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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Aug 2017

      zeynep tufekci Retweeted zeynep tufekci

      Reupping thread. After every disaster we see "looting" stories. Almost all are either justifiable (feed people!) or false or extremely rare.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/901837155949043714 …

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      zeynep tufekciVerified account @zeynep
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      Remember: there'll be reports of horrible, Hobbesian behavior in the Harvey aftermath. They'll almost all be wrong! Disasters fuel altruism.
      8 replies 261 retweets 351 likes
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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Aug 2017

      Is there no malicious behavior after disasters? There is but rare. Research says most people become *more* altruistic—at least for a while.

      3 replies 27 retweets 53 likes
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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Aug 2017

      In fact, research shows the problem is often authorities assuming bad behavior & becoming harsh—rather than helping people help themselves.

      1 reply 21 retweets 61 likes
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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Aug 2017

      Did you know? Superdome folk were mostly heroic after Katrina—but police were convicted of shooting at black people trying to escape flood.

      2 replies 20 retweets 41 likes
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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Aug 2017

      Death rate at the Superdome was remarkably low—esp. as many elderly & ill were there. Obvious that people performed miracles of solidarity.

      5:19 AM - 31 Aug 2017
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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Aug 2017

          However, unarmed black ppl trying to escape waters were killed by police officers as they tried to cross a bridge into a mostly white town.

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Aug 2017

          What did we hear at the time, though? We heard the opposite of truth: that the (mostly black) residents were all looting and raping etc.

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        4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Aug 2017

          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Mediaite

          So this is not a coincidence. I wrote the above thread before the "looting" stories started—I knew they were coming.https://twitter.com/Mediaite/status/903095597607071744 …

          zeynep tufekci added,

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          Tucker Carlson Devotes Show’s Only Hurricane-Focused Segment to Looting http://bit.ly/2wk3CV4  (VIDEO) pic.twitter.com/vEiIRrvVVs
          7 replies 45 retweets 55 likes
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        5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Aug 2017

          Don't mean to say there are no instances of horrible behavior in the aftermath of disasters. But they overwhelming reality is the opposite.

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        6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Aug 2017

          This sure altruism and solidarity, however, cannot last if there isn't proper investment in helping the place recover. So that is true.

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        7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Aug 2017

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          Here's what actually common: people who step up like this. (The horrible part is how little this woman is paid!) https://twitter.com/lamthuyvo/status/903076275035795456 …

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