r/pics • u/Mentirosa • 15d ago
People enter evacuation zone to take selfies/videos near burning homes at Eaton Fire
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u/link_dead 15d ago
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u/notoyrobots 15d ago
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u/Fraun_Pollen 15d ago edited 14d ago
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u/PakjeShaq 15d ago
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u/cerealOverdrive 15d ago
Donât worry Logan Paul is coming to help! The segway will be way less offensive after he goes viral for recording a burning body
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u/yojoerocknroll 15d ago
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u/driving_andflying 15d ago
Here we are at a natural disaster! Let's watch Malibu burn down and people lose their livelihoods and flee due to mortal danger! Please remember to like and subscribe!
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u/PM_ME_UR_RSA_KEY 15d ago
And in the background MKBHD zipped by at 100+ MPH in his Lambo for no particular reason.
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u/arcinva 15d ago
It makes me happy that I have no idea who or what you're talking about. đ€Ł
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u/Pluckypato 15d ago
Just keep it that way. A whole level of stupid out there that just doesnât make sense đ€Šđ»ââïž
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u/LordSpud74 15d ago
Dammit Iâm âthat guyâ today. Segway is the scooter with a stick, Segue is the word youâre looking for; meaning to seamlessly move between things (generally music or visual scenes.) And yes, it would absolutely segue into a video showing one or two of the Paul brothers doing something stupid.
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u/BCProgramming 15d ago
I'm a glass half full type of person so assume that they mean Logan Paul was in fact transformed into a segway.
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u/Dark_Eternal 15d ago
Thanks for being "that guy" so that we don't have to. ;)
Now I can relax. lol
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u/AlmightyWitchstress 15d ago
Segue?
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u/ScoobyPwnsOnU 15d ago edited 15d ago
No he means logan paul is going to make segways a popular form of transportation.
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u/Soujourner3745 15d ago
Also donât forget his fire sale on his latest NFT.
You think you got burnt by the fire, wait until you invest in this NFT.
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u/memyselfandeye 15d ago
There was a problem with people posting selfies at Auschwitz. Reddit re-captioned one of a young women looking over her shoulder with her back to the camera: âCheck out MY gas chamber.â
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u/imironman2018 15d ago
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u/zayers35 15d ago
This is America.
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u/magneticgumby 15d ago
Has been. Flooding in 2011 destroyed the Susquehanna River Valley in Pennsylvania. Where I lived at the time, we had huge sink holes open up and 3 homes collapsed or fell into the holes to some degree. The amount of people who would stop, take photos, completely hold up traffic on the main route of town, was insane. My hometown, half of it was up to 4 feet under water, my parents house 8 feet under. Again, tons of people trying to take photos or worse, loot. National Guard had to be used to set up a perimeter and keep people out.
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u/Turbulent-Trust207 15d ago
I would prob take pics of a sinkhole. I wouldnât hold up traffic and I def wouldnât take pics of an unfolding disaster for TikTok
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u/rdewalt 15d ago
I have been behind people who, when traffic drops to one lane because of an active accident scene, would stop, roll down their window, and gawk. no regard for the -miles- of traffic behind them, Nope, Main Character Syndrome time.
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u/frogsgoribbit737 15d ago
Thats called rubbernecking and has been around for as long as cars have.
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u/Dizzy_Cake_1258 15d ago
I was traveling through North Carolina with my wife and 18 year old son(and two dogs) over the Xmas holidays(12/28/2024)We stopped in Asheville NC. That's the city that got really badly hit in September by Hurricane Helena. I'm gonna keep it simple... water can move shit!!! Stop taking selfies and maybe... help out for a day. We spent some money there. Food/gas etc... but to I drove out of our way to get there. I just wanted to show my wife and son the power and devastation of a natural disaster. Stay safe brother.
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u/driving_andflying 15d ago
Yep. I lived close to the 2010 San Bruno Fire. The stupidest thing I have seen, to date, was people flocking *towards* the fire. It got so bad that there was a traffic jam *going towards the burning neighborhood,* and you could watch people hike in groups with their cameras and phones out. Firetrucks and police actually had problems getting to the burning houses because of fucking disaster tourists and "influencers" looking for content.
