Re: Re: By the way, Bill

Small cities and rural areas will typically not see the chaos that a 
major city sees.

Yep, they sure did tell everyone to evactuate. Several days before in 
fact. It should not be all that suprising that when 85-90% of the people 
in a city evacuate, that the ones that are left will be heavily weighted 
towards the ill and infirm, as well as the stipid, the antisocial, and 
the just plain vicious looking to take advantage.

They have also been a victim of their own shortsighted policies. The 
wetlands in the delta have been getting developed for decades, and it is 
these exact wetlands that were long the first line of defense for New 
Orleans against flooding.

Coulda, whouda shoulda. Regardless of what anyone can say however, 
hungry, thristy, desperate people, no matter how stupid they are to have 
got themselves into that position, end up as lead stories on the news 
and get politicians tossed out of office because some heads must roll.



William Highfield wrote:
>  From what I've heard, the rumor got out to go to the convention center 
> for assistance, but no official ever came out and said it.
> People showed up there, but it was not a planned distribution point 
> because they've been telling everyone who will listen that they want 
> EVERYONE out of the city.
> 
> So these people swamp the convention center, sit and wait.  There's a 
> perfectly good road for them to walk down to go to where there's help, 
> but they just sit there and complain, even AFTER they've been told that 
> everyone needs to get out of the city.
> 
> I can understand the old, the feeble, the handicapped, etc.  But able 
> bodied people standing around waiting for government to come take care 
> of them.  Assinine isn't a strong enough word.
> 
> But then again, the local government told 20,000 people to pack a 
> stadium knowing full well that there'd be no water, no food, and since 
> they're at or below sea level, no toilets once the electricity went 
> out.   Add to that by not putting sufficient police presence, and also 
> get the idea that the roof will stay on that massive structure and you 
> have a recipe for disaster.
> 
> FEMA is snapping to pretty quickly, I think.  Mississippi and Alabama 
> got creamed too, but their states seem to have a handle on the problems, 
> and there have been few cases of "chaos" in those states.  1.5 million 
> in Florida were without water or electricity after Katrina's first 
> strike, but within hours order was restored and within days water and 
> power were back in most areas. My point is that FEMA is doing well in 
> areas that had a plan and some preparation.  It doesn't do well when 
> local and state governments drop the ball.
> 


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