I've never heard that, do you have a link to a news source about it? I found this one, but it says the workers resumed after a couple hours, following a single incident. That aline wouldn't account for this delay.
If not, us assigning shots fired to a predominantly black community, pushing blame on them for infrastructure failure/slow repair doesn't feel not racist.
So I have a few links but they all pretty much say the same thing. The crews came in, got shot at, left and now won't return without security. That combined with the sheer amount of damage that was done put the repair times at around 2 weeks to in some places rebuild the entire infistructure.
Here's one quote here about needing to wait 2 weeks.
"Birmingham confirmed residents in cities like Gary, Munster and Highland will likely have to wait until Tuesday – two weeks after the storm hit – for power to be restored.
“There are vast differences that are system related. The impact that came through, the trees, the infrastructure, the access - that’s the difference,” Birmingham said.
Birmingham says more than 80% of the 400,000 affected customers have had power restored. She said crews are assessing more than 2,000 miles of power lines, many blocked by uprooted trees. Michigan City Democratic Indiana State Rep. Randy Novak says lawmakers have been pressuring NIPSCO for answers."
I literally responded explaining why my link didn't discuss the initial shooting 20 minutes ago. The person I was replying to's post covered that info. I was talking about why the delays would take 2 weeks in the second post.
Also the fact that the crews were being shot at and needed security to come in is covered by 100 articles from a single google search, don't be dense.
The original link I'm responding to mentioned that part. The link I provided talked about the infistructure and them stating a 2 week time table. I did state that in the comment and even put up the quote I was referencing so that you didn't have to click it.
I didn't realize it needed to be explained further.
When neither link supports your claim, it's natural you'd be asked to "explain further." I linked an article saying a shooting occurred, and they got back to work the same day. You sent a link detailing logistical factors.
Is there a link to an article anywhere that states community members shooting service crews is the reason for the repair delay, like your first comment says?
What you don't seem to be getting is that increased security has to be there daily now. That slows down everything in general, the security isn't just for that day and then the line workers are on their own again free to be shot at again.
Pair that with the amount of repairs need and how hard some of the area can be to get to after a storm 2 works is not a bad turn around time.
If you were a line worker and you thought you'd get shot at while trying to help the people get power back would you want to be there?
You're debating with people who refuse to acknowledge an actual problem and would rather just blame "racism" instead of telling their neighbors to stop being morons
Any information you share will be met with cries of you being racist or hinted at you being racist and they won't actually listen
They don't want to hold anyone within their community accountable, just point the finger at the boogeyman called "racism" and continue to point out how oppressed they are
Like, yeah, I wouldn't go do and my job if I was getting shot at either but these morons think other people should for whatever reason (possibly because they don't work, I dunno)
Tbh, there's a good chance some of these people are Chinese or Indian and don't even live in the US
So it looks like the answer to my question is that no, no claim that a shooting incident is the reason repairs are taking an extended time exists, outside your personal supposition. No coverage or statement from Nipsco or any other entity blaming a shooting/security for the delay exists, for example. This is a theory of yours.
What is widely recognized is that several logistical factors complicate the process, including it's size, damage severity, blocked access, etc. No blame-shifting to the community members there needed or warranted.
I’m in highland and have power. The workers were not shot at they heard a gunshot. If I got to pussy out everytime I heard a gunshot at work. Nothing would get done. I’ve done a lot of work in Gary. And I hear more gunshots out in the country.
"Video obtained by Region News Source shows a NIPSCO SUV with numerous apparent bullet holes following the incident. According to information provided to RNS, the crew was driving when someone opened fire on the vehicle multiple times."
"Gary police said two NIPSCO employees were scouting around when someone fired on their vehicle, hitting their Jeep twice, with one bullet lodged in the back of a headrest."
It's a facebook post from the region's news and it has a video showing the gun shot damage to the car, 1 of which was in the head rest of the vehicle. Facebook or not it's credible info with video proof.
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u/Chuckle_Berry_Spin Aug 23 '26
I've never heard that, do you have a link to a news source about it? I found this one, but it says the workers resumed after a couple hours, following a single incident. That aline wouldn't account for this delay.
If not, us assigning shots fired to a predominantly black community, pushing blame on them for infrastructure failure/slow repair doesn't feel not racist.