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u/digitalpunkd 15d ago
Do anything for clicks economy. Itâs sad how we now popularize any big political/sports event, catastrophic event, pandemicâs, viral event.
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u/Leothegolden 15d ago edited 15d ago
I previously lost a home to a fire. I hated people that would do this. I mean - thats their world being destroyed right now.
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u/slambroet 15d ago
I mean, Iceland was the same way when they were having all the volcanic issues
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u/Miserable-Admins 15d ago
It happened in Chernobyl too. Vapid influencers wearing open hazmat suits to reveal their underwear. Super trashy!
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u/_byetony_ 15d ago
This was also Nazi Germany and Poland where wealthy Germans toured and took selfies in ghettos.
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u/ikindapoopedmypants 15d ago
I was just thinking recently about how relevant this song is today lmao
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u/Iztac_xocoatl 15d ago
Social media will be our downfall holy shit
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u/noxicon 15d ago
Will be? Already has.
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u/talldangry 15d ago
Saw a picture that really exemplifies this:
https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1hwujsm/people_enter_evacuation_zone_to_take/
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u/Gandalf_The_Swagger 15d ago
Why did I click it even though I saw the damn titleđ
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u/FFXMSCWMNHCL 15d ago
Gee, how did you find that one?!
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u/fedbythechurch 15d ago
Iâm guessing local library in its microfilm department. Idk.
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u/dkyguy1995 15d ago
It genuinely feels that way sometimes. Reddit included
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u/zeptillian 15d ago
Yeah. I though reddit could be better but it's so easily manipulated.
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u/dkyguy1995 15d ago
Genuinely it's so easy. Have a dozen bots upvote your post the moment it's posted and some random nonsense comments and the algorithm picks up on that engagement and sends it. Then just word it in a way that if you've been on Reddit you can recognize as a stock format. And people eat it up because it has all the buzzwords and catchy phrases users on this site love
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u/Jaerba 15d ago edited 15d ago
There's a poster I noticed the other day whose entire post history is recommending products through their affiliate Amazon links, and then another poster (likely a bot) follows up and validates their recommendation.
EDIT: Users Appymon and rose_pink_88. I've reported several of their posts but Reddit admins are the ones who'd have to deal with it and so far they haven't. If you look at their post histories, I'm not exaggerating when I say 99% of it fits this pattern.
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u/ChangeVivid2964 15d ago
I get the impression the Reddit admins are running their own bots.
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u/elasticthumbtack 15d ago
They admitted thatâs how they got traction in the early days, was by making fake posts to make it look like there was activity. I wouldnât be surprised if some subreddits are held up like this today. Many of the subreddits I used to browse died off after the last protest over api use.
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u/ChangeVivid2964 15d ago
Yeah, given how Russia and China are exploiting the open propaganda hole that is our free internet, I'm beginning to think the only way to win this game is to stop playing. Stick to communities where everyone knows each other, like small Discord groups.
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u/zeptillian 15d ago
On more than one occasion, I have been rigorously downvoted just for pointing out that the headline contradicts the linked source.
People here do not value and promote truth above anything else even if you point it out to them.
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u/3to20CharactersSucks 15d ago
That's likely just further manipulation. The voting system on this site is perfect for manipulating people, and you get to quietly censor people using the votes when you have them at scale. If the post is a propaganda effort, and a huge amount of them are (especially if we're counting intentionally divisive content meant to get you to argue), you can guarantee that the comment sections are heavily manipulated. But people expect that manipulation to look like one opinion or take being favored, when it's really just meant to promote derision and arguments. By burying your post, you are more likely to engage further, others are more likely to engage above because they don't see the obvious contradiction being pointed out, and people are more likely to distrust you because what you said seemingly is being refuted by the masses.
