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Originally Posted by DaddyHalbucks
"No looting" is an absolute. It means 0. I don't think anyone believes that literally no one took advantage of the recent disaster.
A few exceptional cases prove.. nothing.
Real life is more nuanced than that.
The real question is: why was there such rampant looting during Hurricane Katrina, and why are the masses of Japanese much more restrained and honorable?
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many people have taken the no looting thing as an absolute.
katrina: most all the law-abiding people cleared out prior to katrina, leaving the criminals to roam free. at least that's the most common explanation i have come across.
japan: the people stayed, they did not evacuate, since there was little warning. and the police were stationed around to quell illegal activity after the earthquake/tsunami. and they wanted to save face.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_%2...cal_concept%29