Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Looters Give Up Stolen Goods in Chile
By Sam
April 15, 2010
The earthquake in Chile was devastating and many people lost cherished items. The people who didn't lose items in the quake lost them to looters after the Chile earthquake. The article I learned this from is titled Looters Give Up Stolen Goods in Chile by Eva Vergara, it was written on March 8, 2010. Shortly after the Chile quake, looters made their rounds and came out on top with more than $2 million worth of goods. Community workers were already overwhelmed and could do nothing to stop the looters. By the time soldiers came to the scene mostly everything was under control, due to the help of spies (who were just helping citizens) to locate the looters. Police officers collected all of the stolen goods, which took truck loads to get. Looters will face severe consequences; two to five years in prison. The loss to some people was doubled, not only did they lose items in the quake but also to looters.
Following the quake, looters in Chile had stolen $2 million dollars of goods. It took an astonishing thirty-five truck loads to recover all the goods. More than 950 items were returned, from stoves to toys and refrigerators to bikes. The thousands of quake survivors participated in the looting, from little children to grandmothers. After being caught, looters would face two to five years in prison. However, Police officers asked and found out, 85% of Chileans want the looters prosecuted instead.
Looters in Chile stole hundreds of items following the quake. I understand why people would loot in Chile, to get back items they lost in the quake. I do feel sorry for the people who lost items in the quake, but it is still uncalled for to steal. Especially from people who can't do anything to stop the looting. The reason is clear why people in Chile were stealing, but it is not right, and people should face the consequences.
Hundreds of items in Chile were stolen from Chilean survivors, a surprising 35 truckloads to collect all the goods. This is very surprising to me because a little over 950 items were stolen. Not just toys and bikes and stuff like that, but stoves, refrigerators and televisions too! Tons of items were stolen and it took so long to recover them, which was time that could be used to look for trapped citizens.
Looters in Chile are a big issue, and not needed on top of the recent quake. Between looking for lost citizens and helping to make people safe, police officers cannot control looters at the same time. Looters in Chile are one more thing added onto the list of problems in Chile, one more problem that doesn't need to be dealt with.
Looters Give Up Stolen Goods in Chile
April 15, 2010
The earthquake in Chile was devastating and many people lost cherished items. The people who didn't lose items in the quake lost them to looters after the Chile earthquake. The article I learned this from is titled Looters Give Up Stolen Goods in Chile by Eva Vergara, it was written on March 8, 2010. Shortly after the Chile quake, looters made their rounds and came out on top with more than $2 million worth of goods. Community workers were already overwhelmed and could do nothing to stop the looters. By the time soldiers came to the scene mostly everything was under control, due to the help of spies (who were just helping citizens) to locate the looters. Police officers collected all of the stolen goods, which took truck loads to get. Looters will face severe consequences; two to five years in prison. The loss to some people was doubled, not only did they lose items in the quake but also to looters.
Following the quake, looters in Chile had stolen $2 million dollars of goods. It took an astonishing thirty-five truck loads to recover all the goods. More than 950 items were returned, from stoves to toys and refrigerators to bikes. The thousands of quake survivors participated in the looting, from little children to grandmothers. After being caught, looters would face two to five years in prison. However, Police officers asked and found out, 85% of Chileans want the looters prosecuted instead.
Looters in Chile stole hundreds of items following the quake. I understand why people would loot in Chile, to get back items they lost in the quake. I do feel sorry for the people who lost items in the quake, but it is still uncalled for to steal. Especially from people who can't do anything to stop the looting. The reason is clear why people in Chile were stealing, but it is not right, and people should face the consequences.
Hundreds of items in Chile were stolen from Chilean survivors, a surprising 35 truckloads to collect all the goods. This is very surprising to me because a little over 950 items were stolen. Not just toys and bikes and stuff like that, but stoves, refrigerators and televisions too! Tons of items were stolen and it took so long to recover them, which was time that could be used to look for trapped citizens.
Looters in Chile are a big issue, and not needed on top of the recent quake. Between looking for lost citizens and helping to make people safe, police officers cannot control looters at the same time. Looters in Chile are one more thing added onto the list of problems in Chile, one more problem that doesn't need to be dealt with.
Looters Give Up Stolen Goods in Chile
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