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<blockquote data-quote="ok2bclever" data-source="post: 48228"><p>susie, my statement was exactly that. I am concerned for those without resources that followed the government directives and are being let down. </p><p> </p><p>It seems like even with the several legitimate catastrophic prediction studies of what a hurricane of this nature would (not could) do to the area those in charge did not actually believe or plan for it in any way. </p><p> </p><p>My issue is with the reality that there are lazy bad people in the world and we can't and frankly shouldn't take care of them. </p><p> </p><p>They are surfacing like the maggots always do under pressure. </p><p> </p><p>There are poor people and then there are scum, there is a difference. </p><p> </p><p>My actual initial point was scum isn't a color, but a life philosophy and that scum don't deserve help. </p><p> </p><p>Those looting money and electronics, those shooting at authorities and making rescues impossible, those looting the hospitals and roaming in armed gangs, those are scum and make me furious and I would have no qualms with the police or national guard taking them out permanently. </p><p> </p><p>I will say I don't believe in this particular emergency situation most of the people still there (an unbelievable amount) are there because they had no choice. </p><p> </p><p>It was because they chose not to believe the hurricane would cause this serious a problem for them. </p><p> </p><p>I felt your "planned poor abandonment" statement was a hasty generalization as they were offering buses at one point to the "poor" and they weren't getting any takers. </p><p> </p><p>That doesn't mean they do not deserve our empathy and assistance. </p><p> </p><p>No one is turning buses down now though. </p><p> </p><p>I do believe those that went to the safe houses <em>prior</em> to the hurricane hit went there because they had no alternative for whatever reasons and should have priority over those that just decided they'd be ok ignoring the warnings and staying home.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ok2bclever, post: 48228"] susie, my statement was exactly that. I am concerned for those without resources that followed the government directives and are being let down. It seems like even with the several legitimate catastrophic prediction studies of what a hurricane of this nature would (not could) do to the area those in charge did not actually believe or plan for it in any way. My issue is with the reality that there are lazy bad people in the world and we can't and frankly shouldn't take care of them. They are surfacing like the maggots always do under pressure. There are poor people and then there are scum, there is a difference. My actual initial point was scum isn't a color, but a life philosophy and that scum don't deserve help. Those looting money and electronics, those shooting at authorities and making rescues impossible, those looting the hospitals and roaming in armed gangs, those are scum and make me furious and I would have no qualms with the police or national guard taking them out permanently. I will say I don't believe in this particular emergency situation most of the people still there (an unbelievable amount) are there because they had no choice. It was because they chose not to believe the hurricane would cause this serious a problem for them. I felt your "planned poor abandonment" statement was a hasty generalization as they were offering buses at one point to the "poor" and they weren't getting any takers. That doesn't mean they do not deserve our empathy and assistance. No one is turning buses down now though. I do believe those that went to the safe houses [i]prior[/i] to the hurricane hit went there because they had no alternative for whatever reasons and should have priority over those that just decided they'd be ok ignoring the warnings and staying home. [/QUOTE]
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