Jabar Gibson

Taking matters in your own hands.….
You hear about the rampant looting, shooting, rapes and various other crimes against humanity by some of the remaining people in NOLA and then I ask you have you heard about what Jabar Gibson did, probably not as it is a story from Houston.

He demonstrates what calm thinking and looking at options available is what many others in NOLA should have done.

First Bus To Arrive At Astrodome Not From Superdome
Driver, 20, Says New Orleans Police Handed Him Keys To School Bus.

HOUSTON — A bus of refugees left homeless and helpless by Hurricane Katrina arrived at the Astrodome, but they were not the evacuees who originally took shelter at the Superdome, Local 2 reported Thursday.

State and county officials said the Astrodome would only accept refugees from the Louisiana Superdome, but the first bus that arrived at the Astrodome Thursday night was actually stolen.
The driver of the school bus claimed to be from the Superdome, but after authorities questioned the 20-year-old driver, they learned the bus was actually stolen.

“The police told me I could have the bus. I told them I had a license,” Jabar Gibson told Local 2.

Gibson said the Orleans Parish school bus was parked at the Superdome and that he picked up refugees stranded on the highway.

“We had walked on the interstate for two hours. (Officials) were passing us up. They weren’t even worrying about us. They were just worrying about the people in the Superdome,” evacuee Makivia Horton told Local 2.

Authorities let the refugees on the bus stay while other evacuees already in Houston have been turned away because they were not from the Superdome.

Source: KPRC TV Houston be sure and watch the video. It won’t show you how many people were in the bus, but the local broadcast showed it was packed with more than 50.

Michelle at A Small Victory is looking for good news stories, I guess this is one.
Update 3:00 PM
I see that Michelle Malkin also located the story

UPDATE: Jabar Gibson Update!

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September 2, 2005   Posted in: General

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3 Responses

  1. Sariah from Nevada, United States - September 2, 2005

    I read on Ms. Malkin’s site that Mr. Gibson might face charges for what he did. Do you know of anything that can be done to help him. What he did was truly brave and smart. He doesn’t deserve to be punished for what the city planners should have done.

  2. Don Singleton from Georgia, United States - September 3, 2005

    Looting and Buses

    Taking an abandoned bus and driving a bunch of people to safety is not looting

    Sending people to the head of a line of buses so they will get out of a hotel that you want to use for your people probably isn’t looting, even when done by the Mayor o…

  3. gina from United States - September 7, 2005

    Jabar Gibson was already facing stolen auto charges when he took the bus. Check the story on my blog for details.

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