[quote=flu]Have you folks also noticed how civilized Japan is? I mean, no looting, no stealing, etc??? Gee, I wonder what would happen if this happened in downtown L.A……[/quote]

Largely a myth… besides, what is there to loot? Have you seen the pictures? Utter devastation. Nothing much to loot besides rubble. Good roundup here:

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2011/03/why-no-looting-in-japan-ctd.html
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2011/03/why-no-looting-in-japan-ctd-1.html
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2011/03/why-no-looting-in-japan-ctd-2.html
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2011/03/why-no-looting-in-japan-ctd-3.html