Rescuers Fired Upon. What Should Be The Response?

[Dr Strangelove]

Originally posted by Tingkai
People always over-react. No nukes needed. Just heavy artillery, Apache, fighter strikes. Take out anything that moves. And if a few innocents die, too bad. Apologize later.

Yes. Isn't there a giant stash of reserve armor and artillery in Texas? They could build fire bases all around New Orleans so that deadly pinpoint barrages could be delivered in short order on top of any hostile.

[Pekka]

I think the title says rescuers fired upon, so I assume we are talking about folks who are armed and using their weapons or threatning to use them. Are you suggesting cops etc sohuld go after them with rubber bullets? NO way. A gun fight is a gun fight.

For possible mobs uprising that could erupt violently, rubber bullets. For criminals with real weapons, doing real harm, real bullets.

[Pekka]

If media is to be believed, there is anarchy at the doorsteps soon. I hope it's just a rumour and reacting over the top, I really do hope that.

From AP:

" Police say storm victims are being raped and beaten inside the New Orleans Convention Center.

About 15,200 people who had taken shelter at the convention center to await buses grew increasingly hostile.

Police Chief Eddie Compass says he sent in 88 officers to quell the situation at the building, but they were quickly beaten back by an angry mob.

Compass says, "We have individuals who are getting raped, we have individuals who are getting beaten."
He says tourists are walking in that direction and they are getting preyed upon.

In hopes of defusing the unrest at the convention center, Mayor Ray Nagin gave the refugees permission to march across a bridge to the city's unflooded west bank for whatever relief they can find. But the bedlam appeared to make leaving difficult."

Other experts report of social breakdown and things turning really ugly really soon, uglier, predatory.

[Lancer]

Rescuers Fired Upon. What Should Be The Response?

Flush.

[Koyaanisqatsi]

They just interviewed a (former military) guy who's been in the convention center the last couple of days. He was saying he'd heard the NG was coming, but they shouldn't come unless they had somebody with them that had answers about busses out of town because the crowd was well armed and would start a firefight...

[General Ludd]

Interesting times.

[Winston]

That's just an incredible low-point, even from you.

[Verto]

It's disgusting to see so many people willing to aid in the destruction of their own city and the death of their neighbors

People like this deserve death delivered post haste, courtesy of the United States Armed Forces.

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Koyaanisqatsi
They just interviewed a (former military) guy who's been in the convention center the last couple of days. He was saying he'd heard the NG was coming, but they shouldn't come unless they had somebody with them that had answers about busses out of town because the crowd was well armed and would start a firefight...

Amazing-- Does anyone think that shooting up some innocent guardsmen will speed their rescue ??

[Flubber]

Originally posted by Pekka

Compass says, "We have individuals who are getting raped, we have individuals who are getting beaten."
He says tourists are walking in that direction and they are getting preyed upon.

Wow-- when I hear rapes, I'm not thinking that the perpetrator is some sort of "victim"-- They are the vilest scummiest form of predator possible-- taking advantage of a tragedy and compounding it for a survivor.

Amid the tragedy, you usually hear some heartwarming stories about people pulling together and overcoming together. Maybe its the media's slant but so far all I am hearing is about victims fighting each other and confronting the little help that has reached them

[chequita guevara]

It's just the slant, Flubber. I've heard some really amazing cool stuff.

[Mrs. Tuberski]

franky it has to be the superdome the astro dome is in houston and the refugees havent arrived there as of yet. But the reports of gun figthts have been documented by the hospitals and the ng a bit earlier. There was a col. that said the rescue efforts have been slowed due to gunfire and violence. On a happier note there will be 25000 refugees relocated to san antonio at an old af base that was closed a few years back. These folks should start arriving with in the next few days.

[chequita guevara]

San Antonio has a new suburb.

[Datajack Franit]

From AP: " Police say storm victims are being raped and beaten inside the New Orleans Convention Center. About 15,200 people who had taken shelter at the convention center to await buses grew increasingly hostile. Police Chief Eddie Compass says he sent in 88 officers to quell the situation at the building, but they were quickly beaten back by an angry mob. Compass says, "We have individuals who are getting raped, we have individuals who are getting beaten."

Kosovo!

[Kataphraktoi]

I have little sympathy for thugs and criminals in general, and even less in survival situaions. People are dying because of these criminals action. This is a life or death situation for tens of thousands of people. These people have chosen death.

People always over-react. No nukes needed. Just heavy artillery, Apache, fighter strikes. Take out anything that moves. And if a few innocents die, too bad. Apologize later.

IF some gangbangers start shooting at choppers making rescue missions, shooting at rescue workers, I say shoot back and shoot to kill, shoot first and shoot for thrills.

Just let everyone know, that no gun fights with rescue workers or authorities will go by without that person(s) being a)arrested and given life by default with no chance for parole b) gunned down.

In the name of rescuing those who want to be saved, instead of being chased away by PUNKS who deserve to die.

with so many quotes going around that sum this up,why so much discussion?