While I was living there in 1975, Omaha got hit by a very destructive tornado. Within minutes after a particular neighborhood was damaged, police officials announced that looting was taking place, although a local radio station news director – who was on his way home in that same neighborhood – reported people going from house to house asking if anyone was inside who needed help. We see what we expect to see. Oh, yes, one person was arrested for looting: a police sergeant had reportedly taken a good deal of copper pipe from damaged homes, apparently to sell for scrap … Continue reading Re: Police Looting