Definitely a nightmare scenario.
Can’t rule it out, but not sure it would happen. I can’t see a defenseless woman walkin the streets and knocking on doors.
But that in a way brings up a good point. If the SHTF, do you first day head out on your front porch and start to charbeque all you steaks?
Or do you lay low, leave the generator SHUT OFF FOR THE FIRST WEEK OR SO, and try to just not draw attention?
I’m inclined to think the second.
Don’t advertise, don’t do anything to draw attention, keep the lights OFF!!!
One of the primary reasons that I prepare, is so that I can offer help in emergencies.
An emergency shouldn't change you much, in my survival scenarios, I don't see me suddenly becoming indifferent to helping women and children, and even men.
My plan is to lay low and be unapproachable (for supplies, not for anything else) for a while and let people find their own levels, and to give them time to switch into their own survival modes and learn on their own where resources are and for them to readjust their expectations, and shake out the chafe, and the worthless ones.
After a couple of weeks of that, then I should be able to know where to try and fill the gaps to help keep some people alive, and sane.
Seriously 16 year olds are fair game around here. Most of them a POS punks.
All my neighbors know that looting will not be tolerated. Oh and my street is full of Mormons and they are ok with that as long as I do the dirty work.
You raise an excellent point, and for many this is the crux of the matter: We exist in a society and culture that values "feelings" over hard decisions. We are gregarious animals that think of ouselves relative to those around us, and not in a vacuum.
The idea that in a time of crisis we may have to turn away those in need is repulsive and horrifying (and indeed, goes counter to all that we have been programmed to believe the last 50 years by our liberal culture), but to simply stick your head in the sand and ignore this horriying concept(like my wife, for instance) does a disservice to everyone you love. This is because someday, the food that feeds your neighbors must be snatched from the hand of your child, and vice versa.
No one knows exactly what the future holds, but to mull over this philosophical point before it becomes a reality is very important, and may be the key to your survival in the Coming Hard Times.
I went through my entire family and made a mental list of the relatives I am willing to take in. Out of my side of the family, the answer is ZERO. They are Obama voters, and even their children are polluted by poor parenting and have bad attitudes/are obstinate. On my wifes side there are 3: My nieces, who are old enough and resposible enough to carry out simple tasks without supervision, and may theoreticaly bring a high dowry in the future (toeheads, yay!). All my/my wife's other family members are on their own, as I cannot support them and my own family without some of us dying, and I will not accept anyone into my home who is not willing to obey me. I explained this to my wife, and it made her cry.
An extra 20lb sack of rice (200 servings) doesn’t cost much nor takes much space.