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Military police enforce driving ban in snow-stricken Buffalo
Associated Press ^ | December 27, 2022 | Carolyn Thompson and Jennifer Peltz

Posted on 12/27/2022 10:57:40 PM PST by Olog-hai

State and military police were sent Tuesday to keep people off Buffalo’s snow-choked roads, and officials kept counting fatalities three days after western New York’s deadliest storm in at least two generations.

Even as suburban roads and most major highways in the area reopened, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz warned that police would be stationed at entrances to Buffalo and at major intersections because some drivers were flouting a ban on driving within New York’s second-most populous city.

More than 30 people are reported to have died in the region, officials said, including seven storm-related deaths announced Tuesday by Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown’s office. The toll surpasses that of the historic Blizzard of 1977, blamed for killing as many as 29 people in an area known for harsh winter weather.

Greg Monett turned to social media to beg for help shoveling a 6-foot (1.8-meter) pile of snow from the end of his Buffalo driveway so he could get dialysis treatment Tuesday.

“This has been a nightmare,” he said in an interview Monday. Power had been out for a time at his family’s home, he said, so relatives ran a gas stove to keep warm, a practice he acknowledged was dangerous. …

(Excerpt) Read more at apnews.com ...


TOPICS: Local News; Military/Veterans; Weather
KEYWORDS: buffalo; hochul; mp; newyork

1 posted on 12/27/2022 10:57:40 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

How about doing something about the looters?


2 posted on 12/27/2022 11:43:26 PM PST by Mr. Blond
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To: Olog-hai

What are the Military Police driving?


3 posted on 12/27/2022 11:48:18 PM PST by algore
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To: Olog-hai

Running a gas stove inside is dangerous. Plus your going to contribute to more Globull Warming. And your a racist for doing so.


4 posted on 12/27/2022 11:48:46 PM PST by HighSierra5 (The only way you know a commie is lying is when they open their pieholes.)
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To: Olog-hai

Wrong use of troops, let people travel if they want, let them be accountable for their actions. Tired of the government deciding they know best. Better to use the troops to hunt down and kill looters.


5 posted on 12/28/2022 12:51:51 AM PST by Reno89519 (DeSantis or Anyone But Trump in 2024. Time for Trump to Retire, Spend Time With His Family.)
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To: Olog-hai

Meanwhile...Brandon and Dr. (cough cough) Jill left for the Caribbean yesterday for a nice warm vacation.


6 posted on 12/28/2022 2:31:58 AM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: algore

What are the Military Police driving?>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Useless 4wd trucks.

The looters drive ski doos and are not even pursued.


7 posted on 12/28/2022 3:15:15 AM PST by Candor7
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To: Olog-hai

I see the military is there to help. /s


8 posted on 12/28/2022 3:19:06 AM PST by popdonnelly (All the enormous crimes in history have been committed by governments.)
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To: Olog-hai

Someone should ask the city of Buffalo and Erie County for stats on plowing.

My bet is, especially after the whiteout conditions lifted, a lot of this is due to the plow driver shortage.

And the shortage is due to the vaxx mandate.


9 posted on 12/28/2022 3:54:22 AM PST by mewzilla (We wwonder what percentage ofill never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: Olog-hai

Maybe it will quell the stealing from stores or at least bring it down to a less than car load volume for each participant.


10 posted on 12/28/2022 3:57:24 AM PST by Recompennation (Don’t blame me my vote didn’t count s)
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To: Reno89519

𝘞𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘴, 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘪𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵, 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.

Maybe I’m just a little salty this morning, but too many people out there are ignorant, and worse, indifferent to basic civics, their rights, as well as the role(s) of government of government to care.


11 posted on 12/28/2022 4:27:01 AM PST by Antihero101607
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To: Olog-hai

Just softening us up for the police state.


12 posted on 12/28/2022 4:58:10 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████.)
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To: Reno89519

They are making sure we know who is in charge.
From reports I have seen, Buffalo was doing fine without them.


13 posted on 12/28/2022 5:09:34 AM PST by GranTorino (Bloody Lips Save Ships.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I believe that ghoulish sow they elected, or appointed as governor is responsible for this.


14 posted on 12/28/2022 5:25:46 AM PST by dforest
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To: Olog-hai
I'm curious as to the military authority absent martial law.

According to 10 USC Ch. 15: MILITARY SUPPORT FOR CIVILIAN LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES

§275. Restriction on direct participation by military personnel The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to ensure that any activity (including the provision of any equipment or facility or the assignment or detail of any personnel) under this chapter does not include or permit direct participation by a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps in a search, seizure, arrest, or other similar activity unless participation in such activity by such member is otherwise authorized by law.

15 posted on 12/28/2022 5:40:51 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: mewzilla
My bet is, especially after the whiteout conditions lifted, a lot of this is due to the plow driver shortage

I'm not so sure about that. There was not a vaccine requirement for NYSDOT personnel, nor Erie County employees, except for the state healthcare mandate.

It's more likely this is due to drivers getting COVID and I believe the main reason is that people are leaving jobs for better pay and benefits.

16 posted on 12/28/2022 6:03:03 AM PST by Fury
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To: Olog-hai

I hope the MPs have a few trannies among them.


17 posted on 12/28/2022 6:22:26 AM PST by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: Olog-hai

Lockdown Nation


18 posted on 12/28/2022 6:25:08 AM PST by Stingray51 ( )
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