If I'm in the middle of nowhere then I may often hang around to rp or whatever after a kill, this is a good time to corpseguard.

If I'm on the middle of the Eastern road/Galadon/Hamsah. Unless I'm an assassin or a form with danger sense, I doubt I would. That shit'll get you killed, especially if already wounded which sucks, because these areas are the ones that lowbie looters are most likely to frequent.

If it's a cabal, I might hang around if it's an enemy I respect. Conversely, I might just grab the stuff and drag it all inside if I think there's a chance an enemy might show up, which there almost is.