Resonant Information - Taking buses, saving lives, without permission - Comments

Petition to honor Jabbar Gibson

Anonymous — Sat, 10 Sep 2005 03:31:36 -0400

Petition to honor Jabbar Gibson

http://www.petitiononline.com/JG0007Q/petition.html

"We have been extraordinarily moved by the story of Jabbar Gibson, and the initiative he displayed in commandeering a bus to drive Hurricane Katrina victims out of New Orleans. We were very alarmed to hear that he was at one time in danger of prosecution. Mr. Gibson declared to the news media, "I don’t care if I get blamed for it, as long as I saved my people." But WE care if he gets blamed for it."

[snip]

" We request that this young man be awarded appropriately with a Presidential Medal of Freedom and a full four-year scholarship to the college of his choice. For we truly believe that Jabbar Gibson as an individual, exemplified the courage and the spirit that is the best part of America and in so doing became emblematic of the actions many others who responded bravely and selflessly in the face of this disaster. He is someone we should support, encourage, and see prosper in this great nation. Jabbar Gibson and those like him are the future of America!"

NewsChannel 5

Zed — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 21:03:48 -0400

I think this is standard expiration. Poking around a bit, all of their older stories seem to be gone as well. It's still in the Google cache, and I may create a local repository to link to later tonight when I get the chance.

NewsChannel5

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Sep 2005 16:32:32 -0400

NewsChannel5 has taken the story down from their website. Hmmm.

Taking buses, saving lives, without permission

Zed — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 20:58:14 -0400

The first bus full of refugees from New Orleans to arrive at the Reliant Astrodome in Houston was not the result of FEMA work... but the work of an 18- or 20-year-old man (the stories are somewhat conflicting) named Jabbar Gibson. It was covered both in the Houston Chronicle and by Houston's Newschannel 5, (Update: that page has been removed, possibly out of standard expiration policies, so I have set up a mirror) but there is quite a remarkable difference in tone between the two. Although described as "renegade refugees" by the Houston Chronicle, the survivors are otherwise treated sympathetically by the article... but their escape was described as "an extreme act of looting" by Newschannel 5, which then went on to point out:

Quoting Newschannel 5:

About 100 people packed into the stolen bus. They were the first to enter the Houston Astrodome, but they weren't exactly welcomed.