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12. Saying that they asked people to use less power ...

Reply to Horse with no Name (Original post)

Sat Sep 14, 2013, 08:16 PM

Sep 2013

and that people didn't respond as fast as "they'd like" puts a rather different spin on it.

Lots of places have rolling blackouts with little to no warning when the grid's in danger during heat waves, esp. at unexpected times of the year. The blackouts are intentional. And they often happen when requests to voluntarily curtail power aren't heeded.

Without digging, the info at the link in the OP all but says that this was essentially rolling blackouts. Large power consumers were hit first. The alternative is to turn off power to large swathes of residential housing. Detroit's not got much heavy industry drawing a lot of power. If that's what it is, the kneejerk reaction from "addicted" is inappropriate.

Some cities have contacted large power uses and gotten them to agree to be first in line for power cuts if they get some incentive--lower power rates, for example.

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Just sickening. "Emergency Manager" in Detroit caused blackout during heatwave to teach a lesson.... [View all] Horse with no Name Sep 2013 OP

k&r Starry Messenger Sep 2013 #1

"You thought you were voting for a Gov. Bill Milliken, but you got a Gov. Dick DeVos." MinM Sep 2013 #173

Class action suit. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2013 #2

City Manager's have supreme authority and answer to nobody. Horse with no Name Sep 2013 #3

I have to question whether that authority covers intentionally compromising public safety. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2013 #7

I agree. He and those that conspired to cut off power should be in handcuffs. LiberalFighter Sep 2013 #126

This is a Terrorist Attack Heather MC Sep 2013 #151

California had a similar attack at the turn of the century and got blackmailed for $14 billion yurbud Sep 2013 #163

Michigan voters made them illegal via referendum... Octafish Sep 2013 #9

Agreed because now public safety is at risk. Horse with no Name Sep 2013 #11

And federal intervention will never happen. nt awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #53

Totally agree... ReRe Sep 2013 #80

They are accountable to both constitutions. nt. Hosnon Sep 2013 #25

Holder doesn't care or he would have intervened long ago on this roguevalley Sep 2013 #64

Risk his future employability? It's more likely that he's working on his retirment. AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #84

one can hope roguevalley Sep 2013 #89

It's going to be a profitable retirement. How much is an Attorney General worth? AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #90

If he deliberatly had the power shut off AND avebury Sep 2013 #69

In my town, the City Manager answers to the City Council. avaistheone1 Sep 2013 #79

No, City Council can only 'meet and take roll'. louis-t Sep 2013 #138

In Fascist Michigan, the emergency manager answers to no one. ~nt~ b.durruti Sep 2013 #148

Stunning. Sheldon Cooper Sep 2013 #4

Terrorism. (nt) enough Sep 2013 #5

You're right. Plain and simple. Laffy Kat Sep 2013 #8

Ding, ding, ding. We have a winner. Scuba Sep 2013 #96

That's exactly what it is... ljm2002 Sep 2013 #10

Yes, it is. They should be arrested. nt silvershadow Sep 2013 #38

exactly this. nt lumberjack_jeff Sep 2013 #73

Corporate Terrorism n/t ReRe Sep 2013 #81

+1 uponit7771 Sep 2013 #86

On Sept 11 no less pandr32 Sep 2013 #142

Criminal intentional life safety endangerment Paulie Sep 2013 #6

Yes. Criminal endangerment. Arrest, prosecute, convict, sentence to prison time. nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #27

Agreed ewagner Sep 2013 #140

Saying that they asked people to use less power ... Igel Sep 2013 #12

Another excerpt: Horse with no Name Sep 2013 #16

Something not included in the article etherealtruth Sep 2013 #130

He should be fired. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #13

He should be jailed. woo me with science Sep 2013 #37

horsewhipped, fired and then jailed. niyad Sep 2013 #42

And hoisted on his Petards! Rain Mcloud Sep 2013 #59

he should fear this DBoon Sep 2013 #67

Ever hear of Peterloo? AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #85

Here it is... mojowork_n Sep 2013 #147

You got it. An important historical event which apparently is not commonly taught in our AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #160

Saw this cartoon today, reading Chris Hedges at Truthdig mojowork_n Sep 2013 #174

So should he fear this instead? DBoon Sep 2013 #180

Peterloo occurred in England, not France. It stopped an English revolution. AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #181

If anyone died as a result... ewagner Sep 2013 #123

If we lived in Europe, he definitely would be held accountable. Baitball Blogger Sep 2013 #154

He needs to be b.durruti Sep 2013 #149

Michigan needs to makes some changes Andy823 Sep 2013 #14

Nah. Besides a few pockets of decency, Michigan is run by Fox News and hate Radio Doctor_J Sep 2013 #22

