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Thread #84217   Message #1557061
Posted By: GUEST,Jon
05-Sep-05 - 08:27 PM
Thread Name: BS: Black looters, white finders
Subject: RE: BS: Black looters, white finders
McGrath. it's not impossible that you are right but I still think the odds are against you and I suspect the more unusual description in this instance was "finding". (Which as far as I can see is supported by the fact the "Finding" photo has been removed).

I'd bet most journalists would call that activity looting regardless of colour of skin. From the other side, there is no guarantee that the journalist who described the activity as finding not doing the same had the photo (s)he had been of a balck person.

I find it dangerous to draw such conculsions you do on such thin evidence.