Following the Los Angeles riots, a man wrote the Los Angeles Times and related his encounter with a panhandler wearing and oversized suit and a pair of Reeboks so new the price tags were still on them: "I asked him, 'Did you spend all your money on your new suit and shoes?' With a smile he said, 'No, I'm a looter, and I got this new suit and shoes looting.' I then asked, 'what do you think of the Rodney King situation?' He looked at me questioningly and said, 'I don't follow sports anymore.' "

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