Dumb. nt Romulox Sep 2013 #104

Unless things have changed since the 90s - salin Sep 2013 #28

No it has not changed. mstinamotorcity2 Sep 2013 #127

Nothing has changed etherealtruth Sep 2013 #128

Shock Doctrine. JaneyVee Sep 2013 #15

Exactly. arcane1 Sep 2013 #26

Yep n/t LittleGirl Sep 2013 #57

Nailed it. ctsnowman Sep 2013 #98

Dan Gilbert & Mike Ilitch MinM Sep 2013 #171

If the democratic process isn't working, Ilsa Sep 2013 #17

I hope you aren't suggesting that he should be killed? nm rhett o rick Sep 2013 #110

I'll back down. A little. (I'm so angry about this.) Ilsa Sep 2013 #136

I understand your frustration. I had to edit my post as I said "I hope you are" instead rhett o rick Sep 2013 #139

It isn't about vengeance. It's about Ilsa Sep 2013 #156

Rest assured that the feds sulphurdunn Sep 2013 #117

You mean "Democracy by other means". TheMadMonk Sep 2013 #153

I just reported him to the FBI for domestic terrorism. kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #18

Next thing is to report him to Rachel... Left Coast2020 Sep 2013 #39

I reported electronically, gave the link to the article, said to investigate the issue. kestrel91316 Sep 2013 #43

and why isn't Melissa covering this today? n/t EC Sep 2013 #116

He's a white Republican - by definition, he can't be a terrorist. ;-) leveymg Sep 2013 #76

No, Kevyn Orr is not "a white Republican". AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #78

Nowling is, though. Union Scribe Sep 2013 #82

Knowling is just a spokesman. Unlike Orr, the Emergency Manager, he cannot turn off the electricity. AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #83

Yikes! If this sort of thing is being done by not "white Republicans" we're in real trouble. leveymg Sep 2013 #101

Not white, but appointed by Rick Snyder OnionPatch Sep 2013 #109

Good. For. You. Hekate Sep 2013 #172

I'm surprised Michael Moore hasn't said anything about this. Brigid Sep 2013 #19

Wow, what a gigantic piece of shit. NuclearDem Sep 2013 #20

One of these times these terrorists are going to fuck with the wrong people Doctor_J Sep 2013 #21

How many charges is he facing? MrsKirkley Sep 2013 #23

A criminal, terrorist act! davekriss Sep 2013 #24

You know...Every Day the News is the "ONION"...no wonder so many DU'ers KoKo Sep 2013 #29

I pity the Onion. Reality is often crazier than their worst (best) ideas. ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2013 #152

Put him under the jail Why Syzygy Sep 2013 #30

Incredible Oilwellian Sep 2013 #31

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #32

what a fucking asshole gopiscrap Sep 2013 #33

Kevin Orr takes away Detroit's power? Detroit should take it back Scootaloo Sep 2013 #34

yes! Ed Suspicious Sep 2013 #36

MOBILIZE NOW!! Left Coast2020 Sep 2013 #40

I'll trade you an extra pitchfork for a torch SwankyXomb Sep 2013 #41

Torches AND pitchforks? What are we, the Amish? Scootaloo Sep 2013 #44

We are not the Amish. Or this shit just wouldn't be happening. nt LaydeeBug Sep 2013 #107

Has to be a way to bring criminal zentrum Sep 2013 #35

This story is NOWHERE in the Detroit media Octafish Sep 2013 #45

The story was all over the Detroit media when it occurred etherealtruth Sep 2013 #112

Yes, the power outtage. ZIP about Orr's role ''to send a message.'' Octafish Sep 2013 #115

I was at the the Coleman Young Municpal Building etherealtruth Sep 2013 #118

Storms are not the same as an intentional act quakerboy Sep 2013 #144

If you do some research on this etherealtruth Sep 2013 #145

I appreciate your explanation quakerboy Sep 2013 #168

We in the area are used to this with the Detoit Lighting Department etherealtruth Sep 2013 #169

So a month after removing Director of Public Lighting, they throw the switch off on purpose? suffragette Sep 2013 #129

Since 2010, the Koch Kingdom has been taking terrtory without a shot being fired. freshwest Sep 2013 #46

+1000% n/m Isoldeblue Sep 2013 #134

You're so right freshwest. If it inconvenienced Glenn Greenwald, there'd be more outrage. SunSeeker Sep 2013 #175

That's why I call G.A.S. 1% media. They don't see our lives from their lofty position on the clouds. freshwest Sep 2013 #176

This is probably a really stupid question.... SunSeeker Sep 2013 #177

A DU acronym. First letter is Greenwald, and I bet you know the rest of the heroic trifecta. freshwest Sep 2013 #178

LOL. nt SunSeeker Sep 2013 #179

They're really pushing the envelope. Unknown Beatle Sep 2013 #47

HEY, Bill Nowling, YOU GOTTA DO HARD TIME FOR THIS TERRORISM ATTACK drynberg Sep 2013 #48

Hell and here I thought they had already been bought up, seems to be the trend. Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 #49

You know you live in a Banana Republic... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2013 #50

