The news constantly plays the bad stuff and ignores the good stuff...... This morning all they did was badger everyone saying "WHY HAVE YOU FAILED THE PEOPLE?" "WHAT WENT WRONG?"

[stereotyping] seems like the majority of the people stuck are the 'assisted housing' type folks, who don't work, don't contribute to society, etc......now they want everyone to swoop down and save them even though they made no effort to get out of town when they knew it was coming [/stereotyping]

This isn't like the Sunami which happened with no notice...people knew this was coming for a week. Could have taken a bus, train, etc.... (if they had $)

 

Right now the biggest problem is the convention center not the superdome. The superdome has planty of water and food for the people. The problewm with the convention center is that the people are so out of control that 80 NO police officers have quit on the spot because they don't want to die. Enough said. (thats what being reported I have a hard time thinking that number is a perfect 80) .

 

Well one problem with leaving the city is... where do they go? I am sure that many people in the "inner city" of N.Orleans don't exactly know too many people out in the suburbs? Should they leave everything they know, leave it all undefended? Or in their unstable (if a big ass storm was coming your way your would be unstable too) minds did they think they could ride it out? Maybe them staying behind would help secure their house?

Another thing that is currently going on that is overlooked is the fact that the people in N. Orleans have no power, no tv, limited radio broadcasts and really no good information. They don't know that relief is on the way. They don't know how long its going to be. All they know is that helicopters are sporadically passing over head and removing some people from the city, "but when will it come again?" That has to be hard to deal with.
They see help come and go all day long but still they stay because they haven't been rescued yet.

As for leaving the city now, well all these people know is that their homes, their jobs, their life is gone. Where are they to go? They might just be holding onto their last bit of house, but thats all they have to hold on to.

 

I hear ya......but....in my mind.....when it comes to LIFE OR DEATH you figure out where to go. Why didn't all of "inner city" people take the "Superdome" offer before the storm came? they had a full week to figure this stuff out.

If they had taken the Superdome offer they would now be on their way to Texas (slowly, but on their way).

Instead they chose to ignore everything and now *expect* the world to rush in and save them. I am sure it is very gross with dead bodies, etc....but they could have made better decisions (in my opinion) to avoid the situation.

To stereotype, lots of those people (not all) don't work....they just live on welfare, etc...... so they were too lazy to work to save some $ to have the ability to go somewhere......too lazy to try and get out when warned and now want everyone to drop everything and come save them...

I am all for helping people but watching people turn into monsters over something they did nothing to help prevent is wrong.

Just like watching a City Fire interview on TV and the owner is smoking and has a cellphone with blingtones but no renters insurance.....renters insurance is about $80 per year..... less than a month of cigarettes......But they are a victim...??




edit - i sound like a republican...shesh.... i am not one of those crazyass's...

 

I'm going to have to mark down that we agreed today.

 

ditto for me. it is sad what is going on. the entire world is laughing at us cause we can't handle this situation. how hard is it to have relief agencies assembled when everyone knew the hurricane was coming? was it the fault of the government, or the people?

why didn't they leave when they were told to leave? the "inner city" people don't know anyone outside? bull. they could have gone to those shelters instead of roaming the streets.

when it comes down to it, those "inner city" folks don't know the difference between right and wrong. same thing happened here in Richmond, Va. Remember a few weeks ago, and how we made the headlines because of the $50 Ibooks? what kind of people rushed to the gates, pushed and shoved, and basically ignored all rules set forth by society? those inner city punks.

i'm sorry, but i think we should just leave new orleans like it is.. and let them fight it out.. and see who survives. come back in a few months and see what they did. a civilized society would have restored order on their own and sought that the community survived... these people? they would look after themselves first, and make sure they can get all the bling bling they can get their hands on.