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Ninot
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Centre Bell
Nov 2001
time: 00:33
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I dont know what thread to post this, so i'll just post it here.
I was watching CNN this morning, and Miles O'Brien was showing pictures of all the devastation and people in the streets, and describing some of the stories about the hoodlums firing weapons. Generally describing the anarchy of it all.
And everytime he was just about done describing it, he would say something along the lines of
"It's almost impossible to believe that we're looking at a part of the United States".
I think this is such an ignorant mentality. I find it revolting that a country might be so high on itself that it thinks this stuff can't happen on its own land. And the sad thing is, I know that if other major american cities were in the same position, it would be just as bad.
Like the mayor of NO pointed out, theres just alot of people with big problems in his city (drug problems) who are desperate for a fix, and are going nuts. Its an understandable (if revolting) situation.
I was in Washington D.C. last year. The neighborhood my hotel was in had streets lined with homeless people. If a major catastrophy happened in that city, I have a feeling the same or worse would happen if order was lost.
My own city of Montreal doesn't have such a bad poverty problem, but I know very well that if we somehow lost all resemblance of law and order, there would be thousands in the streets causing mayhem, and some of these people might even be my friends.
Its beyond my comprehension to understand how a country can be so innocent minded when it has so many problems.
It was good to rant that all out. Hope its not too flamy.
If anyone feels like responding, go ahead. I dont care. I just wanna know how innocent is too innocent?
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Edan
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quote:
Originally posted by Bkeela
One of the things that impressed me about the 11th September attack was the way that New Yorkers pulled together.
My impression from the media coverage of this disaster is that the population is turning on each other instead of helping. Shooting down rescue helicopters, mass looting, rape of minors - it can't get much worse. |
I think they're different scanrios - that one made people scared, this one is making people desperate without supplies for days.
But, forom what I understand, the majority of people are not looting or shooting. I heard a report that while there was a report of a rape and drug use in the convention center where 25,000 were left without supplies or police, on the whole, people hadn't turned to violence.It's the mobs of looters, whether they're caught up in mob rule, or they're drug addicts looking for narcotics, or people who want to take advantage of the situation that are the ones.
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Cataphract887
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if the populace was armed, they could have defended against the rapers\ mobs \vandals.
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There are over three million victims of this storm, if all but an estimated 20,000 in the center of NO are being taken care of to some degree, that is an amazing success. |
you have to be kidding. we had days to prepare for the storm and it brought the whole area to its knees.and help,where coming,isnt nearly fast enough
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Cataphract887
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if things had been prepared,there wouldnt be people starving and dying from lack of medical attention. instead an orderly plan could have been followed to minimize damage as soon as the hurricane showed up. instead theres anarchy.
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Footie Mad
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Lund Sweden
May 2001
time: 06:33
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The disaster in New Orleans has led to some sensational scientific breakthroughs.
Picture removed.
Last edited by Footie Mad on 03-09-2005 at 17:37
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