Posted on 01/14/2010 6:02:55 PM PST by traumer
Central Business District Resembles Hell On Earth As Bodies Pile Up And Armed Men Battle Over Food, Supplies
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (CBS) The earthquake aftermath has brought out the best and worst of the people of Haiti.
Much like the days after Hurricane Katrina, looting has become a problem very quickly.
The looting appears to be isolated to Port-au-Prince's old commercial center. It's an area that under normal circumstances would be filled with many shops, markets and a few homes. But on Wednesday it was a completely different scene.
It looked like a war zone.
Some of the buildings were on fire. Smoke was everywhere and there were bodies in the streets, many just quake victims lying where they were when the magnitude 7.0 blast hit.
What made the situation that much more tense was sightings of gangs of young men with machetes. On Wednesday they were seen getting into stores and taking all the supplies they could carry. The armed men were seen marching up and down the streets with machetes raised and the competition among the gangs turned quite fierce.
Fights between gangs were seen on the streets. Machetes were flailing and it was impossible to predict what would happen next.
There was no sign of police or any kind of law and order.
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There was chaos.....which is unusual?
Fights between gangs were seen on the streets. Machetes were flailing and it was impossible to predict what would happen next.
There was no sign of police or any kind of law and order.
Well, those things have a way of working themselves out.
Natural selection, etc. Probably just unsettled youths
trying to “find themselves”. A little midnight basketball
and they’ll be fine.
Hear that Camp Lejeune is sending a bunch of Marines.
Sounds like they're going to need them.
Ask the people in that city, would you rather have
a policeman’s phone number or a gun?
Me and my Dad were wondering how long before that started to happen.
See previous post “Haiti: enslaved by its dark history”
This was a UK lib siting historical data that AGREED WITH ROBERTSON.
Haiti has a spiritual problem that only a massive change to Jesus will solve.
Don’t send $$$ to secular organizations.
Only one way to deal with this sort of thing: shoot to kill. After a while, the yutes will get the message.
I honestly hope we have enough overwhelming force on the ground to prevent mass hysteria and panic.
Time for the Airborne to do some field exercises.
BTW, there ain't no 911 or fire department.
Much like the days after Hurricane Katrina, looting has become a problem very quickly...
I wonder if the government would describe this as ‘unexpected’.
I hope all Americans who are helping are armed to the teeth. And that they are unafraid to shoot to kill.
>>Ask the people in that city, would you rather have
a policeman’s phone number or a gun?
In third world places like Haiti and New Orleans, the cop is probably going to rob you too!
Wifey and I mused over that day before yesterday....of course we’re veterans of the SoCal riots (er, um...civil unrest). It’s as natural as the sun rising.
Sounds like Katrina
Some people were asking last night in church why God would allow something evil like this earthquake to happen. I told them that the earthquake isn’t evil, but that the rape, murder, and looting gangs that will crop up before the weekend are the evil.
I wonder if the government would describe this as ‘unexpected’.
I bet gay marriage would settle them down
Fights between gangs were seen on the streets. Machetes were flailing and it was impossible to predict what would happen next.
There was no sign of police or any kind of law and order................................Its sad, if we get one, I can see this eventually happening here too, especially in cities.
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