Posted on 09/02/2005 5:23:21 AM PDT by OESY
...Of all the bad news from New Orleans, the most disturbing has been the reports of spreading disorder, with looting, marauding gangs and even sniper fire at helicopters and rescue workers. Americans sometimes expect their government to do far too much....
One reason for the New Orleans breakdown is the size of the calamity, whose growing severity caught nearly everyone by surprise. Louisiana National Guard troops that were deployed initially for rescue and relief efforts weren't available for the more basic duties of public security. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is also geared to providing relief, not order, and only yesterday did the federal government begin to focus on the potential anarchy. Among our political leaders, only Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour seemed to appreciate the genuine risk of disorder, with his early warnings that looters would not be given the benefit of the doubt.
By the way, the allegation that enough National Guard troops aren't available because many are deployed in Iraq doesn't hold up under scrutiny. The Louisiana Guard has something like 3,500 men and women deployed in Iraq, but that leaves another 8,000 or so troops available for post-Katrina duty, and neighboring states undamaged by the hurricane have still others who could be called upon. All told, the Pentagon now estimates that 30,000 National Guard troops will be deployed along the Gulf coast, and another 3,000 regular Army soldiers to pursue the armed gangs on the loose. Our advice is: Do whatever it takes.
One frequent reaction...: New Orleans is typical of Third World countries, something that was thought could never happen in America. This happens to overlook a fair chunk of U.S. history... including riots and violence. But it is also a sign of complacency born of prosperity and the resilience of our legal and civic institutions....
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You've got that right; I'm here in Atlanta with you. It would be the same here or in any other major metropolitan city with a great deal of underclass in its environs. I suspect that the Atlanta city leadership would prove themselves to be equally incompetent.
And yet the gun control crowd would have you believe that if responsible, law-abiding citizens were disarmed, they could rely on local police and state authorities to protect them from the same type of thuggery and pillage that is now rampant throughout New Orleans. I think the lie has finally been put to this myth, especially since I just saw a report that a goodly portion of NO's police force has turned their badges and walked away from their jobs, probably to join the looters. Consequently, this whole sorry state of affairs has reinforced my determination to keep my own firearms close at hand and in good working order and my home ammo stocks full in the event of some other national disaster in the future that might impact close my area.
The "element" has been brought up on a steady diet of thuggish rap videos, scorn for decency and law, and glorification of violence (including rape) and getting "stuff," such as BMW's and $200 sneakers, by any means possible, always with the implication that you are somehow owed this "stuff" by society. They're just putting into practice what they learned so well.
People remember NYC post 911. NO is not NYC.
10 years from now more people will remember NYC than this hurricaine.
These people have been given pretty much all they have by the government. Now that the local arm of the infrastructure that supports them is gone, they have no idea what to do.
What happens when a kindergarten teacher leaves the room?
This is just another reason to own a (several) firearms. Civil order is more fragile than most think and when it fails, the unarmed will be subject to the tender mercies of the worst of us.
The wisdom of our Founding Fathers reveals itself again. The 2nd amendment is one of the strongest pillars of our liberty.
"This is just another reason to own a (several) firearms. Civil order is more fragile than most think and when it fails, the unarmed will be subject to the tender mercies of the worst of us."
Exactly! A few guns, and one hell of a lot of ammo!
"This is just another reason to own a (several) firearms. Civil order is more fragile than most think and when it fails, the unarmed will be subject to the tender mercies of the worst of us."
Exactly! A few guns, and one hell of a lot of ammo!
The MSM will not report the truth.
Democrats provide issues not solutions.
Maybe imprisoned for battery, but otherwise I disagree. Three hots and a cot for shooting and rape? Nope. They should be summarily shot.
You need harsh deterrents to rein this in. It is time to quit pandering to the most violent of the criminal element.
I can't agree. They need to be SHOT ON SIGHT, not "put in PRISON CAMPS". The ones that go into the prison camps are the looters.
Where was this report. It explains a lot, doesn't it.
When that earthquake - followed by snow blizzards - destroyed the city of Bam in Iran, there was a lot of initial chaos and even some looting.
But the Iranians put a stop to that very fast, and there was a huge effort by volunteers and rescuers. The survivors were quickly taken elsewhere, and there were no women raped on the streets or anything like that. Not at all.
I was watching Houston TV this AM and a black gentleman that was just transported from the Superdome in NO to Houston said something like "I can't believe how our people acted. I'm so disappointed. We need men to stand up and act like men! But they didn't!"
Many who stayed were HOPING for exactly this type of situation. It is a criminal's paradise; little law enforcement and no armed citizens to stop them.
Yes but Prison Camps Where? What city and state?
my vote is for
Maricopa County, Arizona
with Sheriff Joe Arpaio in charge
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