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Originally posted by getreadyalready
But the first guy that tried to stop me from digging would probably end up stabbed with a shovel!
Originally posted by getreadyalreadyI don't blame people for not risking their own lives. We all have responsibilities. I might not want to dig in a dangerous situation for a stranger, because I want to be around for my own kids. BUT blocking access and refusing to let volunteers dig is outrageous!
Originally posted by XL5
. However, the way it is, they would rather wait for every one still alive to die, wait till the public "eyes" go home and bulldoze it into a nice pile and THEN pick it apart.
If people go into it, know the dangers and die, they die with honor, a hero.
If they live and save a life, they are more qualified then any of the "rescure workers" just standing around and they should be given a medal.
Originally posted by XL5
It wouldn't be too hard for them to get cranes there in half a day and pull stuff out in reverse order. Its not like they need to fill out forums and wait 30 days for one is it?
Originally posted by Mister1k
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Originally posted by aorAki
Originally posted by getreadyalready
But the first guy that tried to stop me from digging would probably end up stabbed with a shovel!
So not only are you irresponsible, but you're violent too.
Originally posted by getreadyalreadyI don't blame people for not risking their own lives. We all have responsibilities. I might not want to dig in a dangerous situation for a stranger, because I want to be around for my own kids. BUT blocking access and refusing to let volunteers dig is outrageous!
Again, and I'll type really slowly: what if your actions caused your daughter to be killed, or others, because you went all gung ho with your shovel (lol, a shovel, what a lightweight). Letting volunteers who are untrained dig is outrageous.
Originally posted by getreadyalready
I don't think it is any surprise that I am violent.
Originally posted by getreadyalready
Yes, I am violent, but I am also extremely intelligent, so I'm a pretty dangerous character.
Originally posted by getreadyalready
I do things the way they need to be done at the time, with the information and resources at hand. I don't wait for "officials" because I don't trust their expertise any more than anyone elses.
Originally posted by getreadyalready
At the very least they could be finding the exact spot of the survivors and trying to fish some water and airlines down to them. Even if they can't remove the rubble, they could be doing pre-work, scouting the area, providing some relief for the injured, probing to see exactly what and where the heavy equipment is needed, and moving the loose debris to provide a working platform to begin the operation from. No way they should just be standing around waiting.
Originally posted by getreadyalready
reply to post by nightbringr
HAHA!
Also, Honest...check.
I'm not denying those things, but being those things doesn't make me wrong. I can be all of those things and still be correct on the issue. And I'm not claiming I am smarter than the engineers and architects, I'm just not automatically assuming they are smarter than me. Some of them might be, but then again I know many that are not. I'm just saying where one of my loved ones life is at risk, I would be intimately involved start to finish, and I wouldn't be wasting any time or trusting any officials just because they are official.