Yeah man.

let them clean the bottom of the river up , with no life jacket on

Don't know about the Brisbane ones, but in past flood events not all the looting has been from shops. Many people in Rockhampton refused to leave their homes for fear of looters, based on past experience in towns like that. Emerald is similar, people have looted homes there in the past.

Some retailers can't get insurance because they are in such a high flood risk area, and in other cases if they can then the insurance (same as for private individuals) is often only for flash floods from rain falling in that location, as some companies will not insure some properties against rising rivers that bring water in from elsewhere.

On the news earlier a girl who'd been evacuated to the RNA, put her bag down to pick up some clothes from the piles on offer and some sleaze made off with the bag. I don't care who takes stuff off who - stealing is stealing and they want the book thrown at them, hopefully whilst it's in a lead box. There's no justification for it and it makes me bloody angry to hear people spout crap about it doesn't matter if it's done to retailers. Retailers are people too.

Totally agree! Stealing is stealing, there is no justification in this day and age.

spot on

If any low life wants to steal anything from anyone, they need to get a taste of their own medicine. I'd really, really love to see how scum would feel if someone took their hard earned things when in their darkest hour of need.

Whether some poor buggar has lost their house or their livelihood, no low life scum has the right to go into their home or their business to take what isn't theirs.

End of.

Low lifes

I'd be willing to bet there'll be alot more claims than incidents of looting, you're right retailers are people too, so some are gonna give in to temptation to make a buck out of this, they need hangin with the looters!

How about the bloke who was arrested last night for sexual assault in one of the evacuation centres!! FFS!!

can you imagine if the get time for it
what are you in for?


bend over laddie

I was just reading that on the ABC website, sometimes I despair at humanity and at how low some scum can get.

I think that anyone that thinks it is acceptable in a disaster situation to steal from shops is really showing their true colours - thieving bastards. Taking the opportunity in a major disaster zone to steal because they can get their hands on electrical items for 'free', is shit.

Pinching a loaf of bread because you have no access to food or because aid cant get through is one thing, but going looting through the shops is another entirely. As I said, true colours coming out there and honestly, what kind of wankwipe thinks that is acceptable?

They do not deserve help, let the bastards fend for themselves because they should be working together as a team for their State and there certainly is no 'I' in 'team'.

Rebel Sport in the CBD was looted last night.

All that's left are Australian Cricket shirts.

Balls























...and perhaps the occasional bat.

I wont tell if you dont ok?

hate to disagree pp () but stealing a loaf of bread because you have no access to food isn't one thing... Imagine a queue of 300 hungry people and a sack of rice has just been delievered to a feeding station in a disaster area... It happens in developing countries all the time.... Everyone can have a cup of rice that will keep them alive for another 24 hours... But some bugger steals 2 cups, this means one person less gets their cup of rice and dies... tantamount to murder!

In times of disaster it is MORE important to keep law and order and maintain a high degree of civilised behaviour.....