A new level of scummy (and no, it's not Bush)

[docwebster]

They were doing a report on Good Morning America today about people passing themselves off as hurricane survivors so they could get handouts. I didn't catch the end of the report, but I bet it'll end up being a 20/20 segment. Anyway, not only does this take away from the real survivors, it aspires to a level of pure scum that's so far beyond the pale it aspires almost to genius.

Comments

[nsingman.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you've heard about the Louis Vuitton handbags and the Houston strip clubs.

There will always be people willing to exploit what insurers delicately label a "moral hazard."

[auryn29a.livejournal.com]

Is it scummy or is it opportunism? If it's someone who hasn't eaten in three days does it matter if they're homeless by natural disaster, mental illness, or something else?

I haven't seen the show so I don't know what kinds of people were doing this. I'm just theorizing.