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0 pointsmoistgorilla13y ago0 comments

Hospitals usually have private generators and are first to receive help from the government in times of crises.

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Yes, but in Sandy many of those generators failed.

https://www.google.com/search?q=sandy+generators+hospital

I don't dispute that they wouldn't receive government help as quickly as possible, but playing the loss of electricity as having zero impact is also unreasonable.

Further, there's an economic impact to businesses. A terrorist attack need not take lives, just damage something.

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trentlott13y ago

Yes, but in Sandy many of those generators failed.

https://www.google.com/search?q=sandy+generators+hospital

I don't dispute that they wouldn't receive government help as quickly as possible, but playing the loss of electricity as having zero impact is also unreasonable.

Further, there's an economic impact to businesses. A terrorist attack need not take lives, just damage something.

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