A Change of Mind

Here's something you'll almost never see a liberal do. Based on changing facts and situations, I've changed my mind. Yesterday, I was saying just let the looters go and concentrate on rescuing people. Who cares if some idiot is stealing sneakers in a dead city? And if they need food and water, that's understandable. But I didn't count on the viciousness of the criminal element in one of the country's most crime-ridden cities. Now, they're not just stealing essential stuff and stupid stuff, they're breaking into gun shops and arming themselves to the teeth. They are pulling people out of their cars and stealing trucks so they can haul off their booty. They are brazenly shooting it out with police. The entire city is looking like something out of a post-apocalyptic science fiction movie. The mayor has declared martial law and told the police to abandon search and recovery operations and go after the looters. People will die while police are running down these scum. I'm waiting to hear word from the ACLU on how they will sue anyone who shoots a looter on sight. Maybe today. Also expect outrage from the race-baiters. If those shot are not equally black and white, there will be hell to pay. I can just see someone with a clipboard and a clicker saying, "No, you have your quota of blacks, the next one has to be white. And you can still bag three mulattoes. Hmmm, where are the Asians?" I now believe that anyone seen with a gun should be told once to surrender and then should be shot down. But that won't happen. It is not easy for a law-abiding American to shoot down another human. This isn't China or Vietnam or North Korea, where hundreds of non-violent crimes are punished with a bullet to the back of the head. After World War II, it was discovered that at least a third of our troops never shot at the enemy. They would shoot to miss or not shoot at all. That's why our military and police use torso targets today instead of bull's eye targets. They are taught not only to shoot, but to kill. I don't think the criminal element in New Orleans will start to fear authority until the National Guard gets in there. They are trained to kill the enemy, not to read them their rights. Then it will be up to our politicians to see if they have the guts to do what needs to be done. What's a few more bodies floating down the street?