Go Away Katrina!
Aug 30th, 2005 | 05:55 PM
#102
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IF I were crazy enough to stay in such a place I would take food and water to feed my family. And would pay it back when the time came to so so.
Beyond that, they are the lowest of the low...
A man from a center for Public Health and the Impact of Hurricanes was on cnn just a few minutes ago. He said it will take "years and years" to rebuild NOLA. He suggested that there would be tent cities in the area for a long time. Also, it is the height of mosquito season and there is the possibility of many diseases, including West Nile Virus. And I just caught the last minute or so of his interview.
So very sad, and very frightening. I too will donate to the Red Cross tonight.
Beyond that, they are the lowest of the low...
A man from a center for Public Health and the Impact of Hurricanes was on cnn just a few minutes ago. He said it will take "years and years" to rebuild NOLA. He suggested that there would be tent cities in the area for a long time. Also, it is the height of mosquito season and there is the possibility of many diseases, including West Nile Virus. And I just caught the last minute or so of his interview.
So very sad, and very frightening. I too will donate to the Red Cross tonight.
Aug 30th, 2005 | 05:55 PM
#103
Joined: Sep 2004
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Looting is a mob behavior that is a well documented phenomenon, occurring amongst people who have no internal controls of their own and in the absence of external control. They are the dangerous, adult-size equivalents of two-year-olds.
During our years in Florida we often heard of "die-hards" who insisted on "riding it out" in their homes during dangerous hurricanes. As others on this thread have noted, this puts the lives of emergency personnel at risk. My friend who lives on the Gulf told me last year that the police went up and down her street during a mandatory evacuation with a recorded statement issuing from the squad car speaker that said, in effect, "you're on your own if you stay. We will not risk others' lives to rescue you." But even that was not 100% effective in convincing everyone. I guess the "die-hards" are eventually eliminated from the gene pool.
During our years in Florida we often heard of "die-hards" who insisted on "riding it out" in their homes during dangerous hurricanes. As others on this thread have noted, this puts the lives of emergency personnel at risk. My friend who lives on the Gulf told me last year that the police went up and down her street during a mandatory evacuation with a recorded statement issuing from the squad car speaker that said, in effect, "you're on your own if you stay. We will not risk others' lives to rescue you." But even that was not 100% effective in convincing everyone. I guess the "die-hards" are eventually eliminated from the gene pool.
