Thursday, March 13 proved one thing: if the United States of America wasn't having any bad luck, it wouldn't be having any luck at all! At 4;55 a.m., Pacific Time, a magnitude 9.4 earthquake rumbled underneath the 'City of Angels'. Californians had always lived under the threat of such a disaster; perhaps that's why Los Angeles was such a high-falutin', casual kind of town. It was the home of 'free' and uncommitted lifestyles, a mammoth entertainment industry that thrived on the billions of profits to be had from promoting sex and violence, countless ghetto gangs and drug wars. The permisiveness of this large metropolitan area extended even to its law enforcement, legal, municipal and judicial communities.
In January, O.U.T.R.A.G.E. had targeted many of the movie studios, countless celebrities' mansions, and many of the larger porno clubs, sex lounges, and all of the large banks that profited from the sex-drugs-and-violence profits. Morality in L.A. had crumbled to an all-time low of loathsome lust, sloth, greed and gluttony. Now, what was left of Los Angeles County had now crumbled into mountains of mass destruction unlike anything witnessed by anyone alive on the planet today. Early reports estimated more than 200,000 people dead. Had it been later in the morning, commuters would have been lost in the twisted masses of concrete that the quake tossed around like a kitten playing with Legos. More people would have been at their desks in downtown office buildings. Instead, much of L.A. was either still asleep in their beds or just waking up to face another brilliant day of California sunshine, just eight days away from the first day of spring.
News reporters crawled through rubble with cameramen tagging along behind as they tried to find appropriate images for TV. Almost every step taken would result in the discovery of yet another dead body. Finally, government authorities stepped in and firmly, but politely, asked the Tv crews to leave. Rescue operations took precedence over graphic television coverage.
O.U.T.R.A.G.E. members "in the field" around L.A. directed their own camera crews, but deliberately made an effort to stay out of the rescuers' way. Another tremor hit at 5:59 a.m., followed by a strong second quake at 7:41 a.m. O.U.T.R.A.G.E. film crews and commentators recommended that all television transmission be postponed until the area could be declared safe.
O.U.T.R.A.G.E. headquarters in St. Kitts complied, announcing that the telecasts would continue from O.U.T.R.A.G.E. headquarters, but would only focus on issues relevant to the 'Rebellion o '08'. News about the hellish earthquake would have to wait until tomorrow morning, at the earliest. "We have to allow rescuers to do their jobs first," said an O.U.T.R.A.G.E. commentator who identified himself only as "Bob".
On the east coast, things were not getting any better. The hurricane had reversed its course, and was now headed directly west, back toward land. Experts were predicting it would slam hard into Philadelphia or New York City within hours.
In January, O.U.T.R.A.G.E. had targeted many of the movie studios, countless celebrities' mansions, and many of the larger porno clubs, sex lounges, and all of the large banks that profited from the sex-drugs-and-violence profits. Morality in L.A. had crumbled to an all-time low of loathsome lust, sloth, greed and gluttony. Now, what was left of Los Angeles County had now crumbled into mountains of mass destruction unlike anything witnessed by anyone alive on the planet today. Early reports estimated more than 200,000 people dead. Had it been later in the morning, commuters would have been lost in the twisted masses of concrete that the quake tossed around like a kitten playing with Legos. More people would have been at their desks in downtown office buildings. Instead, much of L.A. was either still asleep in their beds or just waking up to face another brilliant day of California sunshine, just eight days away from the first day of spring.
News reporters crawled through rubble with cameramen tagging along behind as they tried to find appropriate images for TV. Almost every step taken would result in the discovery of yet another dead body. Finally, government authorities stepped in and firmly, but politely, asked the Tv crews to leave. Rescue operations took precedence over graphic television coverage.
O.U.T.R.A.G.E. members "in the field" around L.A. directed their own camera crews, but deliberately made an effort to stay out of the rescuers' way. Another tremor hit at 5:59 a.m., followed by a strong second quake at 7:41 a.m. O.U.T.R.A.G.E. film crews and commentators recommended that all television transmission be postponed until the area could be declared safe.
O.U.T.R.A.G.E. headquarters in St. Kitts complied, announcing that the telecasts would continue from O.U.T.R.A.G.E. headquarters, but would only focus on issues relevant to the 'Rebellion o '08'. News about the hellish earthquake would have to wait until tomorrow morning, at the earliest. "We have to allow rescuers to do their jobs first," said an O.U.T.R.A.G.E. commentator who identified himself only as "Bob".
On the east coast, things were not getting any better. The hurricane had reversed its course, and was now headed directly west, back toward land. Experts were predicting it would slam hard into Philadelphia or New York City within hours.
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