[So Cal Rocket]

FROM SNOPES:

We can't say that every single point mentioned in the above article about earthquake safety by controversial "rescue expert" Doug Copp is wrong or bad advice, but there are some pretty substantial reasons why readers might want to take the article (particularly its advice that everyone who uses the "duck and cover" technique in an earthquake ends up crushed to death) with some very large grains of salt:

• Disaster preparedness experts with the American Red Cross dispute that findings based on earthquake experiences in other countries (e.g., Turkey) are applicable to the U.S., where building codes are substantially different.

• The scientific validity of the conclusions expressed in the article has been questioned by others.

• Doug Copp's claim that he performed rescue work at the World Trade Center (for which he was paid $650,000 in compensation for injuries he supposedly sustained there) has been challenged in a series of articles published in the Albuquerque Journal which describe him as a self-serving opportunist rather than a true rescue expert:

  Self-proclaimed rescue guru Doug Copp's mission to ground zero was considered so important that he had clearance to be flown to New York even though all civilian air traffic in the United States had been grounded. Once there, he says he assumed a pivotal role and sustained devastating injuries while wading through the "toxic soup" in search of survivors and victims, and was awarded nearly $650,000 for his injuries. But there is little evidence Copp performed real rescue work, and it is doubtful that he deserves compensation.
  
  Doug Copp was awarded $649,000, tax free, from the fund set up to compensate victims of 9/11. He says it's not enough. But it's doubtful he deserves anything. A Journal investigation found little evidence that Copp did real rescue work in New York. His forays into the rubble were to shoot video, some of which he tried to sell. His claim of seeking medical care within the time frame appears false. All typical of Copp's years as a self-proclaimed rescue guru.

• Other articles have relayed complaints from numerous people who have dealt with Mr. Copp.

• Mr. Copp is under investigation by a U.S. Department of Justice fraud unit.

We'd recommend sticking with safety information prepared by established earthquake safety experts, such as the American Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

[CHARLITE]

Thanks for your response. My source for this was unimpeachable...........or so I thought. I'm glad to have the information that you have provided, and I will immediately convey it to my trusted friend who sent it to me.

Interestingly enough, it is actually a "good thing" that I posted Doug Copp's "advice," because it gave you the opportunity to expose him..........or at least open up his claims to the scrutiny of a wider audience. That can't be bad!

Incidentally, I wonder how these self-serving individuals think that they will get away with this kind of stuff with the speed of today's internet sleuthing mechanisms........like this one which you have generously provided!

Come to think of it, if you could assemble such complete information on Copp this quickly, just imagine what kind of information we can gather, when it comes time to rebut and refute the "centrist" and "moderate" claims of Hillary Clinton on her way to what she hopes will be a 2nd stint in the White House!

Thanks so much!

Char