Hurricane Sandy Looting, Fights Plague South Brooklyn

[wehateporn]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...n_2047183.html

"Water that had risen six feet high hadn't completely drained away from the streets of Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y., yet looters had already rifled through the remains of vulnerable shops on Mermaid Avenue.

At about 8 a.m. on Tuesday, workers arrived at Mega Aid Pharmacy to find that not only had Hurricane Sandy obliterated the building's interior the night before, but thieves had broken in and gone through more than 10,000 pharmaceutical items. Most of the stolen goods were prescription meds.

"The water went away and these people started walking down the streets and just robbed stores," a frustrated worker at the pharmacy, who wished to remain anonymous, told HuffPost Crime.

He and the pharmacy's manager, 27-year-old Stan Gutkin, looked at their shop in disbelief that afternoon as workers carried out salvageable supplies.

"I don't even know what it's going to take until we're operational," Gutkin said. "This breaks the business. I don't even know where to start."

Their story was just one of many on Mermaid Avenue, one of only a few streets in Coney Island on Tuesday teeming with people -- and officers. Locals said that the police presence in the neighborhood came after looters stole from banks, pharmacies and other shops with valuables.

It's a crime that can almost be expected after a disaster. As Hurricane Irene pummeled the Atlantic Coast last year, looting was so prevalent that truTV put together a security footage slideshow of the crime. Shortly after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was plagued with looting and violent attacks, The New York Times reported.

Solid numbers aren't yet available for New York City crimes connected to the superstorm. The 60th Precinct, which covers Coney Island, was evacuated and subsequently flooded on Monday night. Though several officers couldn't say definitively whether there had been reports of looting or other crimes in the area, many were quick to tell onlookers to go home.

"It's getting dark, and it's real dangerous out here -- that's why there's a cop on every block," one NYPD officer told HuffPost Crime. "You could get your stuff stolen."

Nearby, at a city housing project called Ocean Towers, a fight broke out in front of reporters and cops. Two women threw haymakers at one another as residents -- all still without power -- stared and yelled from their windows. Other people threw unidentified objects from their windows at officers, who swarmed in to break up the fistfight.

Dena Wells, 39, a resident of Ocean Towers, had had enough after watching the melee.

"People are turning on each other -- they're attacking each other," she said, shaking her head. "Even when there's no disaster, this building is disastrous. But after the hurricane, it just got crazy.

"We have to get out of here."

[topnotch, standup guy]

In a perfect world, shooting looters on sight would not only be legal.. it would be encouraged.

.

[Rochard]

Doesn't look like looting to me. Looks like water or wind knocked some stuff off some shelves.

[Wizzo]

Originally Posted by topnotch, standup guy

In a perfect world, shooting looters on sight would not only be legal.. it would be encouraged.

.

It is in Texas and why we have very little looting after a storm...

[CyberHustler]

I thought shooting looters was legal everywhere...

[Wizzo]

Originally Posted by CyberHustler

I thought shooting looters was legal everywhere...

NewYork has some crazy gun laws, you can't even shoot yourself without going to jail... Ask Plaxico! LOL

[Spunky]

The scum eventually crawl out of their holes

[Scott McD]

He's back !!

[topnotch, standup guy]

Originally Posted by Wizzo

NewYork has some crazy gun laws, you can't even shoot yourself without going to jail... Ask Plaxico! LOL

No surprise there.

Any municipality that enacts legislation regulating soft drink sizes can be counted on to have lots of dumb ass laws.
.

[SmutHammer]

Originally Posted by CyberHustler

I thought shooting looters was legal everywhere...

It should be.

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by wehateporn

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...n_2047183.html

"Water that had risen six feet high hadn't completely drained away from the streets of Coney Island in Brooklyn, N.Y., yet looters had already rifled through the remains of vulnerable shops on Mermaid Avenue.

At about 8 a.m. on Tuesday, workers arrived at Mega Aid Pharmacy to find that not only had Hurricane Sandy obliterated the building's interior the night before, but thieves had broken in and gone through more than 10,000 pharmaceutical items. Most of the stolen goods were prescription meds.

"The water went away and these people started walking down the streets and just robbed stores," a frustrated worker at the pharmacy, who wished to remain anonymous, told HuffPost Crime.

