Katrina Photos and Video Show Police Looting Wal-Mart
Katrina Photos and Video Show Police Looting Wal-Mart
By Cris Bergman
Sep 3, 2005
At least two police officers in a Louisiana Wal-Mart were caught by an
NBC news crew apparently stealing several items from the store. The
news crew shows several different people grabbing different items from
the store and the reporter notes that the police say that it is okay
to steal.
"And we actually saw the police," veteran NBC reporter Martin Savidge
says. "They're in aisle three."
The camera crew then catches two uniformed female police officers
pushing a cart full of loot while perusing the store.
"Hi--what are you doing here," a person off camera asks one female
police officer. "I'm doing my job," the officer says. "What taking
shoes?" the reporter asks.
"No--looking for looters."
The officer then implies a threat to the reporter and his crew, and
walks away. The video then shows the other officer pushing the
shopping cart casually through the store.
Savidge wraps up the segment by saying that you can only laugh, even
though stealing is "grossly against the law."
"When you have the police in there looting, that is a problem,"
Savidge concludes.
The video first aired on MSNBC on Tuesday night.
The video is here or here.
http://www.filecabi.net/v/file/hurri...olice-loot/wmv
http://nbc5i.feedroom.com/iframeset.jsp?ord=520841
The photo slide show is here.
http://www.nbc5i.com/slideshow/news/...?qs=;s=1;p=new...
One note: Some outlets have identified the uniformed officers as
"security guards." But the reporter on the scene clearly calls them
"police."
--Cris Bergman
http://www.nationalledger.com/artman..._2726557.shtml
