Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribunes asks, why do looters get shot at, while "price gougers"--whose who jacked up gas prices, tossed refugees out of hotel rooms or raised prices on them to increase profits illegally, or offer $14,000 tree removal services-get off scot-free?

He wrote:

The real looters are the jerks who sit in the comfort of their clean, dry homes, who have no uncertainty about shelter or their next meal, and think up ways to prey on the victims.