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Dear Mr. Cantore,
My family and I are big fans of yours. We've watched you cover hurricane after hurricane, and my kids never miss "Storm Stories" if they can avoid it. But I think we disagree on some crucial terms in the wake of Katrina.
People rummaging through casinos in Biloxi looking for money from the slot machines is looting. People walking away with computers and other electronics is looting.
People stranded in New Orleans, who are fighting floodwaters, who have no potable water and no power and may be stuck in a city eighty per cent under water for days and where there is no way to buy the most basic of supplies, walking into a mini-mart and leaving with drinks, food, medical supplies and diapers is not looting -- it's survival.
My family and I are big fans of yours. We've watched you cover hurricane after hurricane, and my kids never miss "Storm Stories" if they can avoid it. But I think we disagree on some crucial terms in the wake of Katrina.
People rummaging through casinos in Biloxi looking for money from the slot machines is looting. People walking away with computers and other electronics is looting.
People stranded in New Orleans, who are fighting floodwaters, who have no potable water and no power and may be stuck in a city eighty per cent under water for days and where there is no way to buy the most basic of supplies, walking into a mini-mart and leaving with drinks, food, medical supplies and diapers is not looting -- it's survival.
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