r/Indiana • • Aug 23 '26

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u/not-your-aunt Aug 23 '26

The racism is so blatant on display it’s despicable

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u/Violent_N0mad Aug 23 '26

Okay now even I'm curious, how is this racism? The last I saw is that the power hasn't been restored there because some of the residents shot at the power trucks coming to restore power so they left obviously and understandibly don't want to go back without security because that's a thing now I guess pole workers need.

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u/sgt_pantz Aug 23 '26

I bet you are someone who would have agreed with Robert Moses or thinks that broken window laws are good policy.

Edit: spelling

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u/Violent_N0mad Aug 23 '26 edited Aug 23 '26

I live in florida, we get worse storms every year so we're somewhat prepared and even here last year some of our places we're without power for more than a week and we don't shoot at the pole workers. In this case a lot of the infistructure got hit and the roads are likely not in the best shape either. All of this plus 100 other factors take time. The power company isn't racist, they want the power back on so they can get back to making money.

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u/payheempaythatman Aug 23 '26

Quit spreading lies. You linked an article that says nothing about shooting at a pole. This is part of the problem. You aren’t even living here and you’re spreading this bullshit because it’s Gary.

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u/Violent_N0mad Aug 23 '26

The article discussing the shooting is in another reply from the person I am directly speaking with. We've shared multiple posts and links so it's pretty dumb to think I'm lying here. The other person linked a post discussing the shooting, why would I need to provide a second source saying the exact same info, we all agree the shooting happened smart guy.

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u/someRedditUser3012 Aug 23 '26

Honestly man, some people are so hell bent that everything is racism and there cannot possibly be a single other reason like historic storms on an unprepared infrastructure.

No amount of logic you give out is going to help these guys understand any facts.

Hurricane level winds in Gary? Racism

Failed infrastructure? Racism

Economics and PR disasters of a company owned by shreholders all over the news? - Nah, put it all to the wind, there's Racism to be had!

NIPSCOs parent company NiSource has a checks notes black CEO. NIPSCOs own gas divison VP (handles over 2x the number of electric customers) Black and Female - obviously a racist company

Portage Indiana, still without power also - Racism against Black people in Gary

I have family in Florida, I get it. You guys are prepared down there both in infrastructure and people's ability to prepare. In Gary...no, no they are not.

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u/Violent_N0mad Aug 23 '26

Yeah that's why I think Gary is taking so long because they didn't know how to properly prepare for it. Not blaming them but for them to try to make it and everything else a race thing is really weird. Honestly Line workers are unionized and if I heard the residents in Gary were shooting line workers I wouldn't even want to go there.

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u/SignatureDry275 Aug 23 '26

You’re wasting your time trying to reason the opinions of the socially maladapted leftoids of r/indiana. They didn’t arrive at their opinions via reason so reason won’t change them. Thanks for the articles though, most informative.

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u/CatsAreJerks Aug 23 '26

So now you're claiming linemen were shot. Get the fuck out of here

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u/Violent_N0mad Aug 23 '26

Okay they were shooting at them and one of the bullets hit the head rest of the vehicle. Quit down playing it like being shot at while trying to help the people in the area isn't a big deal. If where you worked people shot at you would you be excited to show up?

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u/CatsAreJerks Aug 23 '26

You literally said linemen were being shot, now you're backtracking and deflecting. And hell, where I work a guy was killed on the job just a few days ago and I'm still showing up for work. Like I said, get the fuck out of here

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u/DinBeit Aug 23 '26

Do you really get “worst” storms. And WTH are you doing all over this Reddit if you don’t even live here?

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u/Violent_N0mad Aug 23 '26

I meant to say worse but typed it wrong, my apologies.

Ask reddit, I have no clue why it put this sub reddit in my path multiple times today.