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Originally posted by HALO77
Considering the power of Katrina(cat-5) and the resistance of the levee's(cat 2 or 3), why wasn't a major disaster plan already formulated for the day of this disaster?
Originally posted by HALO77
Why was the funding cut to improve the levee system? and where did that money go?www.iht.com...
Originally posted by HALO77
Why are people trying to blame Ray Nagin(mayor of N.O.)? He advised the city on the dangers of Katrina. www.cityofno.com...~/PortalModules/ViewPressRelease.ascx&itemid=3139 Can the response time to this travesty be blamed soley on poor planning, ethnicity, or both?
Originally posted by HALO77
Is "Shoot to Kill" really necessary?www.atsnn.com...(considering the fact that the media has overlooked the fact that the "looters" are few compared to the people that were getting the items they need for SURVIVAL)
Originally posted by HALO77
Considering the power of Katrina(cat-5) and the resistance of the levee's(cat 2 or 3), why wasn't a major disaster plan already formulated for the day of this disaster? (it was inevitable)which leads to the next question....
Originally posted by FredT
But not because these people were Black or poor :shk:
Originally posted by FredT
How do you know they were not used?
Besides Jesse Jackson's typical ambulance chasing pandering or media hype, I fail to see why this is being spun as a 'They were Black so we will do nothing issue".
The failures were at every level from the Connonized Mayor (you go to sleep when a CAT5 is comming your way???? to the Governor, to FEMA to everybody. But not because these people were Black or poor :shk:
Originally posted by SpittinCobra
The supplies where not there, it was a lie. The first supplies where delivered yesterday. I have had the news on for 6 days now, much like everyone else, havent missed much.
[edit on 3-9-2005 by SpittinCobra]
Originally posted by SpittinCobra
That is where they told people to go. Not one night did they have supplies for, and they expected 20 thousand people.
Originally posted by FredT
Originally posted by SpittinCobra
That is where they told people to go. Not one night did they have supplies for, and they expected 20 thousand people.
And who is the 'they" that told them to go to the Superdome?
I want to make my position clear as I have in other threads. THis whole tragedy was a debacle from top to bottom. But, I see a pattern of blame emerging "because they were poor" or because they were "black" and the like and it bothers me greatly. The mayor of NO is being put forth as a hero when in reality he was caught with his pants down. If the levy was that important why did he go to sleep? Why didnt he make sure his poor constiuents had a way out? As was the LA governor, and FEMA and everybody else.
Originally posted by HALO77
Why are people trying to blame Ray Nagin(mayor of N.O.)? He advised the city on the dangers of Katrina.
Originally posted by spliff4020
You people expect to much. On 9/11 it was only 2 buildings, on a bright sunny day. There wasnt miles of water to deal with. Also to note....the people fleeing the city....not so in NO.
Also to note: way to go black community. blame everyone else, but your own. Dont blame the black mayor, or the black elected officials, blame the white president. And act like its being done on purpose.
If these animals would have stayed put, NOT shot at helicpoters and cops, order could have restored faster. While the flooding isnt their fault, the long wait for help is almost certainly is.
Originally posted by HALO77
Bottom line is the Government cut funds for better levee's, they knew this would happen eventually, they obviously weren't concerned for the safety of N.O.(for whatever reasons, and i can name a few), they further showed their non-concern with their response time to the situation, and cluelessness as to how to handle the situation swiftly and accurately. It is a disgrace to this country and its citizens, and the world is watching all of it unfold. This was disaster waiting to happen and the worst part of it all is that they knew about(again) and did nothing to prevent it.