to shoot! or not to shoot!

[denton]

I think the governing issue is whether riot and looting threaten people's lives. If they do, I have no problem whatever with shooting looters. In this case, I think the whole town will be forcibly evacuated, leaving no one to be threatened.

I can imagine a complete, forcible shut-down of everything but authorized relief and reconstruction efforts. Anybody else on the street may be subject to arrest.