LOUISIANA OFFICIALS DEMAND THAT SELF-RELIANT LOCALS STOP SURVIVING THE FLOOD WITHOUT PERMISSION

At best, government is a fishing weight around your neck when you're swimming.

At worst, it's a fucking Great White.



In no situation will you be better off with government "assistance".

They are doing this for the safety of everyone --

would you rather be rescued by someone properly trained and equipped, or by Joe Bob in his row boat ?

This won't stop good sameritans from helping out, would just insure that they are properly trained and equipped.

Locals who were not affected by the flood began cooking and donating food. Others helped flood victims to begin gutting their homes so they could start to rebuild. This community in the bayou pulled together to show the world that a real emergency response begins at home, undertaken by the very people who were affected. They didn’t wait around bemoaning the lack of FEMA, Red Cross, and government aid. They got to work.

They opened up their own shelters in local businesses that were not affected. They distributed immediate relief to those who were displaced. They performed their own rescues, organized the response, and used social media to coordinate their efforts.

They made just about everyone in America who heard about their efforts feel a wave of pride. In fact, they were so effective at their own free-market local disaster relief that they rendered the government’s assistance all but unnecessary.

AND THAT IS WHEN THE GOVERNMENT SAID, “OH, NO. WE CAN’T HAVE THAT.”

Of course, the government doesn’t want citizens to realize that they are perfectly capable of rescuing themselves. If people realize that they can perform independently and that it is much better than performing within the strictures of government regulations, they will be a heck of a lot harder to control.

So, they stepped in and uttered the scariest words ever.

“We’re from the government and we’re here to help.”
Like a horde of modern-day carpetbaggers, they began “helping” by forcing people who were struggling to rebuild to purchase permits. That’s right. They forced people to ask for permission for the right to repair their own property.

Considering the daunting expense of rebuilding in itself, those State permission slips may make reconstruction cost-prohibitive for some, while others — given the strict regulations pertaining to the floodplain and more — may not be allowed to rebuild on their own property at all.

“We haven’t suspended any or our requirements for permitting,”Justin Dupuy, building official for Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge, told Reason in an interview. “Before they start making any repairs, they just need to call in and check with us to see what they need.”
Really? These people who are about to undertake a repair have no idea what they need unless they ask the government?

Fortunately, in a small act of grace pointed out by Reason, fees for reconstruction permits have been waived by local officials — though the permits, themselves, are still mandatory, as permission to repair some of the 20,000 flood-ravaged buildings in East Baton Rouge might not be given at all.
How very kind.

BUT THAT ISN’T THE WORST OF IT.



Still Less than 50% you've got to see the rest of the article in the link:
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OMG! :wtf7:

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Round the world, governments have recently been issuing an unsettling call for their citizens to become more self-reliant. Just this week, the governments of both Germany and Czechoslovakia warned that people should be prepared for ““be prepared for the worst case possible scenario.”

But here in the United States, just the opposite is happening. Our government seems to have an unquenchable thirst for cracking down on those who take responsibility for themselves. There is an abundance of evidence of this in Louisiana.

The southern state has been hit with the worst flooding in over 500 years.

While the final numbers won’t be known for some time, Gov. John Bel Edwards’ office has estimated 60,646 houses were damaged and 30,000 people rescued; other people escaped on their own.FEMA says 109,398 people or households have applied for housing help, and 25,000 National Flood Insurance Program claims have been filed. The American Red Cross called it theworst natural disaster since Hurricane Sandy struck New Jersey in 2012.
This massive disaster was all but ignored by the mainstream media, since it didn’t fit the current agenda of divisiveness and racial tension. So what did the folks in Louisiana do?

They rolled up their sleeves and took care of business.

First, the Cajun Navy, a loosely organized group of local fishers, boaters, hunters, and guides, took it upon themselves to being rescuing people trapped by the sudden flood. Initially, the local sheriff’s department was reluctant to accept the assistance, but as they became quickly overwhelmed, they realized that they were disregarding a valuable asset.

Initially, authorities in Livingston Parish didn’t want private citizens headed into the water, worried amateur rescuers might end up in trouble themselves, said Layton Ricks, the parish president. But as the calls from stranded residents continued to mount — at one point, Livingston officials said they were about 150 calls behind — parish officials relented.

