07-17-2018, 08:10 AM
this is working very well for them
After looking at the photos of the emergency shelters, or hearing the stories about the conditions and the interactions between residents living there, if you've seen the individual shelters without water or electricity built by volunteers, how many readers on Punaweb would intentionally choose to live there?
Now, those of you who would prefer not to live there, when you hear that the residents in shelters get food and water in addition to a roof over their heads, do you also think, "hey, wait a minute, somebody is making out like a bandit here."
If a few people who didn't face mandatory evacuations manage to move into the shelters because they find those arrangements a free upgrade from their prior situation, can you seriously erupt with righteous indignation over someone being provided with basic living conditions that you yourself would find unbearable and untenable? A night of drinks at a Honolulu Hostess Bar would easily cover the cost of food and water of a few shelter residents for months on end.
If their actions rise to a level of lawbreaking and violence the police will be brought in, and once they're determined to be a danger to others I would assume they're excluded from further assistance.
After looking at the photos of the emergency shelters, or hearing the stories about the conditions and the interactions between residents living there, if you've seen the individual shelters without water or electricity built by volunteers, how many readers on Punaweb would intentionally choose to live there?
Now, those of you who would prefer not to live there, when you hear that the residents in shelters get food and water in addition to a roof over their heads, do you also think, "hey, wait a minute, somebody is making out like a bandit here."
If a few people who didn't face mandatory evacuations manage to move into the shelters because they find those arrangements a free upgrade from their prior situation, can you seriously erupt with righteous indignation over someone being provided with basic living conditions that you yourself would find unbearable and untenable? A night of drinks at a Honolulu Hostess Bar would easily cover the cost of food and water of a few shelter residents for months on end.
If their actions rise to a level of lawbreaking and violence the police will be brought in, and once they're determined to be a danger to others I would assume they're excluded from further assistance.
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