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White People Don't Loot

Two news photos with captions:

Black person looting
A young man walks through chest deep flood water after looting a grocery store in New Orleans on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. Flood waters continue to rise in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina did extensive damage when it made landfall on Monday. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

White person looting
Two residents wade through chest-deep water after finding bread and soda from a local grocery store after Hurricane Katrina came through the area in New Orleans, Louisiana. (AFP/Getty Images/Chris Graythen)

Notice anything? Watch the conservative press start yapping about personal responsibility and how these "criminals" don't deserve our help. Forget about their backgrounds and why they weren't able to leave the city in the first place. It's obvious from the pictures that they don't need our help. After all, what kind of disgusting person steals food at a time like this?

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