The first bus to Houston 18 yo shows a little initiative in evacuating NOLA and now he'll probably get some jail time. Somebody ought to hire this kid.
Steal a bus to get out of NOLA?
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If the story is accurate, the kid should at the very least get a handshake from GWB. Yea - eventually some "official" person may have found and grabbed the bus. Maybe. But what would they have done differently with it anyway?
IIRC, the kid went to the dome and picked up a group of people that were in the "official" departure staging area.
IIRC, the kid went to the dome and picked up a group of people that were in the "official" departure staging area.
CAnnoneer
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To blame him for taking the bus to save 100 people is to say that the 100 people he saved have a weaker claim on life than the 100 people some official responder might have saved instead using the very same bus.
Such a case would be ripped to shreds by a novice lawyer. Unless they scare the kid into a plea bargain, in which case he is hosed.
Such a case would be ripped to shreds by a novice lawyer. Unless they scare the kid into a plea bargain, in which case he is hosed.
I would give the kid a medal and then hire him to drive some more buses. This is exactly the attitude you want to see in people, he didn’t think just of himself, he rescued others that were trapped.
To punish him for helping others strikes me as petty. He stepped on the “professionals” toes is what he did. I think a jury would have a hard time convicting him.
To punish him for helping others strikes me as petty. He stepped on the “professionals” toes is what he did. I think a jury would have a hard time convicting him.
bogie
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That kid had initiative. Someone needs to put him into a management fast-track, get him into a good school (and if he doesn't have the education, remedy that fast - he's obviously got the gumption)...
Methinx he outthought the only people in New Orleans professional enough to commandeer a bus.
Methinx he outthought the only people in New Orleans professional enough to commandeer a bus.
armoredman
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Reward this kid! At the least, set him towards Annapolis.
Here's another perspective on The Buses of New Orleans Looks to me like the kid rescued that bus 
artherd
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This kid should get a medal, and a position in FEMA.
Sleeping Dog
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If the kid needs a new job, well, New Orleans needs a new mayor ...
David W. Gay
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Action, not words!
Not only should they give that kid a medal, they should make him mayor! Or even govenour! At the very least, they should gas up the bus and let him make another trip, if he wants. I bet he would.
On the other hand, his act of taking the bus could be considered looting, and delt with accordingly... 
Carry on!
Not only should they give that kid a medal, they should make him mayor! Or even govenour! At the very least, they should gas up the bus and let him make another trip, if he wants. I bet he would.
On the other hand, his act of taking the bus could be considered looting, and delt with accordingly...
Carry on!
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If that bus was just abandoned on the side of the road...taking it is not looting...it's a humanitarian use of scarce resources that were in danger of being destroyed by flooding if not rescued. The city should give him a reward for rescuing their bus.
Now if he beat the bus driver in the head before he took it...that's a different story.
If he took it out of one of the city's school bus depots; he obviously deserves credit for attempting to assist the incompetents running the city. Maybe he needs to go back to New Orleans, take a map and a flashlight, and attempt to guide the New Orleans administrators into finding their fundaments.
Now if he beat the bus driver in the head before he took it...that's a different story.
If he took it out of one of the city's school bus depots; he obviously deserves credit for attempting to assist the incompetents running the city. Maybe he needs to go back to New Orleans, take a map and a flashlight, and attempt to guide the New Orleans administrators into finding their fundaments.
bogie
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Because the disaster-relief experts decreed that any conveyance should have a functioning restroom.
IMHO, they've already discovered the solution.
Shove one's head up... Well...I'm sure Art's Grammaw would agree with us on this one...
IMHO, they've already discovered the solution.
Shove one's head up... Well...I'm sure Art's Grammaw would agree with us on this one...
Greta Sustern interviewed the kid on her show yesterday. The went to the bus yard which had already been broken into and found the box with all the keys. It was just a matter of matching the keys to the bus. So this was probably one of buses in the picture of 205 buses parked in the flooded bus depot. This one's functional. They stopped three times for gas and rest stops, so much for needing a restroom on the bus. Sheesh, why do folks make this harder than it needs to be by imposing irrelavent legislation which only prevents readily available city resources from being used?
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Maybe he needs to go back to New Orleans, take a map and a flashlight, and attempt to guide the New Orleans administrators into finding their fundaments.I think the kid needs to replace the flashlight with a proctoscope-especially if he is attempting to locate the brains of the city leadership.
armoredman
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Someone offer this kid a job, a good one.
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I really hope the community holds this kid up as an example. And what's worse, had the NG found this kid before he left, they would've commandeered the bus and probably left everyone there for dead!
The buses aren't the problem...
The buses are just a symptom of the real problem.
As I understand it FEMA rolls in with some equipment and a big checkbook to supplement local emergency response, but local officials are supposed to stay in charge. Look at NYC on 9-11, Rudolph Giuliani was in charge, not FEMA, and everybody knew it. NYPD and FDNY were front and center. I don't see that in NOLA. As I understand it, the Mayor is sleeping in Baton Rouge, he isn't even in town. Doesn't NOLA have an emergency response center? Never mind, rhetorical question.
The same incompetent bureaucrats that left those buses to waste away in the flood water are supposed to play Rudy's part in this tragedy. Rudy's job started as a total surprise, these guys have had years to prepare for the "Big One" and they totally blew it.
Jabar showed some initiative by appropriating that bus, initiative that is sorely lacking in NOLA leadership. All they can do is point fingers at everybody else -- typical welfare mentality, but in the city's leadership, really sad.
I may have to send this one to my congressman and ask him to tell Bush to stop acting like the Fed's F'd up. This one is on the locals.
The buses are just a symptom of the real problem.
As I understand it FEMA rolls in with some equipment and a big checkbook to supplement local emergency response, but local officials are supposed to stay in charge. Look at NYC on 9-11, Rudolph Giuliani was in charge, not FEMA, and everybody knew it. NYPD and FDNY were front and center. I don't see that in NOLA. As I understand it, the Mayor is sleeping in Baton Rouge, he isn't even in town. Doesn't NOLA have an emergency response center? Never mind, rhetorical question.
The same incompetent bureaucrats that left those buses to waste away in the flood water are supposed to play Rudy's part in this tragedy. Rudy's job started as a total surprise, these guys have had years to prepare for the "Big One" and they totally blew it.
Jabar showed some initiative by appropriating that bus, initiative that is sorely lacking in NOLA leadership. All they can do is point fingers at everybody else -- typical welfare mentality, but in the city's leadership, really sad.
I may have to send this one to my congressman and ask him to tell Bush to stop acting like the Fed's F'd up. This one is on the locals.
pittspilot
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Pity I am not in LA or Tx, I would take this kid on pro bono.
griz
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If he had stolen the bus and driven away with no passengers, I would say prosecute him. But he did exactly what needed to be done. I say put this kid in charge of the evacuation, nobody else has stepped up to the job.
read the Sept 3rd edition at junkyardblog Incredible. The SOL Emergency Operations Plan Supplement 1A calls for the use of
It's in their plan. Seems to me that Jabbor Gibson was just following the state's evacuation plan by using the bus to evacuate. When in doubt, read the instructions.
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