{"id":1493287,"date":"2024-10-01T16:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-01T20:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1493287"},"modified":"2024-10-01T16:45:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T20:45:00","slug":"looting-erupts-after-biblical-floods-devastate-southeast-us-sheriff-urges-residents-to-carry-with-safety-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/looting-erupts-after-biblical-floods-devastate-southeast-us-sheriff-urges-residents-to-carry-with-safety-off\/1493287\/","title":{"rendered":"Looting Erupts After &#8216;Biblical Floods&#8217; Devastate Southeast US,\u00a0Sheriff Urges Residents To &#8216;Carry With Safety Off&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden\">Looting Erupts After &#8216;Biblical Floods&#8217; Devastate Southeast US,\u00a0Sheriff Urges Residents To &#8216;Carry With Safety Off&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item\">\n<p>People in parts of the Carolinas, Tennessee, and other storm-stricken states are standing their ground as looting reports flood X.\u00a0This dire situation highlights the harsh reality that when disaster strikes and the government is nowhere to be found,\u00a0being prepared and armed will save your life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Eight illegal aliens were arrested in\u00a0the eastern part of\u00a0Tennessee for looting following the tropical system that unleashed flash floods in\u00a0Washington County. Maybe these migrants were searching &#8216;for bread&#8217; to feed their families&#8230; We suspect not.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>The other five men \u2014 Albin Nahun Vega-Rapalo, 24, David Bairon Rapalo-Rapalo, 37, Kevin Noe Martinez-Lopez, 25, Marvin Hernandez-Martinez, 43, and Dayln Gabriel Guillen Guillen, 37 \u2014 were <\/em><strong><em>charged with aggravated burglary for breaking into occupied structures<\/em><\/strong><em>, the sheriff&#8217;s office said. -NYPost.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Eight \u201cmigrants\u201d have been arrested for looting and stealing from those in my area (East Tennessee) who have lost everything from the flooding.<\/p>\n<p>I believe I have raw footage from the ground of these men &#8211; who can be seen in the video.<\/p>\n<p>Albin Nahun Vega-Rapalo, 24; David Bairon\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2HY0WgbK6j\">https:\/\/t.co\/2HY0WgbK6j<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/clC5wszfQH\">pic.twitter.com\/clC5wszfQH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 American Archer (@CalenArcher) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CalenArcher\/status\/1840767151424036880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In Greenville County, South Carolina, just an hour south of storm-damaged Ashville, North Carolina,\u00a0Greenville County Sheriff Hobart Lewis told looters his <strong>residents are &#8220;very well armed.&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sheriff warns anyone dumb enough to try looting <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IdYpYYBOXW\">pic.twitter.com\/IdYpYYBOXW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washingtons ghost (@hartgoat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hartgoat\/status\/1840916051351032207?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Just north of\u00a0Greenville in western North Carolina, a video uploaded on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@leighthomasbrown\/video\/7420472407523200287\">TikTok<\/a>, then X, of realtor\u00a0Leigh Brown, who warned, &#8220;The <strong>looting has picked up major steam<\/strong>,&#8221; adding, &#8220;I was advised by a county sheriff to <strong>make sure that anybody out and about is &#8216;carrying&#8217; and in his words &#8216;carrying with the safety off.'&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Brown said the people out in the storm-ravaged area might not be &#8220;awful people, they&#8217;re desperate&#8221; as their homes and towns were wiped off the face of the map by &#8216;biblical floods.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NC resident has a message: the government is not coming to save you, it\u2019s up to all of us to help save each other.<\/p>\n<p>I find this to be devastating because the amount of money our government God knows where for God knows what reason is obscene. But when it comes down to helping\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aNsJ5nzYgG\">pic.twitter.com\/aNsJ5nzYgG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DefiyantlyFree\/status\/1840944067766608141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another individual in the area also warned, <strong>&#8220;There are a lot of looters,&#8221; adding<\/strong>, <strong>&#8220;If you have a weapon, keep it on you.&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Asheville North Carolina Resident Says It\u2019s Chaos After Hurricane Helene<\/p>\n<p>He says looters are everywhere, people are vandalizing everywhere<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere were some truckers coming in with supplies and medical stuff trying to help us\u201d, People slashed their tires at the rest stop<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OLu3qGC0Yy\">pic.twitter.com\/OLu3qGC0Yy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WallStreetApes\/status\/1840598207749038302?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This person said <strong>looting and chaos<\/strong> had unfolded.<\/p>\n<p>Looting and assault in North Carolina mountains. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HIiURiAv7A\">pic.twitter.com\/HIiURiAv7A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prentiss Findlay (@FindlayPre51501) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FindlayPre51501\/status\/1841092996340621350?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Others on X report, <strong>&#8220;There is looting.&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Can yall help blow this up?<br \/>\nCircle K in Augusta on Furys ferry rd.<br \/>\nThey made my sister work through the hurricane, and then once the power was kicked off, she had to remain there terrified while people started looting someone hit her. She worked a 17hr shift that they don&#8217;t\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IFh7VbumPQ\">pic.twitter.com\/IFh7VbumPQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83d\udcae\ud835\udd1a\ud835\udd26\ud835\udd29\ud835\udd21 \ud835\udd09\ud835\udd29\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd34\ud835\udd22\ud835\udd2f\ud83d\udcae (@Sh3sawi1df1wr) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sh3sawi1df1wr\/status\/1840805640735773046?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 30, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Flooding has receded. The town <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SprucePine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SprucePine<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NC<\/a> is destroyed. Population 2200. No water. No electricity. No gas stations. No internet. No phone service. No grocery stores. There is looting.<\/p>\n<p>Do not forget these small towns. My niece took these pics and is providing info as she\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eaKcl5NgRw\">pic.twitter.com\/eaKcl5NgRw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Code of Vets \u2122 (@codeofvets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/codeofvets\/status\/1840906246683312593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t be that person. Lives have been lost. Homes destroyed. Don&#8217;t loot. Don&#8217;t steal. The national guard needs to get to Asheville ASAP. Lock and load friends. Stay safe. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wiJhxkvtgh\">pic.twitter.com\/wiJhxkvtgh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sassafrass84 (@Sassafrass_84) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sassafrass_84\/status\/1840446146864415081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>They don\u2019t mess around at O\u2019Reilly \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RIAQ6faNaY\">pic.twitter.com\/RIAQ6faNaY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 One Bad Dude (@OneBadDude_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OneBadDude_\/status\/1841133077709431227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 1, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The key takeaway is that law-abiding Americans must receive firearms safety training and own multiple firearms in the event of a disaster because the government is usually nowhere to be found in the early days of a crisis. Meanwhile, the Biden-Harris administration, with their billionaire friends at anti-gun groups, continue to wage war against the 2A.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>      <span class=\"field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden\"><a title=\"View user profile.\" href=\"https:\/\/cms.zerohedge.com\/users\/tyler-durden\" class=\"username\">Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden\">Tue, 10\/01\/2024 &#8211; 12:45<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u200b<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/looting-erupts-after-biblical-floods-devastate-southeast-us-sheriffs-urge-residents-carry\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/looting-erupts-after-biblical-floods-devastate-southeast-us-sheriffs-urge-residents-carry<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looting Erupts After &#8216;Biblical Floods&#8217; Devastate Southeast US,\u00a0Sheriff Urges Residents To &#8216;Carry With Safety Off&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0 People in parts of the Carolinas, Tennessee, and other storm-stricken&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1493287","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1493287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1493287"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1493287\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1493287"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1493287"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1493287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}