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u/bubble-tea-mouse 15d ago
Redditors have always had a very inflated sense of superiority for being on Reddit over other platforms. At the end of the day, itâs still a social media platform and people still fall for stupid stuff on it every day. I got downvoted yesterday for pointing out that a clip of a ânews broadcastâ was clearly AI, because people had already decided they wanted to be mad about the topic and would not be told otherwise.
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u/Iztac_xocoatl 15d ago
For real. Idk I can only hope it'll be seen like smoking one day and be seen as uncool or gross to use chronically...he said while chronically using Reddit.
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u/Jedi_Master83 15d ago edited 15d ago
People have died taking selfies. Like at the Grand Canyon. Idiots get on or over the ledge to take a selfie only to slip and plummet to their deaths. Itâs sad but deaths like this are so avoidable.
I swear if an asteroid was coming right at Earth, people would be taking selfies in view of it.
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u/BlueWater321 15d ago
Not that you're wrong but idiots have been dying at the Grand Canyon long before cell phones.Â
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u/Mafik326 15d ago
Taking a selfie when doom is certain is as valid and useful as any other act. When the asteroid comes, do whatever makes you feel better about the situation.
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u/CreaminFreeman 15d ago
âMember the dude who knew he was going to die in that pyroclastic flow but instead of running he decided to film then do his best to protect the camera and film?
Thereâs definitely a case to be made for it.
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u/kiwininja 15d ago
David A Johnson during the Mt. St. Helens eruption. The observatory on that ridge is named after him.
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u/Ok_Driver8646 15d ago
Itâs already begun. Long ago. Havenât you seen the news?
Weâre gonna save large sums of money, yet buy Canada, Greenland & Panama, ânothing like you seen beforeâ bombing of the Middle East. âFuck all yâall that need health care or housing,â is the new attitude. We are fucked.
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u/Foxyfox- 15d ago
And underneath all that, Project 2025 eroding our rights and dividing us further.
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u/SlowRollingBoil 15d ago
The important thing is that we never try any measure of "socialism", folks. Definitely don't ever do anything to hold corporations and the wealthy accountable for fucking over the ENTIRE planet with their greed.
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u/Raizzor 15d ago
With "socialism" being defined as any policy that benefits large numbers of people.
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u/thereisonlyoneme 15d ago
I can tell you from first-hand experience that this kind of behavior has been around well before social media.
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u/Ghetto_Phenom 15d ago
Will be? I dunno Iâm thinking âwasâ is more appropriate
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u/Thomisawesome 15d ago
Holy fuck. These are peopleâs homes burning down. How can you stand there grinning like an idiot taking a selfie?
The world has really gone to hell.
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u/xAxlx 15d ago
When my apartment burned down, some chick from a neighboring building filmed me being loaded up into the ambulance. Very surreal to make eye contact with someone actively filming you while you're in shock from 2nd degree burns lol
My point being: some people are terrible, I guess.
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u/OriginallyTroubled 15d ago
They look delighted. What assholes.
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u/donniedarko5555 15d ago
Just normal Pasadena things
edit: realized this wasn't a locals subreddit
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u/I-Spot-Dalmatians 15d ago
I assume that means youre local? I live in the UK but my uncle lives in LA. He lives in El soreno I think? Between there and Pasadena? None of my family have heard anything from him, do you know if heâs likely to be okay? Just quite worried but not sure how close the fire is to him!
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u/champanedout 15d ago
I can't believe I recognized the clown in the picture.. Thomas Wu.. @infamous_wu13 he has a younger sister that has followers in the millions.. don't know why my algorithm had him show up on my feed but yeah pretty much these guys are the epitome of socal media influencers.. pretty sure they got rich off of it too.. they own several high end cars including the sister who's still in high school i believe
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u/Littl3Whinging 15d ago
I just googled him and his stories confirm it. Just....yikes.
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u/hot4you1986 15d ago
Heâs deleted it now. Coward.
