Subject: Some more information regarding the Earthquake safety message
Friend
I received some emails concerning the credibility of the source of that information, some of which were rebuttals from the Red Cross. I did some google searches and thought I'd share the links so you can make your own informed decision. Intuitively, it makes sense to me that if you're under a desk and a building collapses, you're not in the safest place. But I want to be as responsible as I can, so you can evaluate this for yourself..
Wynn
Is the Red Cross trustworthy?
http://www.damninteresting.com/can-we-trust-the-red-cross
http://www.latinamericanstudies.org/mexico/red-cross.htm
Snoops article on Doug
Is Snoops trustworthy?
http://lindajhutchinson.blogspot.com/2009/11/who-watches-watchers-snopes-exposed.html
http://www.redcounty.com/sarasota/2008/11/snopes-exposed-again
Doug Copps website
and this seems to be a fairly intelligent review of Copp's suggestions:
http://www.cert-la.com/RejoinderToDougCopp.pdf
I hope this helps... Probably the best advice is to call on higher sources and yell HELP!!
Blessings..........Wynn