Rescue crews comb Texas coast for Ike victims

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080913/ap_on_re_us/ike

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" HOUSTON - Rescue crews navigated flooded and debris-strewn streets Saturday to search for those who insisted on staying and riding out a fierce Hurricane Ike, which shattered skyscraper windows, cut power to millions and flooded thousands of homes as it sloshed across the Texas coast. ADVERTISEMENT State and local officials began searching for survivors by late morning, just hours after Ike roared ashore at Galveston with 110 mph winds, heavy rains and towering waves. Overnight, dispatchers received thousands of calls from frightened residents who bucked mandatory orders to leave as the storm closed in. Rescue crews were frustrated, but vowed to get to the more than 140,000 people who stubbornly stayed behind as soon as they could. "This is a democracy," said Mark Miner, a spokesman for Gov. Rick Perry. "Local officials who can order evacuations put out very strong messages. Gov. Perry put out a very strong warning. But you can't force people to leave their homes. They made a decision to ride out the storm. Our prayers are with them." Sedonia Owen, 75, and her son, Lindy McKissick, defied evacuation orders in Galveston because they wanted to protect their neighborhood from possible looters. She was watching floodwaters recede from her front porch Saturday morning, armed with a shotgun. "My neighbors told me, 'You've got my permission. Anybody who goes into my house, you can shot them,'" said Owen. ....... South of Galveston, authorities said 67-year-old Ray Wilkinson was the only resident who didn't evacuate from Surfside Beach, population 800. He was drunk and waving when authorities reached him on Saturday morning. "He kinda drank his way through the night," Mayor Larry Davison said. ..... "

9/13/2008 3:23:49 PM

apparently you dont understand texas.

9/13/2008 3:25:42 PM

so if i dont like somebody i can give someone else permission to shoot them

9/13/2008 3:26:30 PM

^ No....

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"you can shot them,"

duuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrr....

9/13/2008 3:33:54 PM

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"Overnight, dispatchers received thousands of calls from frightened residents who bucked mandatory orders to leave as the storm closed in."

this is what pisses me off.

these dipshits ignore the evacuation orders because they think they're some sort of rugged individualist badasses who doesnt have to listen to public safety authorities.

but then the storm closes in and they all start boo-hooing, tying up communication channels, begging rescuers to come help them, costing taxpayers Millions of dollars that divert resources from people who AREN'T fucking retards.

if people defy evacuation orders, they should be on their own.

9/13/2008 3:41:06 PM

yes because nobody should make a mistake. and if they do, they should be left to die.

9/13/2008 3:42:57 PM

agreed, and aside from the financial expense they put the lives of emergency personnel at risk as well

9/13/2008 3:44:14 PM

^yes, when it's mandatory to not make that mistake

[Edited on September 13, 2008 at 3:48 PM. Reason : let darwin run his course]

9/13/2008 3:47:50 PM

Rats and cockroaches survive too. Notice the trend?

9/13/2008 4:24:36 PM

Potential storm surge is about the only reason I would evacuate.

[Edited on September 13, 2008 at 6:32 PM. Reason : .]

9/13/2008 6:32:11 PM

defending property = white trash ???????

9/13/2008 6:53:03 PM