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We're certainly not Haiti (at this point anyway) but as conditions there continue to spiral out of control, Haiti offers us a study in human nature and what is possible when the rule of law becomes a marginal restraint on society.
Gangs overpowering police and emptying two of the largest prisons will only escalate the danger everywhere for Haitians. Though, we are very far from this sort of chaos here in the U.S., it's still worth taking note and thinking through what is possible when the criminal element outmatches law enforcement.
Studying what happens in other places can be a useful tool to focus our own planning here at home or at least start us thinking about what preparations to make if we find our own circumstances headed in a similar direction.
Gangs overpowering police and emptying two of the largest prisons will only escalate the danger everywhere for Haitians. Though, we are very far from this sort of chaos here in the U.S., it's still worth taking note and thinking through what is possible when the criminal element outmatches law enforcement.
Studying what happens in other places can be a useful tool to focus our own planning here at home or at least start us thinking about what preparations to make if we find our own circumstances headed in a similar direction.
Another day, another deluge of bad and concerning news coming from Haiti.
After the weekend, when almost 5K prisoners ? many dangerous felons ? were freed in massive gang attacks to the two biggest prisons in the country, the explosive unrest continued unabated with similar attacks on Haiti?s main international airport and police academy.
In both locations, armed gang members exchanged gunfire with police and soldiers.
CBS News reported:
?The Toussaint Louverture International Airport was closed when the attack occurred, with no planes operating and no passengers on site. Associated Press journalists saw an armored truck on the tarmac shooting at gangs to try and prevent them from entering airport grounds as scores of employees and other workers fled from whizzing bullets.
The attack on the police academy, where more than 800 cadets are training, was repelled Tuesday after the arrival of reinforcements, said Lionel Lazarre of the Haitian police union.?
After the weekend, when almost 5K prisoners ? many dangerous felons ? were freed in massive gang attacks to the two biggest prisons in the country, the explosive unrest continued unabated with similar attacks on Haiti?s main international airport and police academy.
In both locations, armed gang members exchanged gunfire with police and soldiers.
CBS News reported:
?The Toussaint Louverture International Airport was closed when the attack occurred, with no planes operating and no passengers on site. Associated Press journalists saw an armored truck on the tarmac shooting at gangs to try and prevent them from entering airport grounds as scores of employees and other workers fled from whizzing bullets.
The attack on the police academy, where more than 800 cadets are training, was repelled Tuesday after the arrival of reinforcements, said Lionel Lazarre of the Haitian police union.?
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