Down But Not Out

To me, if one takes something knowing it belongs to someone else, it's stealing.
Sometimes it may not be so in a legal sense, but it is in a moral sense.
 
RE: Hurricane finds.
Judge in Louisiana ruled that a boat found way out in the swamp still belongs to the registered owner.
 
Simple thievery. Another example of being entitled to what someone else worked for.
 
Hard to say how much original liquor was in the thing but they indicate they quickly ran out.. so probably not that much, if an owner came forward I am sure they would reimburse them for cost at least... I think it was funny all around and the reaction to it was a little extreme, throw a wood stove in the thing and keep some otherwise cold people warm and dry... in both senses of the word.
Reminds of those folks in Ireland last year that got snowed into a bar, anyone remember that one?
 
Compare that behavior with the Japanese. After the tsunami people turned in money they found to the cops.
 
Actually, the local Health Dept probably would have seized the booze and destroyed it. I saw that happen after a minor fire at a licquor store one time. Still, the residents probably should not have helped themselves to it but never having been in the situation they in are I will not judge them.
 
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Originally posted by pdecat

Compare that behavior with the Japanese. After the tsunami people turned in money they found to the cops.

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Completely different culture with values and mores contra to the I am owed society we have become.
 
The folks at Gateway marina where the bar came from probably would have joined in the party!
 
Lighten up people...Sounds like the best of a bad situation. The cloud with a silver lining.
 
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