[So is this:] When people are pushed to a certain limit, ... they will start coming up with novel and extreme solutions to their plight.

I think that part of the solution will come simply with time, because time does heal.

That [expensive gasoline] becomes another source of frustration when people already faced with hardships feel like they're being exploited.

It's important for people not affected to be as much a source of comfort and support as possible.

Anytime there is frustration, it lights a fuse for anger.

People will have to go to extreme measures to get an Xbox 360.