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Gangs Armed With Machetes Loot Port-Au-Prince
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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.

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


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: aftermath; banglist; earthquake; gaydivorce; haiti; haitianearthquake; haitianlooters; haitiearthquake; haitiquake; haitiquake2010; looters; looting; machetes; portauprince
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To: traumer
Added this to the Banglist to point out that thugs don’t need firearms to loot, plunder and kill, all they need are edged weapons like machetes.

Remember, the only thing you need to make an edged weapon is a material that will hold one (Stone – the original stuff to make knives, metal, plastic, paper), and a way to sharpen it(stone, concrete, etc.).

Something to keep in mind when the National Socialist Democrat Party starts to whine about “Too many Guns (weapons) on the street”. And then proposes to register and then confiscate these weapons in the name of ‘safety’ or the children [Or whatever the BS tear jerker talking point it is this month]

One would think the National Socialists won’t be insane enough to think they could ban stone, metal or plastic but everyday they seem to being going off the deep end, so hey, it may be in the cards.

41 posted on 01/15/2010 5:50:58 AM PST by GYL2 (Always mystify, mislead and surprise the enemy Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson)
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To: traumer
Please tell me I am not the first one.


42 posted on 01/15/2010 5:54:35 AM PST by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: Omegaman 308

The more important question is, if they see two guys going at it with machetes, do they shoot the guy who looks like he’s winning or wait until one guy wins and shoot him?


43 posted on 01/15/2010 5:56:45 AM PST by thefactor (yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
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To: thefactor

You’re the first I’ve seen. Good job! ;0)


44 posted on 01/15/2010 5:57:31 AM PST by paulycy (The Liberals' DOUBLE-STANDARDS are HATE CRIMES.)
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To: traumer

I wonder what the rules of engagement are for our servicemen? And will Barry throw a soldier who defends himself under the bus?


45 posted on 01/15/2010 6:06:22 AM PST by mewzilla (Vote fraud is treason.)
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To: thefactor
The more important question is, if they see two guys going at it with machetes, do they shoot the guy who looks like he’s winning or wait until one guy wins and shoot him?

You can't just be shooting them. Their culture is merely different down there. (sarc)
46 posted on 01/15/2010 6:06:23 AM PST by ZX12R
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To: thefactor

Did Looter Guy ever get ID’d?


47 posted on 01/15/2010 6:09:47 AM PST by freedomlover (Make sure you're in love - before you move in the heavy stuff)
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To: Richard Kimball

There are lots of guns in the hands of thugs in Haiti. The real trouble hasn’t begun yet.


48 posted on 01/15/2010 6:10:46 AM PST by wtc911 ("How you gonna get down that hill?")
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To: traumer

Machetes were flailing and it was impossible to predict what would happen next.


I predict someone will get cut by a machete.


49 posted on 01/15/2010 6:10:52 AM PST by freedomlover (Make sure you're in love - before you move in the heavy stuff)
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To: Mrs.Z; Clemenza
the urban dwellers you refer to as 'Christians' dont have a clue about the Lord...

comparisons to the childmolester from the sand dunes or other 'sky gods' is absurd...

50 posted on 01/15/2010 11:40:22 AM PST by Gilbo_3 (Gov is not reason; not eloquent; its force.Like fire,a dangerous servant & master. George Washington)
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To: Greysard

“So if you ask a typical city dweller, he will tell you that a cell phone is all he needs. He just has no experience and makes his choice based on fantasy, not on realities of life. “

Good point. Last night CBS showed one rural outlying village in Haiti. The people were helping each other, getting on with life, being self sufficient. But those won’t be the ones they’ll bring here. We’ll get the city dwellers, the HIV infested, missing limbs, uneducated, with a chip on their shoulder and will go on SSI and all the other freebies.


51 posted on 01/15/2010 11:48:01 AM PST by AuntB (If Al Qaeda grew drugs & burned our forests instead of armed Mexican Cartels would anyone notice?)
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To: dagogo redux; All
I’m beginning to believe this specific behavior is genetically predetermined.

A disastrous earthquake followed by 3 days of no water or food.

If you think people here would behave differently under the same ciurcumstances, I have a bridge to sell you.
52 posted on 01/15/2010 11:54:02 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
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To: Clemenza

“Jamaica is overwhelmingly Christian ...”

You really believe that syncretistic half-voodoo half-Catholic pagan nonsense is “Christianity?” I guess just anything can be called Christian, eh?

Hank


53 posted on 01/15/2010 12:07:06 PM PST by Hank Kerchief
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To: cherry

“if society actually FOLLOWS their religious tenets, then it does affect civilization...”

Ah yes. It is certainly true in Muslim societies. The whack off heads, feet, and hands all the time. Very civilized.


54 posted on 01/15/2010 12:11:58 PM PST by Hank Kerchief
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To: Red in Blue PA

“If you think people here would behave differently under the same ciurcumstances, I have a bridge to sell you.”

Most people judge what other would do, by what they would do. Thanks for the warning.

Hank


55 posted on 01/15/2010 12:14:47 PM PST by Hank Kerchief
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To: dagogo redux
I’m beginning to believe this specific behavior is genetically predetermined.

Yeah, like when Fargo ND flooded last spring. Remember all the stories of helplessness and looting? /sarc

56 posted on 01/15/2010 2:53:19 PM PST by Last Dakotan
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To: Omegaman 308
"If the Marines shoot the looters in self defense will they be put on trial?Like the SEALS that supposedly hit the terrorist."

Marines will be required to shoot at least as many White Haitians as Black Haitians or be charged with racial profiling.

57 posted on 01/15/2010 3:00:10 PM PST by blam
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To: Last Dakotan; Red in Blue PA; Hank Kerchief
Yeah, like when Fargo ND flooded last spring. Remember all the stories of helplessness and looting? /sarc

Were the dead stacked by the thousands in the street?

Also, people in Fargo are used to bad weather and probably had stockpiles of food as many do. I doubt the Haitians make enough money to stockpile food (probably live day to day on food) but also, if they did, it's all beneath a huge pile of rubble.

No food, no shelter, no water, no comparison.

58 posted on 01/15/2010 3:35:03 PM PST by ozarkgirl
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To: ozarkgirl

Many here need to visit a 3rd world nation at least once.

The notion of having stockpiles or spares is truly a western one.

The lack of compassion shown by many here is truly disturbing.


59 posted on 01/15/2010 4:09:43 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (If guns cause crime, then all of mine are defective!)
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To: ozarkgirl
No food, no shelter, no water, no comparison.

I didn't realize it was a competition...

60 posted on 01/15/2010 5:29:19 PM PST by Last Dakotan
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