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I came across this story over on survival blog. It got me to thinking. This guy, ex military, was standing on the corner in his neighborhood, rifle in hand, after a natural disaster, detering looters. A deputy came along eventually, and in the words of the author*, told him, "shoot the next looters you see."
Apparently, he didn't see any, but what if he did? And what if he shot them? He was acting on verbal orders from a LEO, issued during a state of emergency, so what would the legal ramifications have been? That just blows my mind. I really don't think the deputy thought through what could actually happen to this guy if he took his advice.
*Assuming a correct account, etc, etc.
Apparently, he didn't see any, but what if he did? And what if he shot them? He was acting on verbal orders from a LEO, issued during a state of emergency, so what would the legal ramifications have been? That just blows my mind. I really don't think the deputy thought through what could actually happen to this guy if he took his advice.
*Assuming a correct account, etc, etc.
I was able to prevent looting on my dead end street during Hurricane Rita solely because I had a rifle and was preparing to employ it when the looters made haste. I stood on my corner for an hour and a half before a deputy came along (no phones-cell or land line). He instructed me to shoot the next looters I saw. I need to add here that prepping for Rita was last minute and only authorized access to five neighboring homes to clean out their refrigerators made my home easily livable. I had a generator and 150 gallons of gas-it was used up in one and half weeks. I did not use it sparingly as the end was always in sight. Now that I have found this site, read "Patriots", "One Second After" and a few others and I am moving my family in a fully prepped state. I would also remind everyone that it is the little things that kill you (army aviation experience). So make sure you have the minor things as well: paper clips, screws, Scotch Brite pads, etc. Without these the long-term will become exponentially more difficult and time consuming.