Looting when minor things like power outages occurr is exactly why some of us won't live in states like New York. I hope that shop keeper was successful with that flashlight.
The whole definition of civilized is very grey. In some cases you could use places like Singapore where the government is very 1984. One could certainly expect zero looting to occurr, but then folks there are less likely to challenge thier government officials. Its a complex thing. I guess the question really lies in how moral people are when the trappings of law are apparently removed, even for a short while. I'm sure there's a sociology degree in there somewhere.
Good to see you're back on the grid there Melody. I was wondering about all the folks I knew up in NY and how they were fairing.
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Re: I was thinking the same thing
Date: 2003-08-15 03:39 pm (UTC)The whole definition of civilized is very grey. In some cases you could use places like Singapore where the government is very 1984. One could certainly expect zero looting to occurr, but then folks there are less likely to challenge thier government officials. Its a complex thing. I guess the question really lies in how moral people are when the trappings of law are apparently removed, even for a short while. I'm sure there's a sociology degree in there somewhere.
Good to see you're back on the grid there Melody. I was wondering about all the folks I knew up in NY and how they were fairing.