Those responsible need to be prosecuted . . . another_liberal Sep 2013 #51

This needs to go viral gopiscrap Sep 2013 #52

Sociopaths and psychopaths are praised in modern society. xfundy Sep 2013 #54

Detroit's problems=Public School's problems nikto Sep 2013 #55

I was hoping that the perpetrator is question everything Sep 2013 #56

What about people in hospitals? AnotherMcIntosh Sep 2013 #58

Here's Nowling's Twitter in case Union Scribe Sep 2013 #60

The root cause was the failure of feeder cables FarCenter Sep 2013 #61

thanks etherealtruth Sep 2013 #113

We've heard this story before. johnnyreb Sep 2013 #62

This Reminds Me Of Enron And California's Brown Out's in 2001. DallasNE Sep 2013 #63

Exactly! You nailed it - another industry privatization scam driven by fear and greed leveymg Sep 2013 #103

all promoted by this corporate race to a bottom fascisthunter Sep 2013 #65

Do you ever get the feeling that Detroit... CoffeeCat Sep 2013 #66

YES!!! I am happy to know blue14u Sep 2013 #92

shouldnt he be arrested? Liberal_in_LA Sep 2013 #68

Was my first thought as well. nt livingwagenow Sep 2013 #71

K & R Raksha Sep 2013 #70

Recced. nt livingwagenow Sep 2013 #72

It sounds like Detroit was hit by a terrorist named Kevin Orr Jack Rabbit Sep 2013 #74

I think this one was pragmatic rather than the Shock Doctrine. Festivito Sep 2013 #75

I was at the Coleman Young Municipal Building etherealtruth Sep 2013 #120

Let me guess, he graduated Summa Cum A-Hole at the School Of Enron. Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #77

time for people to take back their government TeamPooka Sep 2013 #87

Give him the chair. That would make me laugh. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #88

the only failure was not warning ahead of time TorchTheWitch Sep 2013 #91

Not True BKLawyer Sep 2013 #93

Yes, True... shut off power to justice but not to convention center, WTF? Agony Sep 2013 #99

Nobody on this thread cares that no one from this area (including the residents of Detroit) etherealtruth Sep 2013 #150

Not quite true: Fox News carried this take at one point -- but no one else I've found struggle4progress Sep 2013 #161

Google WDIV Detroit, WXYZ Detroit and the Detroit News etherealtruth Sep 2013 #164

My point was that I could only find one link, at Fox News, that supported the addictinginfo story struggle4progress Sep 2013 #166

Oh, oh, oh i am sorry etherealtruth Sep 2013 #167

Republicon OCCULTISM. As usual. Berlum Sep 2013 #94

Why isnt it the lead story @ Detroit Free Press? DiverDave Sep 2013 #95

The local Fox station apparently mentions this BumRushDaShow Sep 2013 #97

Shades of "We burned the village to save it" (from Vietnam War). Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2013 #106

The Free Press endorsed Snyder. Union Scribe Sep 2013 #159

Funny how the repugs who screamed and cried, about Mc Mike Sep 2013 #100

This message was self-deleted by its author Enthusiast Sep 2013 #102

This is so fucking disgusting, I wish there were a recourse for this kind of shit. nt LaydeeBug Sep 2013 #105

They can thank the Kochroaches for this nightmare nt LiberalEsto Sep 2013 #108

Pilot city for the future of all American cities. nt valerief Sep 2013 #111

That's what scares me. Brigid Sep 2013 #121

Are there not any kind of criminal charges EC Sep 2013 #114

Most of the City of Detroit ... etherealtruth Sep 2013 #122

Sounds like our Super is in charge of Detroit. yellerpup Sep 2013 #119

I hope he gets sued and thrown in prison. Vashta Nerada Sep 2013 #124

very, very evil uncaring people heaven05 Sep 2013 #125

Sounds to me like Orr and his people might be guilty of endangering public safety. rlegro Sep 2013 #131

So basically terrorists caused a blackout during a heatwave Snake Plissken Sep 2013 #132

ust sickening. "Emergency Manager" in Detroit caused blackout during heatwave to teach a lesson.... The CCC Sep 2013 #133

Guy should be in jail Moral Compass Sep 2013 #135

I have nothing to say sweetapogee Sep 2013 #137

These people should be strapped to a chair and beat to death with toy hammers Major Nikon Sep 2013 #141

He should be stripped of his Office Title due to "endangerment to the Public". glinda Sep 2013 #143

Is there any real proof that: the power outage was caused by the emergency manager Bay Boy Sep 2013 #146

it's bullshit TorchTheWitch Sep 2013 #155

You have no idea how much I appreciate your post etherealtruth Sep 2013 #170

If there aren't any lampposts to hang the SOB from upside down, KamaAina Sep 2013 #157

"people weren't turning their air conditioners off fast enough" Warren DeMontague Sep 2013 #158

There seem to be multiple other takes on this, besides the Fox News version addictinginfo picked up struggle4progress Sep 2013 #162

That would be an act of terrorism! B Calm Sep 2013 #165