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The firefighters on Sept. 11 hurt more than they help
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Date: September 5th, 2006 8:33 PM Author: stirring center degenerate Their wide, tedious gear clogged up narrow stairwells, and once the firefighters got up there, they didn't actually do anything useful.
Why is it still taboo to point out this well-established fact? The firefighters may have been brave in many cases, but they sure didn't help the overall situation. In fact, by slowing down the evacuation, they hurt a lot, and got people killed. |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 8:35 PM Author: very tactful ivory base fortuitous meteor you're a fucking moron. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6563336) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 8:38 PM Author: stirring center degenerate What part of my statement is false? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6563351) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 8:44 PM Author: very tactful ivory base fortuitous meteor they evacuated hundreds of people who were in shock or unable to get out by themselves, they removed countless obstacles on the floors. hundreds of injured people came pouring out of the upper floors. had the building lasted longer they would have saved thousands of more lives.
firefighters go in to put out fires. you can't blame them for not thinking "hey, the building's going to collapse anyways, lets get some lunch and come back and clean this shit up" |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 8:50 PM Author: stirring center degenerate Those are largely myths. Read the report by the National Institute of Standards on the collapse of the towers:
Due to the narrowness of the stairwells, all those ascending firefighters dramatically slowed down the progress of the evacuees. For the most part, people helped themselves. The firefighters should have set up a triage chain in the lobby, extending from the stairwell's bottom to arriving ambulances.
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Date: September 5th, 2006 9:09 PM Author: very tactful ivory base fortuitous meteor ok, i'll read it on the way to school tomorrow. http://wtc.nist.gov/images/StackOfFinalReports.jpg |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 8:48 PM Author: idiotic lavender regret stock car wow (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6563404) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 8:57 PM Author: Sooty Bat-shit-crazy Ticket Booth Legend I like how they screamed at people to go back inside. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6563460) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 9:06 PM Author: Green mother striped hyena You are unhinged. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6563525) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 9:07 PM Author: stirring center degenerate You prove my point. People get mad when a simple Sept. 11 fact like this one comes in and busts up their mythologies. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6563534) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 9:08 PM Author: Sooty Bat-shit-crazy Ticket Booth Legend FDNY/NYPD = "Warriors" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6563542) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 10:30 PM Author: awkward electric dilemma puppy Did they pull WTC7 as part of a war ritual? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564094) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 9:09 PM Author: Green mother striped hyena Obviously, you're correct, but the fact that you think about and trumpet these misleading truths makes you a terrible human being. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6563544) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 9:10 PM Author: stirring center degenerate How is it "misleading," and whom does it mislead? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6563549) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 9:11 PM Author: Green mother striped hyena I'm not sure what your point is by posting this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6563556) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 10:19 PM Author: fragrant casino seriously? he posts shit because people react, duh! (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6563977) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 9:11 PM Author: Sooty Bat-shit-crazy Ticket Booth Legend On one hand, you say he's obviously correct, but on the other you state that he's communicating "misleading truths." Explain. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6563558) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 9:14 PM Author: Green mother striped hyena It attempts to downplay the tremendous heroism shown by the firefighters in their attempts to save 1,000s of lives. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6563573) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 9:16 PM Author: Irradiated theatre wow. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6563581) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 9:17 PM Author: Sooty Bat-shit-crazy Ticket Booth Legend Some would argue that the claims of "tremendous heroism" are even more misleading. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6563585) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 9:19 PM Author: Green mother striped hyena Risking your life to trek up a burning building to save strangers' lives is not a display of tremendous heroism? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6563592) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 9:20 PM Author: Irradiated theatre you have an unstable definition of "misleading."
it's "misleading," according to you, to mention the perverse effects of the firefighters' actions, since it distracts from their heroism.
on the other hand, you chastise this other poster who says it's "misleading" to focus exclusively on their heroism, since it distracts from the harm they caused.
so really what you're saying is you care solely about the heroism. that's your primary value. to you, anything else is "misleading" as against it, because it tends to denigrate the virtue of their intentions. is this correct? |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 10:51 PM Author: bisexual double fault The semantics or truth of the original statement is not at issue. Sometimes true statements are rude and inappropriate. Most children begin to understand this around age 6-10.
You and OP are pathetic and worthy of zero respect.
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Date: September 5th, 2006 10:52 PM Author: stirring center degenerate We need to relinquish useless fictions and embrace the hard truth of things. If I was a firefighter, I'd sure as Hell want accurate information about whether or not the actions of my department helped or not, and in what ways. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564315) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:02 PM Author: bisexual double fault There's some truth to that. If your intention is to educate fire departments on correct emergency protocol than please go in person to the the appropriate people and let the facts be known.
If your intention is to flame for your amusement (as is evident) at the expense of people who died rather heroically - then you are real life scum.
HTH. |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:04 PM Author: Soggy Tank Crotch so you endorse a do nothing firefighting policy? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564427) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:06 PM Author: stirring center degenerate When it will save life, yes. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564457) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:12 PM Author: Soggy Tank Crotch they should have just stayed at the ground floor? are you really expecting NYC firefighters to just stand there? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564530) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:18 PM Author: aggressive headpube they could have admired each others guido chains or waxed each others nuts while waiting. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564601) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:20 PM Author: stirring center degenerate No; I also expect them to ogle and catcall the women. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564621) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:20 PM Author: aggressive headpube *high five* (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564626) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:21 PM Author: stirring center degenerate Your reply was a 172 at least. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564638) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:06 PM Author: aggressive headpube he's suggesting a more efficient policy that would save more lives under similar circumstances. what's wrong about that? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564463) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:10 PM Author: bisexual double fault Nothing. Although the only relevant and useful way to promote such a policy would be to do so IRL rather than anonymously on XOXO. The manner in which this 'observation' was made suggests flame rather than an attempt to be helpful.