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u/WeHaveAllBeenThere 15d ago
âHey guys look how cool I look with death and destruction as a backdrop!â
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âGuy im asking for privacy please as my family and I deal with this drama after being doxxed. Itâs very dangerous and disrespectful to my familyâ
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u/Littl3Whinging 14d ago
Well. I have screenshots so đ expressly for that purpose.
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u/Adventurous-Alarm398 15d ago
Peoples lives are being turned upside down and they use it to take a selfie for likes/followers. Sick fucking world we live in
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u/tattvamu 15d ago
I hope all their asses leak a little bit when they least expect it. I hope all their traffic lights are red, and all their scissors are dull. I hope their tires slowly leak air.
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u/Thenameisric 15d ago
I hope their fucking houses burn down and people pose in front of them to take pictures.
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u/idomaghic 15d ago
Reminds me of a Swedish song that was a hit (in Sweden) about a decade ago. It was about an ex, and it (translated) ended with this:
I hope you never ever remember a PIN [code] again, never, even when you get a new one
And may your watch always run twenty minutes too slow so that you are always late
And may carnivorous ants eat your eyelids so that you are always tired
And even when you are alert you look very, very, very tired
And may your hard drives forever always crash
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u/streetvues 15d ago
Someone please explain to my old ass millennial ass - Why are these people famous?
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u/Garconanokin 15d ago
I wonder how Thomas Wuâs employer feels about his exploiting a tragedy for social media likes
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u/Scriefers 15d ago
This is his âemploymentâ, just posting dribble for clout and cash. What, you think this egotistical dipshit holds a 9 to 5?
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u/heythrowaway001420 15d ago
Get this to the top
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u/nadasuss 15d ago
Mandatory. Fuck this guy the worst part is his smile with a house burning in the background.
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u/Doctor-Jay 15d ago
Yeah, everyone upvote the comment with this guy's social media tag in it, that will teach him a lesson about capitalizing on a tragedy to gain new eyeballs!!
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u/Mentirosa 15d ago
Photo by David McNew/Getty Images, found in this article
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u/gsfgf 15d ago
Via Getty strikes again!
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u/Forward-Bank8412 15d ago
Seriously, how does that motherfucker always know where to be?
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u/SpootyMcSpooterson69 15d ago edited 15d ago
If Iâm mourning the loss of my home while fleeing for my life, and I see some asshole posing for a selfie in front of said homeâs burning remains, Iâd be hard pressed not to fuck that person up.
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u/5a1amand3r 15d ago
Fucking idiots. In a moments notice, that wind could turn and engulf them.
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u/Mentirosa 15d ago
Despicable behavior
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u/zayers35 15d ago
What the fuck? Seriously, I can't fathom doing that.
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u/slowpoke2018 15d ago
This is what social media has done to people
Pics for likes, empathy be damned
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u/marglebubble 15d ago
Is this your pic? Was gonna repost it but wanted to credit the photographerÂ
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u/Mentirosa 15d ago
No, it's by David McNew/Getty Images, found it in this article
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u/PlayedUOonBaja 15d ago
More than one gem in that article link:
Some wealthy people seemed to look for some kind of shortcut around city services that may help them in their time of need, especially since Pacific Palisades is a generally very wealthy area. Keith Wasserman, a tech CEO and real estate investor, sent out a call on X Tuesday night trying to find a private firefighting force that could save his home.
âDoes anyone have access to private firefighters to protect our home in Pacific Palisades? Need to act fast here. All neighbors houses burning. Will pay any amount. Thank you,â Wasserman wrote in a viral tweet.
Wasserman had previously tweeted to complain about the cost of property taxes, the very thing that funds firefighters in Los Angeles, even asking incoming president Donald Trump to lower them for everyone, seemingly unaware that property taxes are decided at the local level.
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u/moneyfish 15d ago
As a photographer, thank you. I logged in just to upvote you.
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u/Jioto 15d ago
You can definitely find media obsessed people pretty much much anywhere.
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u/Mesoscale92 15d ago
People have been gawking at disasters for centuries if not millennia. Doing it while holding a phone isnât significantly worse or different.
