THE HAZARDS OF LOOTING

A group of New Orleans looters made a basic mistake:

"Some looters came up and pulled a gun on the wrong group of men," said Mr. Harris, adding that he did not fire a gun. He declined to say who else was involved in the battle.

"Two men were shot right there," Mr. Harris said, pointing down the street as he watered his rosebushes. "One was shot in the back, the other in the leg, and the third I was told made it a block and a half before he died in the street. I did not go down to see the body."

Cost effective and no messy Miranda rights violations.