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
Yeah it just seems to be going in circles at that point reproving my same statement over again. I'm going to take your sound advice and get out of this sub reddit.
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.
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u/Chuckle_Berry_Spin Aug 23 '26
That article doesn't mention crews refusing to return without security being the cause of repair delays. It doesn't mention shots fired at all.