NO had assistance in place, they (FEMA, the NG, other agencies) were giving away food and money, and looting went on anyway.
Mob mentality and lack of personal morals led to the looting. > -----Original Message----- > From: Chesty Puller [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2006 6:32 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Next in line to be labeled Dictator by America > > The example that I meant to convey was the rampant looting > after the hurricane and the flooding. Although not a nice > place before hand, the lack of law and any assistance led to > the grave conditions there. > > - Matt > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cameron Childress" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 9:55 PM > Subject: Re: Next in line to be labelled Dictator by America > > > > On 1/10/06, Chesty Puller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> I think that Gruss doesn't realize that a country without > a welfare > >> program > >> is going to be run over by criminals killing others for > gain. Case in > >> point: > >> New Orleans > > > > New Orleans had a Welfare program. In fact, it had very high > > participation in the welfare program. People didn't go wild because > > welfare was removed, it was lack of law enforcement that made > > (allowed) people to go wild. > > > > As a city with both a high crime rate and a high welfare > participation > > rate before the Hurricane, I think you are shooting yourself in the > > foot by using it as an example. Welfare (and social > security) should > > be a safety net of last resort, not an entitlement program > for people > > to abuse and/or live on perpetually. > > > > -Cameron > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191597 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
