Quote: r3x29yz4a said: what have you done that's so great that you can condemn a person who went out of their way to go there and help?
I guarantee a lot more than you have. And Sean Penn as well.
Quote: r3x29yz4a said: he did more than he was obligated to, and even if he only helped one person then it was a good thing to do. I didn't realize helping people was some contest based on planes being 7 points whereas boats are only worth 2.
I know that you can read, but apparently your comprehension skills are for shit:
Quote: thedoctor said: No, Penn isn't under any obligation to help people; but if he takes up the task on his own, he then does gain responsibility for doing it properly. Filling up a boat load of people that you're supposed to put more people into is fucking retarded. I don't care who you are. Seems like all he was capable of doing was hindering people who really were rescueing survivors by putting himself and his group in a situation where they could wind up needing rescue.
John Travolta did it the right way. He used his money, his plane, and his flying skill to bring needed supplies and helped to improve the morale of rescue workers for even just a moment.
Penn didn't help anyone. Instead, he put himself and those with him in danger of being stranded like those he was wanting to help. This also makes more people that responsible rescue workers now have to make rooms in their boats to save them. Remember the old saying: "If anything is worth doing, it's worth doing well." Too bad Sean didn't keep that in mind.
Politics don't mean shit to me concerning this. It's like the people who went out after the storm despite warnings and got swept away by flood waters. You just don't put yourself into a dangerous situation unless you're prepared for it.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet."
