Looters are arming themselves to battle the cops....LOL

On New Orleans' (search) Canal Street, dozens of looters ripped open the
steel gates on clothing and jewelry stores and grabbed merchandise. The
looting prompted authorities to send more than 70 additional officers and an
armed personnel carrier into the city. One police officer was shot in the
head by a looter but was expected to recover, authorities said. Blanco said
she will ask President Bush for military troops to help keep looting under
control.

A giant new Wal-Mart in New Orleans was looted, and the entire gun
collection was taken, The Times-Picayune reported. "There are gangs of armed
men in the city moving around the city," said Ebbert, the city's homeland
security chief. Also, looters tried to break into Children's Hospital, the
governor's office said.

'It Was Complete Chaos'

In Biloxi, Miss., people picked through casino slot machines for coins and
ransacked other businesses. In some cases, the looting was in full view of
police and National Guardsmen.