Some Floridians choose to stay despite warnings of life risk: ‘We have faith in the Lord’

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Some Floridians choose to stay despite warnings of life risk: ‘We have faith in the Lord’
theguardian.com

As Hurricane Milton approaches many cities were largely deserted but some people decided to shelter in place

Most left when they were told to. But some chose to stay, even though officials warned Hurricane Milton would turn their homes into coffins.

Along Florida’s Gulf coast, where millions of people were urged to get out of harm’s way, cities were largely deserted on Wednesday afternoon as time ran out to evacuate. Those who remained were advised to shelter in place as best they could. Others who fled spoke of their dread at what, if anything, they would return to once the storm had passed.

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William Tokajer, police chief of Holmes Beach, told islanders who planned to stay to write their names, dates of birth and social security numbers on their limbs with Sharpies to help identify their bodies after the storm.

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Ok, but when they are standing on their own roofs waving at helicopters, I want rescuers to just wave back. Let their gods come down and risk life and limb to save their stubborn asses.

Maybe the Oklahoma Gov could send them some bibles to help them pray

send them some bibles

Ya mean those cheap gold colored Chyna bibles?

Chyna bibles

Hey man, Joan Laurer had nothing to do with this.

I volunteer to chuck bibles at dummies' heads from a cool helicopter

I think the helicopter people shouldn't only be waving.

An additional thumbs up could deliver so much inspiration and motivation!

….. you are heartless

Am I? I care about the lives of people who help people. The people who obstinately refuse to leave when given ample warning because they think they know better are not deserving of the sacrifices made by emergency personnel.

this is why I hate liberals. So high all the fucking time. People have circumstances, and maybe sometimes can’t afford a starbucks every day or to leave their houses. More than likely in america, they were failed by their education system. Yet you still revel in their suffering.

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Not heartless at all. If anything, they're respecting the religious freedoms of these suicidal-death-cult members.

You cannot assume that all the people unable to evacuate were obstinate religiously minded conservatives. Very few people have the means to leave their residence when the time comes.

Not everyone owns a vehicle. Not everyone can walk their way out of the path of a storm. What about all the people left in nursing homes. Katrina saw a lot of people forced to stay. Unless there are no homeless people in that section of Florida, I'm ptlretty sure there a lot more forced to stay than those who choose to stay.

Letting everyone die isn't a good way to get people to learn and change their minds.

It's perfectly okay to have sympathy for those who have no means of escape.

That's not who was expressing their desire to stay due to some belief that their deity has a duty to protect them.

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