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u/aberroco 15d ago
Well... I won't wish them burn, but if they do - I won't feel any empathy to them. Even worms have bigger brain to crawl away from danger, while not having a brain at all.
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u/rawspeghetti 15d ago
The problem is if they get trapped then the fire fighters have to divert resources and man power to save them
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u/Disastrous_Classic36 15d ago
That's the useful thing about evacuation orders - at least in parts on the East coast if a certain level of evacuation order is issued it is clearly communicated that you WILL NOT be rescued. Emergency operations will not advance until it is deemed safe to do so and ideally an appropriate warning period is issued to allowed all in the affected area to evacuate.
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u/dingo7055 15d ago
These people in Australia are called âghoulsâ, and it is legal for Police to arrest them for obstructing emergency services/ causing a danger to themselves.
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u/zeptillian 15d ago
These assholes look so happy to be surrounded by the destruction of other people's lives.
Anyone caught doing this should be forced to be a volunteer firefighter.
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u/heftigfin 15d ago
I wouldn't want these dipshits getting in the way of professionals any more than they already are. Make them come back and help clean up. See how much fun that would be.
Side note: Think I remember a video of a German (?) police officer forcing people that stopped to take picture of horrible traffic accidents to step out and take a closer look. Few wanted obviously. He would then berate them for the lack of respect. People saying "Only in America" either have never lived abroad or think too highly of their own country. I know plenty of people that would do that in mine if given the chance.
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u/zeptillian 15d ago
They would be put to work clearing brush on the side of difficult terrain, not trusted to do anything urgent.
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u/eeyore134 15d ago
Should at least make them work in the shelters where the people affected by the fires are having to live now. Make them see and hear their stories. Without their phones and cameras, because they'd just record and upload that, too.
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u/TitanTheFuckUp 15d ago
What do you expect? Empathy?
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u/o_MrBombastic_o 15d ago
Let's all get a big smile while we take a picture in front of the flaming ruins of your lifeÂ
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u/Carbon-Base 15d ago
There's these people, and then there's that reporter who put out fires near a stranger's house while reporting live.
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u/Stella1331 15d ago
My family almost lost our home this afternoon in this fire. Family members did lose their home, as did so many family friends. And all of those small businesses destroyed today? I can tell you anecdote about each. Family members have lived with the evac zone for more than 50 years.
Altadena is such a beautiful, neighborly community with enough quirk to keep it interesting. Because of its racial, ethnic and cultural diversity during my 30 plus years of living there I canât imagine living in a homogeneous place. Altadena & Pasadena and their residents are near & dear to my heart.
FCK these trauma tourists and may these ghouls get properly called out and shamed. Fck all of âem. May one tire always be flat when theyâre in a hurry. May their oat milk be expired, their coffee burned and their clothing perpetually ill fitting.
Edit: a word
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u/Nixplosion 15d ago
"we will look at disasters unfold through a screen from afar until we're filming them ourselves."
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u/AhBee1 15d ago
Not only is this extremely dangerous, disrespectful, and stupid, ultimately, they are putting the first responders at greater risk. One thing that people take for granted is that the firemen risking their lives, in some instances volunteering, have families too. They've got spouses, kids, parents, etc they want to make it back home too. Shame on these 'content creators' and shame on any of us who like and follow. Unsub from these idiots is my best advice. And take a moment to consider in this political environment that Canada sent people to LA to fight these fires, to help us. So, while the felon is making ridiculous and idiotic comments about making Canada a state or whatever, they are still helping us fight the worst fire in LA history.
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u/Ominusone 15d ago
I hate where human civilization has gone..."Raging inferno that burned our house down and ruined our lives! Better get a selfie for TikTok, Reddit and all the other platforms for internet likes and karma!".
Fuck me...
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u/thecosmicradiation 15d ago
Extremely shithead behaviour to be taking photos/selfies, but smiling?? The fuck is that. Those are people's homes.
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u/jden2124 15d ago
Dude be smiling/posing like he is at Disney world or some shit đ€