when lawmakers warn looters they will be arrested, its like warning people who leave work without an umbrella that they could get wet. the risk is usually accepted by the mindset. in a just world, when people take advantage of a horrible situation - punishment must be far worse than if they had committed the crime in a non-crisis. the horrible situation dictates that the justice be swift and complete. theres no time for arrests. the warning needs to be: we see you looting, we will shoot you. we'll be back to pick you up later.