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The trouble with a major disruption is that crime rates go through the roof. (In the worst-case scenario, you get roving bands of raiders.) How does preparing
by PotatoEngineer 15y ago
The trouble with a major disruption is that crime rates go through the roof. (In the worst-case scenario, you get roving bands of raiders.) How does preparing with a well-stocked kitchen help if a bunch of armed hooligans show up?
I don't prepare for the worst, simply because the worst is so unthinkable; I'm not prepared to shoot looters.
- OstiaAntica 15y agoMost of the folks stockpiling for the end-times are extremely well-armed and will have no problem defending themselves. There has been a related push to expand "castle" or "stand-your-ground" laws to permit the use of lethal force as well.
- GFKjunior 15y agoI am a 'prepper' and I am heavily armed and very prepared to shoot looters. In TX we can legally shoot anyone on our property (you can even shoot a mugger in the back once he turns around). To me having a few weeks of extra food and basic supplies can never hurt, it is a lot easier than most people think for global supply chains to fail. If you have ever been in a natural disaster you would be surprised at how fast the shelves at a walmart completely empty.
- rdl 15y agoActually, in most major disruptions, crime rates don't go up much (usually, they go down), and people tend to help each other. It depends a lot on how hopeless the place was before the disaster; Haiti becomes even worse, but someplace like Montana with heavy snow becomes even safer and more community oriented. Not a whole lot of violent looting at the Tsunami which basically destroyed major parts of Japan. Goal: live in places which won't turn into hell after a natural disaster.