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Fed Regulations for Cajun Navy - End Unfair Competition from Private Sector
2016-08-27
[Wash Times] After three days helping victims of the Louisiana flood, volunteer Thomas Achord was piloting his boat back to shore when he saw authorities barricading the entry to the waterway in Livingston Parish.
Lending a hand to a neighbor in need? That's a gov't job. What was this fellow thinking ?
"They were being friendly and they weren’t saying anything to us, but it was very clear that they were blocking things off," said Mr. Achord. "It looked like they were purposefully getting in our way, and then they were directing traffic away from where people were putting their boats in the water."

That was his last day as a member of the so-called Cajun Navy, the all-volunteer flotilla of Louisiana private boat owners credited with rescuing and helping countless thousands of marooned homeowners, livestock and pets at the outset of the flooding.

"After that, I didn’t go back out because I knew they were blocking off the main path that I could use to get to the water," said Mr. Achord, a teacher and administrator at the Sequitur Classical Academy in Baton Rouge.

Experiences like Mr. Achord’s are what prompted Republican state Sen. Jonathan J.P. Perry to float the idea of legislation to certify trained volunteers in order to give them greater access to flood sites, instead of watching authorities turn away the would-be rescuers.
Posted by:Besoeker

#5  It's why the police in the UK were always in favor of gun control.

Competition for their service is always scary to the publicly employed. Especially from private sector lifers who are skilled and have a work ethic.
Posted by: no mo uro   2016-08-27 15:05  

#4  "Meh!" says media, "Who cares? It's little people anyway."
Posted by: Glavirt Ulineng5381   2016-08-27 09:21  

#3  Trump and Mike Pence talking to flood victims. Fellow in the upper right in the olive coloured shirt - Franklin Graham. Another 'enemy' of the State, who generally likes to keep a somewhat low profile.
Posted by: Besoeker   2016-08-27 08:51  

#2  Did the posse need training? Nope, the sheriff called for volunteers, deputized them, and saddled up.

I suspect, the local sheriff today knows who's the good guys and bad guys in the neighborhood. Just to the same damn thing. Just have a Good Samaritan law in place.

Someone is really interested in power, not solving problems.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2016-08-27 08:43  

#1  ...Some years ago, a gentleman of my acquaintance - former F-4/F-16 pilot of all things - became a missionary and felt called to try and serve in Cuba. Against all expectations and after a long effort, he was actually approved. Goes without saying that he had some remarkable stories when he got back, and the most disturbing one was that fishing - by the book - is a prison offense there. The Castros want the people depending on them for EVERYTHING, and their attitude is that if you can feed yourself for even a single meal, it's a threat to their power.

An extreme example? Yep. But it's at the end of a surprisingly straight, short road that starts with telling people they can't help their neighbors without Gummint training and permission.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2016-08-27 08:35  

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