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<blockquote data-quote="Fran" data-source="post: 334044" data-attributes="member: 3"><p>I typed a long response but I lost it.</p><p>In essence it said that I was in S. Miami 2 days after Hurricane Andrew. There is no way I would have stayed at night. I went from a believer in "less military" until then to cheering them as they marched into the neighborhoods. It is absolute anarchy. No laws, no phones, no power, no police, no food. It is frontier mentality. My neighbors were armed. I was as afraid of them as I was of the criminals and looters that roamed at night. </p><p>You can't imagine how black night is when there is no power, no police, no rules. We had 3 flat tires in the daytime. I can't imagine in the dark with no phone, no power, no AAA and no visible people or police. No gas stations. It is terrifying. </p><p></p><p>I think there was a more humanitarian way to handle leaving the hospital tents. If the military was there to keep order then they could have continued their volunteer mission. A priority is keeping everyone safe including the volunteers. Who knows what ability there was to communicate with the police/military. </p><p></p><p>Also, having military going into a foreign country is very tricky. If you have a 50% illiteracy rate and someone is telling you that America is coming in to take over and they will feed you poison biscuits, who are they going to believe? They need to get someone from the community to reassure the victims. Incorporate those who speak the language and customs to work with the teams of volunteers. </p><p></p><p>Most of these people seem patient and cooperative but scared and in despair. Mob mentality can get out of control quickly which is why they need community leaders to be involved to reassure the crowd that everyone will get a turn then only allow X amount of people to approach the truck for food and water.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fran, post: 334044, member: 3"] I typed a long response but I lost it. In essence it said that I was in S. Miami 2 days after Hurricane Andrew. There is no way I would have stayed at night. I went from a believer in "less military" until then to cheering them as they marched into the neighborhoods. It is absolute anarchy. No laws, no phones, no power, no police, no food. It is frontier mentality. My neighbors were armed. I was as afraid of them as I was of the criminals and looters that roamed at night. You can't imagine how black night is when there is no power, no police, no rules. We had 3 flat tires in the daytime. I can't imagine in the dark with no phone, no power, no AAA and no visible people or police. No gas stations. It is terrifying. I think there was a more humanitarian way to handle leaving the hospital tents. If the military was there to keep order then they could have continued their volunteer mission. A priority is keeping everyone safe including the volunteers. Who knows what ability there was to communicate with the police/military. Also, having military going into a foreign country is very tricky. If you have a 50% illiteracy rate and someone is telling you that America is coming in to take over and they will feed you poison biscuits, who are they going to believe? They need to get someone from the community to reassure the victims. Incorporate those who speak the language and customs to work with the teams of volunteers. Most of these people seem patient and cooperative but scared and in despair. Mob mentality can get out of control quickly which is why they need community leaders to be involved to reassure the crowd that everyone will get a turn then only allow X amount of people to approach the truck for food and water. [/QUOTE]
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