Finding vs. Looting I noticed an interesting discrepancy in the AP yesterday amidst the wash of post Katrina photos. White people "find", while black people "loot". The economics of class/race and natural disasters at work.


The text accompanying this image from the AP reads: Two residents wade through chest-deep water after finding bread and soda from a local grocery store after Hurricane Katrina came through the area in New Orleans, Louisiana.(AFP/Getty Images/Chris Graythen)













Contrast that with the following:

The accompnying text for this image reads as follows: A young man walks through chest deep flood water after looting a grocery store in New Orleans on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. Flood waters continue to rise in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina did extensive damage when it made  ¶ 9:43 AM