riots in the south Options

[*kryogenix*]

It's anarchy there now. They had to stop medical evacuations because people were shooting at helicopters.

I hope they declared martial law by now. Because if I was the governor, I'd lay the smack down on the people causing trouble.

[*incoherent*]

whats the cause of all this?

i saw the post earlier by you, but then realized your comp probably spazzed because it post 3 times and there was no post.

[racoons > you]

according to the news, martial law has been declared in new orleans

[*kryogenix*]

whats the cause of all this?

i saw the post earlier by you, but then realized your comp probably spazzed because it post 3 times and there was no post.

Katrina.

The people down there are going crazy, rather than helping each other out. For some reason, it's the government's fault. So they're taking it out on medical helicopters.

They make me sick.

[*incoherent*]

oh yeah, i heard about that on the news, but didnt know if thats what you were talking about.

my bad and that is stupid that theyre being that way.

[heyyfrankie]

poor people.

[*tweeak*]

Katrina.

The people down there are going crazy, rather than helping each other out. For some reason, it's the government's fault. So they're taking it out on medical helicopters.

They make me sick.

Ah yes, government is God and can control the weather, destroying their own city at will

[demolished]

^
i dont get it, how do they control the weather. you mean, the environment?


Anyways, the children are stuck. that's not nice.

[*kryogenix*]

Ah yes, government is God and can control the weather, destroying their own city at will

Yes, it's ridiculous. Ultra liberals blamed it on the Bush Administration, Ultra religious people blamed it on gays.

But still, the people that are preventing the relief efforts from continuing need to be stopped.

[Spirited Away]

^
i dont get it, how do they control the weather. you mean, the environment? 

nicki was being sarcastic. [very well put, by the way <3]

[sadolakced acid]

Yes, it's ridiculous. Ultra liberals blamed it on the Bush Administration, Ultra religious people blamed it on gays.

that made me laugh.

i live close enough that i think we might have refugees here...

gas, generators, and lumber should be drying up any time soon...

[*jooleeah*]

How ridiculous. People disappoint me.

[snak3y3z1001]

Yea martial law was called in. The military is bein called in to help with the relief effort and keep people in check.

[*mipadi*]

I don't think martial law has been declared yet, since the civil forces are still in command and, aside from National Guardsmen, the military is not present. (The National Guard is not subject to the Posse Comitatus Act and therefore can act as law enforcement domestically, even when martial law has not been declared.)

[sadolakced acid]

^

i think federal troops will get called in, at least to new orleans and other costalish areas.

there's not enough troops to protect everything tho.

[technicolour]

yeeesh.

Chaos.

They're coming here to Texas too.

I must say that this is very interesting.

And they do need to stop the shooting.

[sadolakced acid]

well, i do now understand why some people could justify owning a gun as protection.

man, if i live in a costal area with hurricanes, hell yea i'm going to buy a gun.

[Heathasm]

yeeesh.

Chaos.

They're coming here to Texas too.

I must say that this is very interesting.

And they do need to stop the shooting.

yeah i live in tyler and there are new orleans kids enrolling into the highschool here plus all the hotels are filled up. :\ stupid gangs getting all riled up lol its like poking a beehive

[Hiphop d[-_-]b]

oh crap.
thats stupid. why would they attack medical helicopters [ i know out of spite & anger and panic/confusion cos of Katrina ]

[annalucky]

You would think that in times likes these, people would try to help as much as they can.

meh. I forgot. They're people.

[*tweeak*]

Yes, it's ridiculous. Ultra liberals blamed it on the Bush Administration, Ultra religious people blamed it on gays.

But still, the people that are preventing the relief efforts from continuing need to be stopped.

right. my ride home from band today brought that up because another parent told him she didn't think Bush was going to stay much longer. fortunately, they remembered i was with them and they didn't know my views and we started talking about the weather instead. i'm usually fairly liberal, but this blame game is ridiculous

nicki was being sarcastic. [very well put, by the way <3]

thanks

[demolished]

nicki was being sarcastic. [very well put, by the way <3]

o haha. i thought the government hides things pretty well.

[angelrevelation]

i dont think they have anywhere to put arrested ppl though cuz all the electricity's out

[WhiteLotus*]

It makes me think of the Kaiser Cheif's song " I predict a Riot".

Yeah New Orleans is basically in anarchy now. I read an article on Earthlink news that these volounteer chefs were going to make food and the National Guard chased them out saying, " You better get out of here or we'll shoot your brains out." It's really sad. You think people would come together and help each other in this time of need.