He and the pharmacy's manager, 27-year-old Stan Gutkin, looked at their shop in disbelief that afternoon as workers carried out salvageable supplies.

"I don't even know what it's going to take until we're operational," Gutkin said. "This breaks the business. I don't even know where to start."

Their story was just one of many on Mermaid Avenue, one of only a few streets in Coney Island on Tuesday teeming with people -- and officers. Locals said that the police presence in the neighborhood came after looters stole from banks, pharmacies and other shops with valuables.

It's a crime that can almost be expected after a disaster. As Hurricane Irene pummeled the Atlantic Coast last year, looting was so prevalent that truTV put together a security footage slideshow of the crime. Shortly after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was plagued with looting and violent attacks, The New York Times reported.

Solid numbers aren't yet available for New York City crimes connected to the superstorm. The 60th Precinct, which covers Coney Island, was evacuated and subsequently flooded on Monday night. Though several officers couldn't say definitively whether there had been reports of looting or other crimes in the area, many were quick to tell onlookers to go home.

"It's getting dark, and it's real dangerous out here -- that's why there's a cop on every block," one NYPD officer told HuffPost Crime. "You could get your stuff stolen."

Nearby, at a city housing project called Ocean Towers, a fight broke out in front of reporters and cops. Two women threw haymakers at one another as residents -- all still without power -- stared and yelled from their windows. Other people threw unidentified objects from their windows at officers, who swarmed in to break up the fistfight.

Dena Wells, 39, a resident of Ocean Towers, had had enough after watching the melee.

"People are turning on each other -- they're attacking each other," she said, shaking her head. "Even when there's no disaster, this building is disastrous. But after the hurricane, it just got crazy.

"We have to get out of here."

the stores that have the shutter thing value a secure store

[CDSmith]

Humans, I tell you. When a crisis like this hits, many if not most see it as an opportunity to revert to their true form.

Of course the anti-gun nuts out there (Franck, for instance) would be completely screwed in such situations, having willingly disarmed themselves and everyone else around them long ago and would now have themselves and their family members completely at the mercy of the scum of the world in such a situation. Great plan, anti-gun nuts. Great plan indeed.

If people go all mindless like that after a bad storm, or when their team wins the cup, etc, think of the carnage that will go on after a real major breakdown of society. Is anyone watching the series "Revolution", by the way?

[JP-pornshooter]

i bet no one was looting china town...

[Just Alex]

Brathaz gotz to shop somehow? Right?

[AllAboutCams]

If i had to feed my family in a disaster i would loot
But fuck there is no way i would go and take something that is not mine just because its there for the taking
Why don't the police shoot them?

[acrylix]

Originally Posted by wehateporn

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...n_2047183.html

It's a crime that can almost be expected after any disaster in America.

Fixed that for them.

In other countries where thousands are killed in a 9.0 M earthquake, subsequent tsunami, and also facing multiple nuclear meltdowns...they somehow manage to remain calm, share their meager resources, wait in line peacefully for water and gas, and work together to clean up the mess.

[DWB]

Originally Posted by acrylix

Fixed that for them.

In other countries where thousands are killed in a 9.0 M earthquake, subsequent tsunami, and also facing multiple nuclear meltdowns...they somehow manage to remain calm, share their meager resources, wait in line peacefully for water and gas, and work together to clean up the mess.

[Scott McD]

Let's play spot the difference:

[Sly]

Originally Posted by Rochard

Doesn't look like looting to me. Looks like water or wind knocked some stuff off some shelves.

Did the water and wind also sift through the inventory and selectively carry out the prescription drugs?

[Rob]

Originally Posted by Scott McD

Let's play spot the difference:

We chinks are a very organized and civilized people. Unlike the moon crickets with entitlement issues in the U.S.

[SilentKnight]

Originally Posted by Just Alex

Brathaz gotz to shop somehow? Right?

I'm sure they're all really good people - go to church on Sundays...participate in the choir.

The photo is merely evidence they were gathering items to donate to Goodwill and the Salvation Army to help others.

[Captain Kawaii]

Originally Posted by CDSmith

Humans, I tell you. When a crisis like this hits, many if not most see it as an opportunity to revert to their true form.

Of course the anti-gun nuts out there (Franck, for instance) would be completely screwed in such situations, having willingly disarmed themselves and everyone else around them long ago and would now have themselves and their family members completely at the mercy of the scum of the world in such a situation. Great plan, anti-gun nuts. Great plan indeed.

