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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › LootingLooting - Wikipedia

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   Looting is the act of stealing, or the taking of goods by force, typically in the midst of a military, political, or other social crisis, such as war, natural disasters (where law and civil enforcement are temporarily ineffective), or rioting.

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     Looting; Internet activism; Resulted in: Widespread looting...

   • Archaeological looting

     Archaeological looting is the illicit removal of artifacts...

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   Looting (also known as sacking, plundering, despoiling, despoliation, and pillaging) is to steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence. It may involve forcible robbery, but is not the same as robbery. Looting can result to damage of property and it is considered to be illegal and unethical.

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   What does 'looting' mean?

   • The term "looting" is also sometimes used to refer to antiquities being removed from countries by unauthorized people, either domestic people breaking the law seeking monetary gain or foreign nations, which are usually more interested in prestige or previously, "scientific discovery".

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   What is archaeological looting?

   • Archaeological looting is the illicit removal of artifacts from an archaeological site. Such looting is the major source of artifacts for the antiquities market. Looting typically involves either the illegal exportation of artifacts from their country of origin or the domestic distribution of looted goods.

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   Is looting a crime?

   • Looting (also known as sacking, plundering, despoiling, despoliation, and pillaging) is to steal, especially as part of war, riot or other group violence. It may involve forcible robbery, but is not the same as robbery. Looting can result to damage of property and it is considered to be illegal and unethical This short article can be made longer.

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   What is the history of looting?

   • “One of the earliest forms of American looting is runaway slaves,” Terry told the HPR. “You are literally stealing your own person and transforming yourself from property into a fuller sense of personhood. In that historical continuum, looting constitutes an important repertoire of actions in the struggle.”

   A People’s History of Looting - Harvard Political Review

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4. www.theatlantic.com › ideas › archiveThere Is No Defense of Looting - The Atlantic

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   Sep 2, 2020 · September 2, 2020. Last week, NPR’s Code Switch published an interview with Vicky Osterweil, the author of In Defense of Looting: A Riotous History of Uncivil Action. NPR summarizes the book as...

5. www.npr.org › sections › codeswitchOne Author's Controversial View: 'In Defense Of Looting' - NPR

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   Riots are a space in which a mass of people has produced a situation in which the general laws that govern society no longer function, and people can act in different ways in the street and in...

6. harvardpolitics.com › a-peoples-history-of-lootingA People’s History of Looting - Harvard Political Review

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   Aug 11, 2020 · United States. A People’s History of Looting. By. August 11, 2020. On May 29, in response to escalating protests in the aftermath of George Floyd’s murder, President Trump tweeted, “When the looting starts, the shooting starts.”