Cajun Navy - Training, Permits, License and Fees

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Originally Posted by duckman1911

What it boils down to is our government got bi tch slapped. People had friends, neighbors, family and communities that were in trouble and people helped. They didn't care about permission or training or certifications. They did what had to be done to help and it was a big middle finger to the government. They were shown just how little they are needed and now they are pissed.

I am in no way disagreeing with you about people helping people out. But I think after the last few hurricanes and now this flood its obvious the state would benefit from some sort of auxiliary rescue organization. Like fire or police have. They are trained and responding to a disaster is no less dangerous. There are laws in place that prevent civilians from entering disaster areas. Those laws are primarily geared toward limiting the states liability because martial law usually applies to disaster areas. People really want to help each other out they shouldn't mind learning the basics of disaster response. I spend enough time on the water to realize that a large majority of people who own boats are truly clueless about safely operating them. Throw in the chaos of a natural disaster and you have a time bomb on your hands. I was in NOLA right after Katrina and it was chaos, there was no organization no coordination. There were 100 different organizations operating independently until they put Gen H in charge and from then on thing went soother. In the Marine Corps I responded to an earthquake in Turkey and it was bedlam because of the lack of command and control in the response, the government 1st responders and government officials just went home. 2000 marines basically did the job of 20,000 because there was no break down. Everyone has a job to do and does it. Logistically speaking the response to this flood was easy. There wasn't mass power outages, phone lines down or anything else like you have during a hurricane. When 1500 people dead in their houses and just as many on the verge of dying the only way to get them to safety is for the response to be organized. The only thing that maintains order in that situation is that there is no doubt there is someone in charge and on top of it. Other wise you get riots and looting. Use some common sense. If there is no one there to save someones life do you think I am in favor of letting them drown. I feel like I am arguing with women. Really every situation is different but the law has to be encompassing enough to address these problems and flexible at the same time. I am not Monday morning quarterbacking I just try to see more than one side to an argument. I am smart enough to realize I don't know everything.