Quote of the Day

During natural disasters, "looting" is quite often, "People getting what they need to survive from closed stores."

—Atrios, on the Buffalo Police deciding to pull officers off rescue duty in order to pursue people breaking into stores

It makes me want to quote what might have been Kanye West's last not-insane public statement, "If you see a black family, it says they're looting; see a white family, it says they're looking for food," referring to the media coverage of the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

I guarantee that the cops will focus their efforts in black and brown neighborhoods.

Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said the department has had to divert resources away from recovery missions because the crime that is occurring cannot be ignored. https://t.co/NYb2wI2TJT

— 7 News WKBW (@WKBW) December 27, 2022