Hundreds feared dead in Haiti quake (4 Viewers)

[Dostoevsky]

Apparently 4,000 dangerous inmates convicted of heinous crimes are now on the loose in Haiti. Their prison walls came down.

As I said, you couldn't find a worse spot for a 7.0 quake.

Imagine that, some of those people are probably happy that this happened. Like they are going to find them later, ha.

 

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[Snoop]

Those who died are lucky, cause you can't imagine what life will be to those who survived, the shock and losing everything, being homeless and all, earthquake is terrible :down:

 

[Bjerknes]

Imagine that, some of those people are probably happy that this happened. Like they are going to find them later, ha.

Well, there already is vast looting going on. Can't believe how crazy it must be there now.

 

[icemaη]

Tragic. Fucking tragic

 

[IrishZebra]

Imagine that, some of those people are probably happy that this happened. Like they are going to find them later, ha.

Criminals on the loose? shoot to kill

 

[Dostoevsky]

Criminals on the loose? shoot to kill

And break the law, last thing they need now.

Some of those are minor criminals, not serial killers.

 

[IrishZebra]

And break the law, last thing they need now.

Some of those are minor criminals, not serial killers.

Declare Martial law, use it to sort out drug dealers etc. out of every crisis comes an opurtunity for a Kristallnacht/Röhm-Putsch

 

[Bjerknes]

The problem isn't necessarily how Haiti is so poor, but rather how their villages/barrios were constructed on their terrain. Much of their already flimsy housing was built stacked upon one another on the side of hills and cliffs, making it very unstable even without a quake. 50% of the population, or a couple million people, live in such conditions.

 

[Bjerknes]

Declare Martial law, use it to sort out drug dealers etc. out of every crisis comes an opurtunity for a Kristallnacht/Röhm-Putsch

There was basically a sense of martial law before the quake. It's a third world nation and government we're talking about here.

 

[IrishZebra]

There was basically a sense of martial law before the quake. It's a third world nation and government we're talking about here.

So no Jackboots?

 

[Dragon]

I feel really bad for these people, one of my biggest fears is earthquakes

 

[Enron]

My biggest fear is being torn apart by a zombie mob.

 

[swag]

I feel really bad for these people, one of my biggest fears is earthquakes

Been living with that for over 20 years. The trick is not to get too relaxed. Humans suck at assessing risk over longer periods of time.

 

[Enron]

Either that or know what to do and react. You can assess risk all you want, but when Murphy wants to say "hey" he will.

 

[swag]

But you really don't know how you will go down until it actually happens.

In my first two months here, I experienced a 6.9 quake that broke up the Bay Bridge during the World Series. We've been waiting for something bigger ever since.

 

[Bjerknes]

But you really don't know how you will go down until it actually happens.

In my first two months here, I experienced a 6.9 quake that broke up the Bay Bridge during the World Series. We've been waiting for something bigger ever since.

And it will happen at some point. Probability of one.

 

[Enron]

Exactly, that's why you stash your "emergency kit", tale a CPR/first aid course, run a couple miles a day or do some sort of exercise that keeps you in shape and go on with your life. Then you know what to do and you can react.

Seems to me that many people are aware of the dangers of everyday life, yet tend to hide from it rather than just preparing to deal.

 

[Bjerknes]

When the big one hits, no amount of training will save you. Everything depends on the structural resistance or surrounding objects of the place you're in when it occurs.

 

[Enron]

I was speaking in general.

 

[Bjerknes]

Generally speaking, most natural disasters are those where training can only get you so far.