Angels and Demons

A lot of the focus of news coverage for the last couple of days has been on looting - graphic clips on television have shown images of men smashing windows and running off with televisions.

Of course, the television cameras are only showing what is before them. And while looting is real, bad news sells. The cable channels feel that "Escape from New Orleans" (starring Kurt Russell) is their best angle perhaps.

Don't let it fool you. Most people are decent folks. When I opened the paper this morning, the story that touched me most is this sad and heartrending one - an elderly and infirm woman and her selfless caregiver desperately trying to save her.

When order and structure collapse around us, it may bring out the worst in some of us. But I really believe it brings out the best in many more.