“Then it was like, do you have vests? Do you have insurance? Are you truly capable of doing this?” Ricks said. “And as it turned out, we couldn’t have done it without those guys. They were a tremendous asset for our people.”

Source: Daisy Luther

everyone should stop what they are doing, grab road flares and gasoline, and go pay a visit to these "officials"


got rope?

Don't forget the styrofoam items, Malu nli! That stuff goes into the gasoline...

At best, government is a fishing weight around your neck when you're swimming.

At worst, it's a fucking Great White.



In no situation will you be better off with government "assistance".

i like the way you think

:endorse99:

Totally true.

"I'm from the government, and I'm here to help you" is the greatest lie ever told.

“So as we are headed back home from the River Center in Baton Rouge volunteering our nursing services Dawn and I have come to the conclusion that neither of us WILL EVER volunteer or donate to the RED CROSS. The Red Cross basically takes over the shelters and starts refusing clothes, donations and various volunteer services UNLESS they are previously contracted. So what does that mean….well, 60 boxes of doughnuts were discarded this morning becuase the delivery vendor was not in contract, hot meals were refused becuase the entity providing wasn’t contracted, and medical supplies including medications were trashed for same reason. Clothes that were “donated” needed to be left on the street unless they were “furnished” by Red Cross. As of tomorrow, the shelter we were at will be completely over taken by the Red Cross other than the medical area because they couldnt have the actual room since LSU has a contract with state to provide medical care. Its sad when the military police were helping to “protect” the medical areas from the red cross when there are so many other issues at hand. Anyway, next time to want to donate or volunteer your services, do your homework.”

“So as we are headed back home from the River Center in Baton Rouge volunteering our nursing services Dawn and I have come to the conclusion that neither of us WILL EVER volunteer or donate to the RED CROSS. The Red Cross basically takes over the shelters and starts refusing clothes, donations and various volunteer services UNLESS they are previously contracted. So what does that mean….well, 60 boxes of doughnuts were discarded this morning becuase the delivery vendor was not in contract, hot meals were refused becuase the entity providing wasn’t contracted, and medical supplies including medications were trashed for same reason. Clothes that were “donated” needed to be left on the street unless they were “furnished” by Red Cross. As of tomorrow, the shelter we were at will be completely over taken by the Red Cross other than the medical area because they couldnt have the actual room since LSU has a contract with state to provide medical care. Its sad when the military police were helping to “protect” the medical areas from the red cross when there are so many other issues at hand. Anyway, next time to want to donate or volunteer your services, do your homework.”

Always have been sweetie.

I have a friend that is doing field work for FEMA in the Baton Rouge area. He goes to the houses to get info so they can file a claim for assistance. The car he rented is being paid for by FEMA, a contract with Enterprise. If he rented it as an individual he would pay $1,200 for one month. FEMA is paying $2,400 for the month.

Seems like a government agency that rents often would get a much better rate than the average random renter. They just can't think of enough ways to steal the taxpayers money.

At least with the government assistance of these asshats in office, Comedian. A Government for and by the People of the U.S. would of kindly asked "Do you need our assistance, or do you have this yourselves?", and if noone really needed the Government's help the Government would kindly bugger off or otherwise try to help in other ways such as security.

Instead of anything rational or sane really the Louisiana residents get bitched at for being loving, kind, compassionate, and very helpful towards one another. I think even my State's Government knows not to do this type of thing. Otherwise they'll get shot at or shot and killed by very angry Texans.

To the Louisianian officials who feel like bullying good Americans:



You f'n 's!

Your perspective bias is limiting your understanding to a reaction to the recent past. In reality, government has always been this way, and is functioning exactly as designed- to control the people.

Government literally means ' mind control'

Govern- to control
Mente- the mind

All of them. None of them are 'broken' or 'worse', it is rather that more people are realizing that they are members of a controlled herd, owned by the plantation owners... ie SLAVES.

The governments are the overseers for the owners, those puppet masters who have for thousands of years run everything from the shadows via proxies aka governments.

Perhaps since the beginning.

Basically, the government's official job in a disaster is to discourage people from helping themselves and others.

They don't want you to not need them because you might find out that they're useless and stop giving them your money and oh no they don't have a job anymore.

time to vote all those bums out of office. no more we forgive and forget, time to vote the next two elections and ensure not one of those bums remain in office. Vote them out. just my opinions

you seem to be disillusioned as to the purpose and function of government. It is conrol, and it is functioning exactly as intended.