If people go all mindless like that after a bad storm, or when their team wins the cup, etc, think of the carnage that will go on after a real major breakdown of society. Is anyone watching the series "Revolution", by the way?

You can exclude Japanese from that.

The rest of us are savages by comparison. Looters should be shot on site.

[Captain Kawaii]

Originally Posted by acrylix

Fixed that for them.

In other countries where thousands are killed in a 9.0 M earthquake, subsequent tsunami, and also facing multiple nuclear meltdowns...they somehow manage to remain calm, share their meager resources, wait in line peacefully for water and gas, and work together to clean up the mess.

And people ask me why I am applying for Japanese citizenship.

[DudeRick]

Barack Obama does not care about white people!




















Well... Someone was going to say it.

[femdomdestiny]

Originally Posted by topnotch, standup guy

No surprise there.

Any municipality that enacts legislation regulating soft drink sizes can be counted on to have lots of dumb ass laws.
.

So much stupidity in one sentence.Impressive.Someone posted nice photos from Japan. Belive it or not, even poor countries collected money and sent to Japan as a support. But they , don't go around the globe,kill and conquer. How easy is to acuse dead man that he was stealing something.

[Sly]

Originally Posted by femdomdestiny

But they , don't go around the globe,kill and conquer.

I just wanted to point out that they don't, because they did, and it ended very badly for them.

Japan is a very interesting culture. I have much respect for them. But I don't doubt that they would be eager to build up a great military once again as soon as their laws permit.

[femdomdestiny]

that is true. But anyway, last 60 years they didn't invade anyone and they have most restrictive laws about guns possession, very smart ones, I've read some parts.

[baggg]

Originally Posted by Just Alex

Brathaz gotz to shop somehow? Right?

[acrylix]

Originally Posted by Sly

Did the water and wind also sift through the inventory and selectively carry out the prescription drugs?

I lol'd.

Originally Posted by DudeRick

Barack Obama does not care about white people!

Well... Someone was going to say it.

Originally Posted by JP-pornshooter

i bet no one was looting china town...

Maybe they remember what happened when looters showed up in Korea Town (L.A.) back in the day.

[Just Alex]

I find this topic very racist.

[SilentKnight]

Originally Posted by acrylix

That asshat has some serious mental deficiencies.

[helterskelter808]

Originally Posted by Scott McD

Let's play spot the difference:

^^^^ Japanese looting at a warehouse near Sendai Port.

40 theft by taking advantage of the earthquake in Miyagi ... "despicable"

^^^^ Google Translated Japanese page about looters

Damage increased theft of gasoline and food shortages in the affected areas

^^^^ Another translated Japanese page about looters (stealing brand names and money as well as food and essentials), and other crimes, including child molestation in shelters.

It's complete bullshit, and absurd racist stereotyping, to pretend that Japanese people all behave like passive, polite robots in the face of disasters.

[Just Alex]

I still like our looters. They do it before, during and after disaster strikes.

[blackmonsters]

Originally Posted by acrylix

Fixed that for them.

In other countries where thousands are killed in a 9.0 M earthquake, subsequent tsunami, and also facing multiple nuclear meltdowns...they somehow manage to remain calm, share their meager resources, wait in line peacefully for water and gas, and work together to clean up the mess.

I guess people learn a lot after two fucking nukes.


Check out how they handled this disaster : Nanking Massacre

[arock10]

http://betabeat.com/2012/11/less-loo...er-pranksters/

[acrylix]

Originally Posted by helterskelter808

It's complete bullshit, and absurd racist stereotyping

So says a crybaby troll who enjoys making jokes about, and stereotyping an entire nation of 143+ million people:


https://gfy.com/showthread.php?p=19286552#post19286552

Originally Posted by helterskelter808

In Russia kids can't view porn, even though 99% of them star in it.

https://gfy.com/showthread.php?p=19286646#post19286646

Originally Posted by helterskelter808

The difference is the US and other Western countries also provide a massive positive contribution to the internet. What does Russia do, except criminal and shady activities? That applies offline too.

https://gfy.com/showthread.php?p=19286759#post19286759

Originally Posted by helterskelter808

I'm guessing by your failure to give a single example of anything positive to come from Russia, that nothing exists. Thanks. That's what I thought.

https://gfy.com/showthread.php?p=19286528#post19286528

Originally Posted by helterskelter808

Yeah, I was hoping the subject of this thread meant the civilized world had finally done the right thing and blacklisted Russia. If we can't nuke the mafia state forward to the stone age, the least we can do is shut it down online.

