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Originally Posted by sperry
So you're saying that shooting at a rescue helicopter is the preferred way to make this situation better? How about raping girls that need to use the bathroom at the superdome?
I'm pretty sure that 40 or so ablebodied men should be able to protect a little girl that needs to piss. So instead of sitting on the ground demanding help, they could attempt to provide some security from the crackheads that are trying to rape the women.
Further to the point, people are dying and being left where the fell. It's a dirty job but the bodies could be moved. Same goes with the bathroom situation. If the toilets don't work, designate somewhere else to use instead of crapping where you stand.
But all that would take some leadership and teamwork. Something I see little of in New Orleans. In fact, the most organized people seem to be the looters, murders and rapists. At least they're working together to create mayhem. 
Frankly, if I were there in that hell hole, I'd do whatever it takes to get the fuck out. One it was clear there was no plan, the last place I'd go is downtown or to the evacuation points. A backpack full of looted food and a pair of walking shoes and I start marching. Preferably with several people I can trust and a rifle or two. I walk until I reach civilized people that haven't totally lost their minds.
The last thing I do is sit on my ass and demand help from people that clearly can't help me, then bitch and moan "they's treatin us like animals!". If you feel like a caged animal, remember, no one forced you to rely on the government. I'm not saying that the goverenment didn't totally drop the ball, I just know that if it looks like the people that are supposed to take care of me can't, I look for alternative means to survive.
So, maybe I am cavalier about the situation... I've never been a witness to the end of the world before... I don't really know how I'd act. 'Course I would have evacuated before the storm. And I know a lot of those people are too poor to afford to leave, and the government really should have had them in busses Sunday night and outta there, or even on Monday after the storm and before the levees broke. It's just that I see a lot of ablebodied men and women on the news lamenting about how fucked they are instead of helping themselves and protecting those that can't protect themselves. |
Right because everyone is shooting and helicopters and raping people. Just a bunch of savages left right? There are 20,000 + people there, do you have any concept of how many people that is? That's more people than the town I grew up in, in a much smaller space. You have no food and no water (loot that's a good one, you think everyone is starving when the grocery store across the street is full?) and you are gonna wander around a massive crowd of people in the heat like some badass and be a security guard? You make me laugh.
No wait that's what you want them to do. You are gonna form a little gang and wade (or worse swim) through flood waters filled with dead bodies, dangerous animals, wreckage, and god know's what diseases HOPING to steal food and water along your hundreds of miles trek. Oh and don't forget the heat, I assure you it's hard to walk a mile when the road is clear. Instead of just sitting in a place where the gov't is promising you'll be safe and cared for. Did you really put a lot of thought into this? I think you might want to brush up on your survival tactics. I do like the idea that you are going to horde a backpack of food and water while you leave thousands of children to dehydrate, starve, and die. Everyone else should be helping each other and protecting little girls, but you are out for #1. I guess you aren't such a hero when you are hungry.
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Originally Posted by dayofpain
yessir. i agree. 100%
furthermore, I would like to add what I would probably do. Though getting my ass out of dodge would be a good idea. In certain situations and in life, i tend to take charge of situations that are out of control. I try to help people in life alot of the time. If i knew that storm was coming, My ass would have tried to evacuate all my friends and loved ones. It wouldnt have been impossible. (yeah double negative but sounds funny the other way)
However I feel like I would go back. It seems that the police and the authority figures are outmanned with girls getting raped while trying to pee. I think the "punisher" in me would see something like that happening and not respond well. In fact Im sure of it. My desert eagle and the rapists and murders would have words. Kicking people when they are down is just pathetic. Yes it would be against the law, but sometimes the only people to defend the weak, are the strong. If your stronger than the people exploiting the weak, then IMHO its your duty to protect them. Even if your not stronger, IMHO its your duty to try.
I think the second people I would kill would be the STUPID FUCKERS shooting at the rescuers. I mean come on. If I saw people SHOOTING at others trying to HELP me? It would be on like donkey kong.
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The people left are the people too poor to leave. It's a lot easier when are rich and have options. But what if you don't? What if you can't leave? What if you have no where to go and no money? When are trying to figure out how to get water for your kids so they don't die, I don't think leaving them to be a vigilanty is really an option.