men armed with guns and machetes are terrorizing residents and tourists alike, while some wait on piers to steal the bounty of boats and ships carrying aid to the devastated community.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: carribean; irma; looters; looting
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1 posted on 09/12/2017 5:14:38 PM PDT by kevcol
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2 posted on 09/12/2017 5:14:48 PM PDT by kevcol
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It’s really good that Detroit doesn’t have hurricanes.


3 posted on 09/12/2017 5:16:12 PM PDT by umgud
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Remarkable, demographics identical to Florida and Houston.


4 posted on 09/12/2017 5:17:09 PM PDT by redcatcherb412
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You’re jus raciss!
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5 posted on 09/12/2017 5:17:57 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: kevcol

Looters is a triggering term. We prefer the term “undocumented shoppers.”


6 posted on 09/12/2017 5:18:02 PM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines (Their side circles the wagons. Our side revs up the bus.)
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To: kevcol

Just what happens without a Second Amendment.


7 posted on 09/12/2017 5:18:03 PM PDT by libstripper
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How’s that gun confiscation workin’ out for ya now?


8 posted on 09/12/2017 5:18:29 PM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o>P ---)
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To: kevcol

I thought that was the shoe store in Ocala?


9 posted on 09/12/2017 5:18:51 PM PDT by raiderboy ( "...if we have to close down our government, we’re building that wall.”)
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To: kevcol

SOS

Shoot On Sight


10 posted on 09/12/2017 5:19:33 PM PDT by samtheman (As an oil exporter, why would the Russians prefer Trump to Hillary? (Get it or be stupid.))
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Except, in FL and Houston, looting is minimal. Thank the Second Amendment.


11 posted on 09/12/2017 5:19:47 PM PDT by libstripper
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Sounds like they need a little white privilege to restore order. Then a LOT of white privilege to rebuild.


12 posted on 09/12/2017 5:19:52 PM PDT by sphinx
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lol.

To be fair, a bunch of the areas hit by Sandy weren’t black and the looting and robbing wasn’t done as openly and stupidly, but was done after the first week and for months.

Just because one is smarter about how they go about stealing, doesn’t make it right :)


13 posted on 09/12/2017 5:20:07 PM PDT by dp0622 (The Left should know that if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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Just takin reparations from the man...


14 posted on 09/12/2017 5:22:13 PM PDT by PGR88
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A retailer who could foresee things would have secured merchandise in a place elsewhere from his brick and mortar business. Alas no. There is a reason when jewelry shops close you no longer see merchandise on display in the windows or the ugly cages surround them.


15 posted on 09/12/2017 5:22:21 PM PDT by xp38
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Ever notice how it is always the same privileged white, born again Baptists who cause the anarchy, violence and crime and all round bad behavior? That’s what those bigots like Maddow on MSNBC says.

But in reality it is almost ALWAYS the same class of people whether in USA, UK, South Africa, or Virgin Islands that are violent. Racism is about despising the common denominator of bad behavior, not race.


16 posted on 09/12/2017 5:23:54 PM PDT by apoliticalone (Political correctness should be defined as news media that exposes political corruption)
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I wonder if St Bart is doing any better than St Martin? All they seem to report on Bart is that Pipa Middleton’s inlaws’ Eden Rock resort is both heavily damaged and still standing. Bart is more civilized than St Martin.


17 posted on 09/12/2017 5:24:09 PM PDT by Boardwalk
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To: libstripper
Just what happens without a Second Amendment.

2A is the most important Amendment as we see civility unravel by barbarians and free speech comes with a price and violent response from the left.

18 posted on 09/12/2017 5:25:35 PM PDT by shanover (...To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.-S.Adams)
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They need to legalize shotguns for home defense......


19 posted on 09/12/2017 5:26:04 PM PDT by Viking2002 ("If you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck." - John Steinbeck)
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“Sounds like they need a little white privilege to restore order. Then a LOT of white privilege to rebuild.”

That truly sums it up.

And then, ‘Whitey’ will be portrayed again as an, ‘oppressor’ ten minutes after they pack up their tools and Home Depot house-building supplies and food and water and cash.

Sadly, that kinda makes you not want to help...


20 posted on 09/12/2017 5:26:30 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set!)
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