when lawmakers warn looters they will be arrested, its like warning people who leave work without an umbrella that they could get wet. the risk is usually accepted by the mindset. in a just world, when people take advantage of a horrible situation - punishment must be far worse than if they had committed the crime in a non-crisis. the horrible situation dictates that the justice be swift and complete. theres no time for arrests. the warning needs to be: we see you looting, we will shoot you. we'll be back to pick you up later.
Send help......and a storage unit. He kept the m'fer a secret. Maybe I should come home with a pair of $1000 shoes.
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Maritime Transportation History :
The Erie Canal officially opened on October 26, 1825, connecting Lake Erie at Buffalo to the Hudson River at Albany in upstate New York.
Key Details
Length and Dimensions: Spanned 363 miles, standing 40 feet wide and 4 feet deep.
Elevation Gain: Featured 83 canal locks west of Troy to handle a 500-foot elevation rise.
Vision and Leadership: Championed by New York Governor DeWitt Clinton, who famously performed the "wedding of the waters" by pouring Lake Erie water into the Atlantic Ocean.
Economic Impact: Reduced shipping costs from the American interior to the East Coast by over 90% (dropping from about $100 to $6 per ton) and established New York City as the nation's primary commercial port.
Preservation: Designated as the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor by Congress in December 2000
