4WWL: NEW ORLEANS – The Good Samaritan who rescued hundreds, maybe thousands, of people during the ‘Great Flood of 2016‘ said he was not happy after a state lawmaker announced he wants to introduce legislation around future actions by citizen heroes.
Some of these citizen heroes, a loosely-organized group called the ‘Cajun Navy,’ gained national attention for their rescue efforts last week, but that attention is nowhere near the pushback lawmakers are discussing when it comes to a lawmakers proposal to require permits for citizen rescue groups. more
“Lawmaker: Licensing for Cajun Navy not meant to limit, but empower”
About as believable as the “Patient Protection” and “Affordable Care” Act.
Are you Fing kidding me? Perry, a Republican In Name Only, should be Tarred and Feathered. Typical Bureaucrat.
So, now you need a permit to help thy neighbor, wonder how much that’s going to cost.
Govt couldn’t take the credit for the rescue as it was citizen driven. If they pass this legislation they’ll be in a position to take the victory lap themselves.
Don’t worry, they will include a provision that will hold people criminally responsible if they fail to respond.
I thought many political jurisdictions had legislation on their books that it was a crime not to help people in accidental distress!
It never fails, the government just CAN’T leave people alone. By trying to justify their existence, they make a disaster into a catastrophe.
I can see you guys need help, I would really like to help but I don’t have my government issued permit for helping people. Sorry.
Gov’t is here to help…
STFU and mind your own F’in business government. You aren’t needed, wanted, or welcome. Just piss off and leave people alone.
And people ask me why I’m an anarchist.
This is reason # 23,592,887.
“Lawmaker Seeks Legislation and Licensing for Cajun Navy”
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Translation: Lets take something that works, and fuck it up.
It’s for the children.
“If you like your navy, you can keep your navy.”
If you don’t take responsibility for yourself, family and neighbors, you leave it to the government.
Is that really an option?
If it is, you’re probably gonna die waiting and waiting for some bureaucrat to decide who to rescue first…
Get a clue… it ain’t gonna be you or your family.
A well regulated Cajun Navy, being necessary to the security of a free and safe state of La. , the right of the people to keep and use boats shall not be infringed.
If passed I expect the doofus who wanted to require licensing would try to limit freedom of use by buying up all the boat fuel, having various state agencies that don’t even own a motor pool buy millions of gallons each month.
I am not an anarchist, I just think government should be limited to the function of protecting my rights, not infringing on them.
Unfortunately, no one in government thinks that.
“I thought many political jurisdictions had legislation on their books that it was a crime not to help people in accidental distress!”
It was a crime until they found out how to make a buck on it.
So during the next natural disaster we truly can witness “Death by regulation” as people are left to die because those who could have rescued them were not licensed to do so.
What a douche.
The government finding something that works so they can break it, besides it kind of makes them look bad since they didn’t rescue them.
On a related note, back in 2005 a friend was the head of the Los Angeles FEMA search and rescue team. He had that role because he was head of LA County Fire Dept. medical program, a very highly-trained man and team. They went out to New Orleans a few days after Katrina hit. They were told in no uncertain terms that they were not permitted to go out and do search and rescue unless they had a state police officer with them, and that none were available. They were threatened with imprisonment if they went out against orders. When the friend related this, a couple of years later, he was still visibly upset at the treatment they had received.
Coming soon Transgender bathrooms for the Cajun Navy!!
Amazing. Imagine if Churchill tried that shit on the British people after Dunkirk.
If another flood occurred and the Cajum Navy were required, I wonder who would be checking registration and permitting. Oh wait, nobody.
Issue a proclamation recognizing the good deeds done by the ‘Cajun Navy’, declare next Tuesday is ‘Cajun Navy Day’ and by ’em a beer.
@DrRiff – …and no one in govt ever will. It was realizating that fact that gave me the last push I needed to write off govt as ever workable.
What part of “Good Samaritan” does that F*tard not understand.
May his house catch on fire with his family trapped inside as he watches and his neighbors look for their training certificates, state registrations and licenses for “helping”.
As one comment in the article stated it is time for training the state police.
If someone is coming out of the area with stolen loot then they can do something about it.
@ Uncle Al – I’m with you in spirit!
The problem with government is it is not an abstract – it is run by people, mainly, people I don’t know to whom I have given no authority over me and who want nothing but more power over me and everyone they think they rule.
Its all about insurance, liability, and adding another expensive bureaucracy layer over the land
Just pass a Good Samaritan Law. Like when you atop to help at a car wreck you aren’t liable for being imperfect in your rescue. Your intent was pure.
Take away the punishing aspect of crossing those barriers and that problem stops.
REMOVE the problems. Don’t create more – he is a Democrat at heart. They always want to regulate every damn thing and have it controlled by the gov. Fuck them
They keep forgetting they work for the people not rule over them. It’s time to put them back in their place when they get like this.
He has said, in no uncertain terms, that the next time this happens (and, it’s Louisiana, there is no “if this happens again”) that the government of Louisiana demands it’s residents die, rather than live without the government of Louisiana. If the residents of Louisiana (as they are expected to) agree, not simply to allow these spree killers to sleep safely among them, but even tip them for their effort, then who are we to disagree?