Posted on 08/26/2023 12:53:16 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Shocking footage out of Maui shows a police vehicle presumably on its way to block residents of Lahaina, Hawaii, from escaping as deadly wildfires raged.
Shocking footage out of Maui shows a police vehicle presumably on its way to block residents of Lahaina, Hawaii, from escaping as deadly wildfires raged.
The video appears to have been shot by a resident stuck in a line of cars on a highway as high winds impacted the region shortly before fires tore through and destroyed the town.
“Good luck,” the driver of a car stuck in a line of vehicles said as he filmed a police squad car passing him.
“Look at this. Holy ****. This is a nightmare,” the man noted, going on to add, “I don’t know where he’s going. Probably to block our street.”
“They’re going to ******* barbecue all these people down in Lahaina,” the man ominously predicted.
“We’re all trapped down in here,” he continued. “They’re blocking off all exits and everyone is just stuck going in a circle in a fire pit.”
The video corroborates claims last week from a Maui native known as “Fish” who said he personally witnessed police on the island preventing people from evacuating.
“So I went around back to Front Street and all the cars were lined up but none of them were moving,” Fish described in an interview. “And I walked all the way from Safeway to the Chart House – not one car has moved, and I was wondering what was stopping the traffic. Well, it was a policeman. And I got to the end and I looked up north. There were no obstructions. There was no reason to keep those cars there.”
“Are you serious?” asked a man conducting the interview.
“I’m serious as a heart attack,” Fish confirmed. “And I said, ‘What are you doing?’ he goes, ‘Well, I’m under orders to keep them here.’ And I said, ‘The fire is right around Safeway. It’s gonna hit Front Street. You know? These people gotta get outta here!’ And he’s like, ‘I’m following orders.’”
Another witness also recounted how he defied roadblocks and escaped to safety after being directed by police from a major highway onto Front Street, only to find the road was already blocked off by law enforcement.
The startling video comes as the Associated Press reported Wednesday that numerous Lahaina residents burned to death inside their vehicles due to barriers erected to prevent their escape, while those who disobeyed police roadblocks survived the blaze.
“The report contains shocking details revealing that people were turned back by a crew as they attempted to flee, with several being burned alive in their cars or in the middle of the street as a result,” reports Summit News’ Steve Watson.
The reports confirming police were blocking people from trying to leave follow news FEMA and top Maui emergency response officials were holding a disaster preparedness meeting in Oahu, Hawaii, at the same time the blazes broke out.
That is why one should carry a truck gun.
“And he’s like, ‘I’m following orders.’”
They tried that at Nuremberg. Didn’t work out then and it shouldn’t work now. Charge every last one of them with manslaughter at the minimum.
Every last one.
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To make sure more people die.
Too bad some those blocked were not members of the press.
Then maybe the press would show an interest.
Then again, I’m not sure it would matter.
Manslaughter? This is murder one. Premeditated and with malice aforethought.
Perpetrated on behalf of Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey so the landowners will no longer be able to refuse their purchase offers.
The media are too busy reporting on what a great job Joe is doing........
1,000 dead Americans in Democrat-land? Meh.....ain’t nobody got time for that!
Hawaii PD departments are notoriously corrupt and useless.
Unless following der orders.....
Perhaps so.
In this day and age…….BELIEVABLE……mercy!
A truck gun is, of course, highly illegal in Hawaii. Only polices are permitted to hdrive around with firearms.
A few of us ignore that stuff and adhere to “ainokea” law.
I’m just curious how they’re gonna hang that whole mess on Trump.......cuz it’s coming.
Every detail that surfaces points another finger at massive governmental incompetence.
We now learn that the roads were intentionally blocked because of downed live power lines and there was apparently no way to isolate and shut off the power grid.
-PJ
“Tom Hanks Exposes Oprah’s Evil Real Estate Plan In Maui Hawaii”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFXDktQgeP4
Interesting video, even though the narrator can’t pronounce, “Lahaina”.
The media are too busy reporting on what a great job Joe is doing....
I hear the Okra’s Maui mansion was completely untouched by the wildfires......isn’t that special?
How horrible - it’s shocking 😮😲😳😱😳😳
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