how many people live in new orleans? how many decided to stay? a lot of lives could have been saved if they had just left like they were supposed to. also a lot of help was unable to come because of the amount of water, u think anyone wanted to let people die? what about all the damn looters, imagine trying to save lifes and then have to protect your own??? its an awful situation all around but to say slow reaction disgusts u?? WHAT DISGUSTS ME IS THE ARMED LOOTERS TRYING ON SHOES AT WAL-MART, they should be shot on site., government is doing all it can this has never hapened before so before u blame **** on slow moving troops ask the damn people why they didnt leave until it was too late
This statement is just dripping with ignorance. It is predominantly the poor and elderly that did not have the resources to evacuate. This has been a complete disaster (of the man made sort). We have transported resources around the globe in less time than it has taken us to get help to these people.
Who's more incompetant......the government that could do nothing to stop a category 5 hurricane, or the people who stayed behind despite being told numorous times by said government to evacuate?
ignorance is the key word when discussing the thugs and looters, explain a time when the amount of resources required has been moved faster, please id love to read them.........o wait you cant because its never happened before when a hurricane ravages a city and then it floods making it impossible to access
People who stayed behind had the option to go to the Superdome. It was estimated that 30,000 + people would take advantage....on the first night of the storm only 10,000 were in attendance. Both poor and elderly were in the building, there's no excuse that many others didn't do the same.
Agreed. It's friggin ridiculous. They way they've performed so far it seems as if they've never run an event scenario on a levee breach.
Even if the Superdome was filled with those 30k, that still leaves tens of thousands of people with nowhere to go.
Indeed - dripping with ignorance... _______________________ The United States should be working harder to provide assistance and restore order in NO ~ if San Francisco was hit by a massive 9.4 quake and tsunami we would be seeing a very different reaction. Get them into NO ~ now.
Yes, you are right ! We can drop Paratroopers over a flooded city, with all the buildings, overhead wires, etc. That would be a great idea.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH exactly...... what about all the good stories, how houston has stepped it up, there are so many people helping out, spendin time and money helping people they dont even know, lets talk about the good stuff here
That doesn't excuse the fact that many locals didn't even try. The opportunity was there. It was a foolish mistake to stay behind, many realized this only after. At it's peak, the Superdome held 25,000 people. 15,000 more than what it held the first night. Apparently, many of those poor and elderly could make it to the Superbowl...and without a taking a bus like they were offered/ordered to take only days before.
A day or so ago I was also upset about the looting, but I realize now how really inconsequential it all is in comparison to where the real failure lies. The fact is people are dying of dehydration in the streets of a city in the United States of America. Floods cannot stop a helicopter, so that argument is weak.
And the other 80,000 people left behind? Most of these people didn't have the ability to leave. It would be just as accurate to chastise them for not growing wings and flying away. A lot of people made a stupid decision to stay behind - but many more never had a decision to make in the first place.
No, They are soliders. Anyway, Tyree is right. There is a lot of good news coming out of Houston right now, I hope we get everyone out of NO asap. But I must say, I'm proud of my home boys !
Yes, you are right ! We can drop Paratroopers over a flooded city, with all the buildings, overhead wires, etc. That would be a great idea. ___________________ If you took the time to look at the rest of the thread you would see all the images i've posted of a flooded city ~ obviously we all understand the situation. In an extreme disaster such as this dropping troops and supplies into some of the critical areas while bringing other troops in by helo would absolutely help the overall goal of restoring order. At any rate - if parachutes are too much in some areas (which certainly may be the case) -- helos, amphibious vehicles, and boats certainly are not. Believe it or not most of the critical areas are on dry land or shallow water -- looters do not prefer deep water. If they can go in hot in Vietnam ~ I would imagine New Orleans is doable.
Yeah, that Superdome thing really worked out, didn't it? People died in there too. And where were they going to go when they got on that bus? Be homeless in another town with no resources, or take your chances that your home will make it alright? Hard choices to make, friend. Hard choices.
I dont think that 80,000 count can be confirmed. Mayor Nagin said that there could be between 50,000 and 100,000 remaining in the city. Minus the 25,000 from the Superdome and that number could be as low as 25,000 or as high as 75,000. Anyways, none of that matters. I still cannot agree with your argument that many couldn't leave. I say that some didn't have the capacity to leave, I feel most did and just choose to say. I support this claim with fact that thousands migrated to the stadium after Katrina hit, the fact that other groups have gathered in other areas such as the group of people camping out on I-10 in the city, and the fact that if you can carry a T.V. you could have walked to the nearest bus stop to hitch a ride to the superdome.
I would venture to say that percentage wise, those who stayed at the Superdome fared faaaaaaaaar better than those who decided to stay at home.
I just heard on CNN that atleast 30% of the police force in New Orleans have just up and walked off the job. I really can't blame them because if I had a choice between protecting my family or protecting complete strangers, family would always come first.
