An endorsement of martial law....
... courtesy of Brian Williams.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/
Watch last night's (9/7/05) video segment of his "tour" of New Orleans. Applicable comments are toward the end of the clip.
Yeah, I'm taking his comments a bit too seriously, considering the context. Regardless of the disaster, though, I don't see myself ever "longing" for troops patrolling my streets. Why not advocate an armed, prepared citizenry for a change? Having armed troops on the streets isn't a relief - it's scary and sad.
All the news organizations have been showing snippets of the "You-Loot-I-Shoot" crowd, but are careful not to advocate that kind of responsibility ... um, I mean, "vigilante" behavior. Why not? Look, if half the shotgun-toting store owners had fully automatic Uzis or M-16s (even better!) with which to guard their stores and protect their neighborhoods, would we have seen such a degree of lawlessness? If every N.O. citizen who didn't/couldn't evacuate had bothered to tie up a 12-pack of candy bars, a gallon of water & a tarp in a plastic bag to keep with them, would we have seen such a humanitarian crisis? Why does the "news" push government involvement as desirable, rather than invasive, cumbersome and ineffective? Why is National Guard deployment resulting in de-facto martial law defined as "security"? Where's the Tylenol?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/
Watch last night's (9/7/05) video segment of his "tour" of New Orleans. Applicable comments are toward the end of the clip.
Yeah, I'm taking his comments a bit too seriously, considering the context. Regardless of the disaster, though, I don't see myself ever "longing" for troops patrolling my streets. Why not advocate an armed, prepared citizenry for a change? Having armed troops on the streets isn't a relief - it's scary and sad.
All the news organizations have been showing snippets of the "You-Loot-I-Shoot" crowd, but are careful not to advocate that kind of responsibility ... um, I mean, "vigilante" behavior. Why not? Look, if half the shotgun-toting store owners had fully automatic Uzis or M-16s (even better!) with which to guard their stores and protect their neighborhoods, would we have seen such a degree of lawlessness? If every N.O. citizen who didn't/couldn't evacuate had bothered to tie up a 12-pack of candy bars, a gallon of water & a tarp in a plastic bag to keep with them, would we have seen such a humanitarian crisis? Why does the "news" push government involvement as desirable, rather than invasive, cumbersome and ineffective? Why is National Guard deployment resulting in de-facto martial law defined as "security"? Where's the Tylenol?
posted by Alpineman, RN at 12:48 PM
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