Cry me a river with your moans of "absurd racist stereotyping."

[DudeRick]

[AllAboutCams]

Originally Posted by acrylix

I lol'd.





Maybe they remember what happened when looters showed up in Korea Town (L.A.) back in the day.

that's what should happen

[brassmonkey]

Originally Posted by Rob

We chinks are a very organized and civilized people. Unlike the moon crickets with entitlement issues in the U.S.

wonder if the red shirts would say that

[epitome]

Whoever got the narc safe at Mega Aid is too high to care right now.

[Relentless]

Anyone who thinks residents of Brooklyn do not have guns, or are not willing to shoot looters on sight... Has never been to Brooklyn.

The 'looting' was done by an organized group with trucks and prior planning, going pharmacy to pharmacy stealing every prescription bottle in the stores. This wasn't asshats grabbing a free Television, this was a much bigger opperation. One most residents would not shoot at, and one very likely better armed than the local Texas shotgun brigades.

Probably a 7 or 8 figure heist when the dust settles and likely some kind of Vin Diesel movie in a year or two...

[Vapid - BANNED FOR LIFE]

Originally Posted by Rochard

Doesn't look like looting to me. Looks like water or wind knocked some stuff off some shelves.

The black people get blamed for the weather.

[sandman!]

soooooo??

[Captain Kawaii]

Originally Posted by helterskelter808

^^^^ Japanese looting at a warehouse near Sendai Port.

40 theft by taking advantage of the earthquake in Miyagi ... "despicable"

^^^^ Google Translated Japanese page about looters

Damage increased theft of gasoline and food shortages in the affected areas

^^^^ Another translated Japanese page about looters (stealing brand names and money as well as food and essentials), and other crimes, including child molestation in shelters.

It's complete bullshit, and absurd racist stereotyping, to pretend that Japanese people all behave like passive, polite robots in the face of disasters.

Its also stupid for dimwits to believe reports made by Zainichi.

[Captain Kawaii]

Originally Posted by blackmonsters

I guess people learn a lot after two fucking nukes.


Check out how they handled this disaster : Nanking Massacre

So you have a degree in google image collection. Japanese have offered many many times to do co-research about the facts and history of Nanking. Chinese ALWAYS refuse. They know they have bilked numbers and killed more of their own people than any outside force. period.

[xXXtesy10]

Originally Posted by topnotch, standup guy

In a perfect world, shooting looters on sight would not only be legal.. it would be encouraged.

.

It is already legal in some states

[xXXtesy10]

[helterskelter808]

Originally Posted by acrylix

[list of posts snipped]

I appreciate the time you spent laboriously copying and pasting my excellent remarks, but while you may have trouble remembering what you said a few days ago, I don't. Do you have an answer to the question of what positive thing has Russia contributed to the Internet?

Cry me a river with your moans of "absurd racist stereotyping."

Sorry to ruin your little tantrum with facts, but Russians are not a different race to me, or in fact most people posting here. Aside from that, thanks for letting me know how massively butthurt you are at those posts, even days later. Good to know I didn't waste my time.

Originally Posted by Captain Kawaii

Its also stupid for dimwits to believe reports made by Zainichi.

If what I posted is wrong, then it should be easy for you to prove it. Right, Zainichi?

[Tofu]

Originally Posted by Relentless

Anyone who thinks residents of Brooklyn do not have guns, or are not willing to shoot looters on sight... Has never been to Brooklyn.

The 'looting' was done by an organized group with trucks and prior planning, going pharmacy to pharmacy stealing every prescription bottle in the stores. This wasn't asshats grabbing a free Television, this was a much bigger opperation. One most residents would not shoot at, and one very likely better armed than the local Texas shotgun brigades.

Probably a 7 or 8 figure heist when the dust settles and likely some kind of Vin Diesel movie in a year or two...

[acrylix]

Originally Posted by SilentKnight

That asshat has some serious mental deficiencies.