[slipper]

like you guys wouldn't go mad in the condition they're in.

[*mipadi*]

like you guys wouldn't go mad in the condition they're in.   

I can honestly say I wouldn't shoot at people or helicopters, even if I was in that situation.

[*kryogenix*]

like you guys wouldn't go mad in the condition they're in.   

No one was shooting at helicopters during 9/11.

[*tweeak*]

No, in fact, I don't understand how people (caytexo) can compare the hurricane to 9/11 in the slightest. People were warned, people did not react like this to 9/11 and hurricanes and terrorists are obviously not the same thing

[*jooleeah*]

^Exactly!

I don't think people realize that more people are dying from this hurricane than the 9/11 attack...I get really frustrated when people say, " well we've been through worse, like 9/11, thousands of people died". Yes, I know that thousands of people died and terrible things happened, but there's absolutely no reason not to care about the hurricane as much as you did for the 9/11 attack.

[starlette]

great. these crazy ass ingrates are coming to my state. its the damn ghetto people I tell you! the ghettos and the white trash!! no class!! whatever happened to class?? morons. and this canot be compared to 9/11. because new york showed unity in times of darkness.

[*tweeak*]

Whaaaaat?? are you serious? Where do you expect people to go?

[starlette]

Whaaaaat?? are you serious? Where do you expect people to go?

well I dont mid that they are coming here, but I just don't want crazy people shooting up my state!! I don't think they should be doing that at all. Its really pathetic. I just don't want all that drama to be brought here. I wish people would be more mature and just unite so the government can spend more time doing their job and not playing babysitters.

[*tweeak*]

Oh, yes, well that's perfectly understandable. I think the shooting and riotous things are ridiculoius,and it really disgusts me. What state do you live in?

[starlette]

Oh, yes, well that's perfectly understandable. I think the shooting and riotous things are ridiculoius,and it really disgusts me. What state do you live in?

Texas

[*tweeak*]

Ah. In Georgia, we're getting people, but not a particularly large amount.

[*mipadi*]

well I dont mid that they are coming here, but I just don't want crazy people shooting up my state!!  I don't think they should be doing that at all.  Its really pathetic.  I just don't want all that drama to be brought here.  I wish people would be more mature and just unite so the government can spend more time doing their job and not playing babysitters.

They're not going to bring the shooting to wherever they're going, because the situation isn't as desperate at wherever they're going. They're only shooting because they're desperate in New Orleans.

[krispy_kreme333]

They are bringing in like 10,000 to my city (Tulsa, Oklahoma) this weekend. I have no idea where tehy are going to put them, we dont have a big enough place to keep 10,000 people.

[sadolakced acid]

the shooting helicoptors was a gang war, i think.

i think people don't realize that katrina's damage is probably going to top andrew's.

the damage by hurricane andrew was more than 9/11.

and it's a wide swath, not a localized destruction of comercial and government property.

in 9/11, it wasn't massive residential areas destoryed.

in katrina, you're talking people with no houses, no food, no water. and won't get them for a long time.

[HeatherMoreno]

No, in fact, I don't understand how people (caytexo) can compare the hurricane to 9/11 in the slightest. People were warned, people did not react like this to 9/11 and hurricanes and terrorists are obviously not  the same thing

Hurricane Katrina was a natural disaster. Unlike the 9/11 attacks... those were man-made disasters.

[vehvih]

Wtf is up with the society?!

[hall0w]

Ah yes, government is God and can control the weather, destroying their own city at will

ugh the government wus warned in 2001 that a huge hurricane will hit that area and the government didnt even have a plan or prepare for the storm in 3 years which caused the disaster.. it couldve done a bit lesser damage but dont criticize me cuz thats wut my teacher said >.>

[sadolakced acid]

ugh the government wus warned in 2001 that a huge hurricane will hit that area and the government didnt even have a plan or prepare for the storm in 3 years which caused the disaster.. it couldve done a bit lesser damage but dont criticize me cuz thats wut my teacher said >.>

well then with all due respect (which is probably none) your teacher is an idiot.

weather can't even be predicted past a week, much less three weeks.

hurricanes hit all the time. it's why it's called a hurricane season.

[emazing]

:o Wow, I don't blame them. Well actually, I do. Like 'slipper' said, their conditions are pretty bad, but that doesn't give them a right to shoot at random people like that.
What a catastrophe.

[Ington]

Actually, the area is populated mostly by projects. If you didn't know, there is violence in the projects. The people there didn't want to get caught looting, so their first thought was to shoot down any authorities they saw.