Anyone remember these photos from after Hurricane Katrina?

[LynneSin]

10 years later nothing has changed. In this country non-whites are still guilty until proven innocent.

[arcane1]

1. What is funny about that photo: I made it, and I have no idea how it managed to spread!

I made it in MS Paint (hence the poor-quality circles around the text) out of two separate photos, and posted it on an old social media site that was comprised of mostly Bay Area people. Nobody ever commented on it or anything. Fast-forward to 2014, and this is the 2nd time I've seen it on DU.

Small world indeed!!

[LynneSin]

3. Great photos and perfect example of the racial inequality in this country.

Sometimes the best photoshops are the simplest ones.

[IronLionZion]

7. Kanye West spoke about it, and it made the Daily Show

back during Katrina time. Good work

[arcane1]

8. Really??? How cool is that??

[Cali_Democrat]

9. Thanks! You did a great thing!!

Well done!

[SummerSnow]

2. Nothing is new under the sun...welcome to the Divided States of America

[Uncle Joe]

4. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, LynneSin.

[Baitball Blogger]

5. There's "looting" and then there's "looting."

In case of a national emergency it's not looting in my book if people have to collect food and supplies in order to survive.

However, I was having a discussion last night with someone who felt that looting was an acceptable practice in order to bring on a desired result, like demanding the arrest of the man who killed Michael Brown. I felt it would have limited effect and the reason I feel that way is because the most effective manner to draw attention to a cause is a selfless act. That's why the immolation of Buddhist priest attracts the most attention. And why marching in large numbers demands attention. But looting is not a selfless act.

[LynneSin]

12. This wasn't about the looting in Ferguson

This is about how 'crime' is regarded when it comes to whites and non-whites.

[Baitball Blogger]

13. Yes, that's how I read it.

I just expanded on a thought that was looking for a place to land.

[arcane1]

14. Ha! That's a perfect way to describe many of my thoughts.

They seldom land, but oh how they can glide!

[Roy Rolling]

6. Remember it?

I lived through it. It was hard to watch and electricity and time online were a luxury. I slept in fear of roving gangs with no police to call. Race for us wasn't an issue, it was anarchy and martial law. But, of course, racial bias in the media continued unabated...nice graphic, arcane1.

[KittyWampus]

10. LOL! Talk about racist… you assume the bottom photo is two whites. Woman looks like a good friend

of mine from high school who is BLACK.

Some serious assumptions going on.

[Strelnikov_]

11. One exception. The NON-RICH are still guilty until proven innocent n/t