If an earthquake hits NYC, can New Yorkers behave as well as the Japanese? (food, rich) - New York City - City-Data Forum

Sarah2k9 · 03-13-2011, 09:35 AM

When nature as its worst, people are at their best. There is no looting, no disorderly conduct, people waiting in long lines for food and water. ... It is heart broken to watch news from Japan.

Can New Yorkers behave as well as the Japanese? It is a simple question, but may not have simple answers.

newyorker24 · 03-13-2011, 09:36 AM

No. There would be looting, disorderly conduct, and chaos for sure.

mgt04 · 03-13-2011, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by newyorker24

No. There would be looting, disorderly conduct, and chaos for sure.

Agreed...I know its a different part of the US but Katrina is the perfect example. You'd have exactly that going on.

Mr. Klato · 03-13-2011, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by newyorker24

No. There would be looting, disorderly conduct, and chaos for sure.

Oh yeah. It would be a war zone in NYC. Maybe the rich areas would be ok but all other areas would be chaotic.

RedJacket · 03-13-2011, 09:55 AM

Within hours the city would be stripped to the bones.

bombero2811 · 03-13-2011, 09:59 AM

boy that sure says a lot about your neighbors....

wordlife · 03-13-2011, 10:20 AM

why would you make a post like this? we don't know the full story of what was happening on the ground over there, but we do know that many people died.

Ps Katrina was full of media bias, while people were dying due to an inefficient govt response. If something like that was to happen here, I would hope that the response would be swift to help people.

BearMM · 03-13-2011, 10:21 AM

Well, nothing like that happened during 9/11.

omigawd · 03-13-2011, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by BearMM

Well, nothing like that happened during 9/11.

Excuse me???!?!!! On 9/11, there was some looting, theft, burglary --- not to mention people being reported as "missing" who weren't anywhere near the WTC just so they could collect $$$$$.

mgt04 · 03-13-2011, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by wordlife

why would you make a post like this? we don't know the full story of what was happening on the ground over there, but we do know that many people died.

Ps Katrina was full of media bias, while people were dying due to an inefficient govt response. If something like that was to happen here, I would hope that the response would be swift to help people.

So which part of Katrina was media bias? The flood wasn't bad? People on TV caught walking through water with TVs in hand out of a store? The little number of cops that were left doing their jobs running out of resources to fight all the looting? Oh please tell us what part was bias.