I tune into Neil Boortz for a few minutes this morning, and listen to him talk about looting. Boortz says he hears rumors of something going on in Florida. These rumors, by Boortz’s own admission, haven’t been confirmed by any news media reports, but they “make sense.” So like any responsible person would, he passes along the story that people have traveled to Naples, Florida, specifically so they can loot after the hurricane.
Quite a problem, or at least quite a rumor of a problem. The solution? Boortz advocates that anytime a region is declared a disaster area, the laws should be loosened allowing people to use deadly force not only when their life is in danger, but also when they feel property is threatened. Trespassing, on its face, is enough to trigger a reasonable suspicion of threat to property. So if you see a trespasser, you can shoot him or her, no questions asked.
Not only that, but Boortz wished aloud that sometime during this hurricane, he would hear of a looter being killed.
So now property is worth more than human life. It’s so refreshing to hear talk radio promoting moral values, isn’t it?