Hurricane Katrina

[Herb]

Geroge said a mouthful there. I don't know about what was on the tube in other parts of the world but here in Utah one TV channel, I think the Fox channel, actually showed two cops, in uniform, in Wal Mart with a shopping cart looting along with the other criminals, those kind of people don't need help, they need a lesson.

[Doug G.]

Well George I am amazed that you did not mention Chicago as one of the most corrupt cities in the US! That's where our beloved govenor is . Dumb Daley said he would send some of Chicago's finest to help the NO police. Probably wanted them to get a fair chance at the lotted goods!

[G.W. Gill]

I learned a little bit about martial law, thank you. Yesterday, I saw huge carravans of supplies arriving. distroubution is up to the men on scene. I have full confidence that they will do thier best. 96 hours is darn good in my opinion! My wife's building has allready donated more thn 4k and I would like to donate diapers and baby clothes, ect.
An accuantance Billy Taylor has rounded up a trailer in the local walmart and is accepting donations Christion Firefighters.
We wan't to send the baby clothes. ect. I will get them there.

[Mike B]

It is time for an opinion from South Louisiana. Fellows, this a first for recorded disasters in the U.S., and certainly a first for our generation. My family has been through countless hurricanes, but nothing like this. It is time to stop and really take a good, long and hard look at what has happened and what people are saying. This has absolutely nothing to do with corrupt politics, democrats or republicans. This is the most immense natural disaster in U.S. history and its not over yet. Who can possibly judge reaction time -- good or bad, fast or slow, effective or useless -- if this horror is unprecedented? The best we can do now is send what ever you can in monetary donations and offer prayers. I have a good friend who volunteered to go out to New Orleans in his boat. He found and recovered several people from roof tops and elsewhere. But the chilling thing he told me was that along the way he tied human bodies to stop signs or whatever he could find to attach the bodies to. His superiors told him there was plenty of time later to count dead bodies; search and rescue was the primary goal. As far as comments regarding the "class of people" you see that are in the city, I can tell you why. When the mandatory evacuation order was given, a vast percentage of the population got of the city. They had the means, money and the ability to travel. The people who stayed were the poor, the homeless, and those in desperate need of medical attention. That is who you see on TV and it makes the nation think that is the entire New Orleans population. Yes, I know there was looting; but some of it was in desperation for food and water. As far as the "thugs" who did steal firearms, TV's, drugs, etc., I feel exactly the same as the rest of the country; they should be prosecuted to the fullest extent. Please realize that looting is not the only thing going on; there are tremendously good efforts happening in the city by so many brave and courageous people. Unfortunately, what the media does not show enough of is the thousands of volunteers and citizens of Louisiana who have risen to the call to help their neighbors in need. We are good people in Louisiana, and we appreciate the help of all the people in other states who have assisted in our time of crisis, and those who are continuing to do so daily. This is far from being over.

This is my first visit to a soap box.

Mike

[Edward Tinker]

Mike, this was a good place to stop the thread, I think most everything has been said, yours was from the heart and to the point.


Ed