Friday, January 29, 2010

Hungry crowds make handing out food unsafe

Wall Street Journal:

Trucks conked out. Communication with the U.S. military broke down. Traffic snarled the streets. Hungry crowds made handing out food unsafe.

In disaster relief, as in life, things happen. But if there is a lesson to be taken from the Haitian experience, it is that hungry crowds make handing out food unsafe.

3 comments:

Ethan said...

That's why I always make sure crowds are sated before I hand out food. I think Jesus did the same, with the fishes or the loaves or whatever.

Anonymous said...

did peggy noonan write that article?

maybe if they starved w/more grace, more refinement...

JRB said...

Hungry crowds do best with a light snack before any big engagement.