How has this factoid helped anyone by being posted here? |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:16 PM Author: aggressive headpube this is an unmoderated discussion board, open to any area of human inquiry other than a few illegal ones (trading child porn, etc.). politics are a regularly argued here. it seems like a perfectly fine place to discuss this issue. only freerepublic.com would be better. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564585) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:30 PM Author: bisexual double fault This has nothing to do with anything other than emergency procedures. There's nothing 'political' about it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564746) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:34 PM Author: aggressive headpube do discussions of politics result in some palpable change? do discussions of sports? all sorts of topics are argued here. the ls application, workout, relationship, and restaurant/bar threads are probably the only ones that change people's actions IRL. this topic of this thread is no worse than any other on xoxo. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564787) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:08 PM Author: Irradiated theatre ty petro. keep on preaching the truth to all us sinners. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564482) |
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Date: November 14th, 2006 11:57 AM Author: magenta blood rage macaca Mao was a pretty big hero too. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6989795) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 9:14 PM Author: Passionate Dopamine Office You didn't even mention how much their foolhardy antics cost taxpayers, who have had to subsidize the nouveau rich lifestyles of the firemen's wives and children. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6563571) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:08 PM Author: charismatic chapel Yea I read about this. They make 100K+ just a few years in right? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564484) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:14 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle roast beef crackhouse Who gives a fuck? They are much more useful than most lawyers to society. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564551) |
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Date: August 7th, 2007 1:38 PM Author: Cowardly silver stain O_O (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#8485410) |
Date: September 5th, 2006 10:52 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle roast beef crackhouse STFU Monday Morning QB. How about blaming the filthy arabs? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564314) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 10:56 PM Author: stirring center degenerate They are in hell, riding Barbaro in circles around Jim Kelly's dead retard son, while Steve Irwin jams his fist up Yitzhak Rabin's booty. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564354) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:09 PM Author: Razzle-dazzle roast beef crackhouse I am NOT in hell you stoopid puerto rican. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564499) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:03 PM Author: idiotic lavender regret stock car liberals prefer to blame americans. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564426) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:05 PM Author: Soggy Tank Crotch TITCR (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564445) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:07 PM Author: zippy cracking fat ankles you realize you've posted this same exact thread before, you really need to get some new flame (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564470) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:21 PM Author: stirring center degenerate Link? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564630) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:21 PM Author: Magical racy international law enforcement agency address oh they hurt alright, those that could feel (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564632) |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:23 PM Author: Flushed Temple The original poster is flaming, but he is technically right on this point. An analysis of the first terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in 1993 showed that most injuries were caused by evacuating down staircases carrying smokes from the raging fires in the basement. Consequently, a new strategy of "defend in place" was substituted for the "evacuate immediately" strategy then in place. No one was planning for a catastrophic attack like that on 9/11/01, just regular fires and maybe a bomb here or there.
On 9/11/01, few thought that the towers were at risk of collapse. Initially, victims were told to stay in place to avoid the smoke in the stairwells and to await rescuers carrying proper breathing equipment. The stairways were too small and the firefighters going up slowed down the people going out.
Nevertheless, the firefighters, police officers, and rescue personnel acted with great heroism on that day. The original poster just wanted to get some of the attention he is denied in real life, so he consciously ignores that obvious truth. |
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Date: September 5th, 2006 11:33 PM Author: stirring center degenerate Valor in the defense of harm is no virtue. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6564777) |
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Date: September 6th, 2006 4:52 PM Author: Alcoholic Indirect Expression Stead This post = badass. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6568021) |
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Date: September 6th, 2006 5:01 PM Author: Dull hilarious market In a related note, my mom just watched World Trade Center last week, and realized that her first boyfriend from high school in brooklyn was one of the 20 firefighters who were in the WTC when in collapsed but were pulled from the rubble and survived.
She just told me about this 2 minutes ago. strange. |
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Date: September 6th, 2006 5:01 PM Author: Alcoholic Indirect Expression Stead LOL she dates poors. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6568065) |
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Date: September 6th, 2006 5:02 PM Author: chartreuse senate factory reset button ignorant asshole
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Date: September 6th, 2006 5:02 PM Author: Dull hilarious market well she was pretty poor in 1967. And still is in fact. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6568073) |
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Date: September 23rd, 2006 3:38 PM Author: stirring center degenerate This is the post that started it all. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6664617) |
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Date: September 23rd, 2006 3:59 PM Author: Sooty Bat-shit-crazy Ticket Booth Legend 9/11 Firefighters: "Fools rush in"
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Date: September 23rd, 2006 4:08 PM Author: stirring center degenerate Skillful. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6664744) |
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Date: November 10th, 2006 1:57 PM Author: Cowardly silver stain I still laugh when I see FAGGOT FIREFIGHTERS (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6963422) |
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Date: September 23rd, 2006 4:06 PM Author: vivacious pisswyrm i have absolutely no idea why people are even outraged at this. it's called flame. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6664735) |
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Date: October 8th, 2006 11:38 AM Author: Talented frum piazza incel They should have sent Jaret Wright up instead, though his lard ass might have causes similar problems. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6749450) |
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Date: November 14th, 2006 11:56 AM Author: Big-titted Parlour Laser Beams http://stashbox.org/4649/Faggot+Firefighters.wma (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#6989785) |
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Date: December 26th, 2006 2:53 AM Author: Up-to-no-good mischievous rigor (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=484669&forum_id=2#7295332) |
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