Read This With an Open Mind

Well said, and not realty surprising.... this has been my contention from the earlier days of evacuation, from the time they were complaining of racism in not having acted sooner. Had they not have been black they would have been rescued sooner. Plus the looting and burglary (as shown on the news) was of course justified, because they were poor blacks, and anyone who made any negative statement was of course racist, biased, and discrimatory.

At the state line between TX and LA, there is a HUGE, brand new rest area. It's NICE.

Okay, here's the story. Last Friday, my dad, who works for TxDOT, answered a call for TxDOT employees to go help with the refugees at this rest stop. So, after working ALL DAY Friday, he and three guys from his office left for the state line at I-20 and Waskom, TX. Working that evening was a state trooper, several sheriff's office deputies, Red Cross workers, TxDOT employees, and other local volunteers. These buses from New Orleans start pulling in. They let the people off to potty, eat, and rest. As they get off the bus, they are greeted and shown to the restrooms--where they pee all over the walls, floors, mirrors, etc. They did not even flush the toilets.

Left the restrooms in a HORRIBLE mess. The local Burger King restaurant donated burgers and hotdogs and had people there cooking. Two black dudes walk over to see what's being cooked and one says to the other, "Man, I don't want none of that shit." Other volunteers are handing out bottles of water. The people take them, drink two or three drinks from the bottles, and throw them on the ground. My dad and his coworkers spend their time picking up trash and taking it to the very large and OBVIOUSLY placed trash cans. (They ended up hauling off two HUGE truck loads of trash from these people). He said WASTEFUL wasn't the word. Other volunteers had brought in snack items, such as chips, crackers, gum, small candy, etc. There were ladies there making snack bags for the people and handing them out. These nasty, nasty people would take the bags, dig out what they wanted and throw the remainder on the ground. BRAND NEW FOOD ITEMS! Daddy said one deputy got so mad he yelled at them to "STOP WASTING THESE GOOD FOLK'S MONEY BY THROWING THE FOOD AWAY. IF YOU DON'T WANT IT, THE LEAST YOU CAN DO IS RETURN IT TO THESE NICE LADIES!" He was hot! Daddy worked pretty much all night. He and my mom said the people were HORRIBLE. Nasty, filthy mouthed, ungrateful. TxDOT had to pretty much scour the Rest Area and restrooms after they left. My dad went home and slept most of the day Saturday, got up sick and had to go back to bed. Remember, he'd been in the hospital not two weeks ago with chest pains (he's okay now, but still!). The man went to help these NASTY people after working ALL WEEK!!!

So, after hearing this, I could really care less about a lot of them. Idiots and human debris. I am more resolved now to send MY donations to the officers and firefighters. Forget these IDIOTS! They are fools and it's mean, but Texas does not need any more of those!

Why are all these people laying around on cots sleeping while other people are lining up by the thousands to SERVE THEM MEALS???

I am sorry but it's starting to tick me off that we're expected to serve these lazy assed "evacuees" indefinitely. Why the hell can't they line up themselves and help unload all these trucks and cars full of FREE stuff?

Okay, let them have a day or two of rest but then put those folks to work taking care of themselves. Why the hell should any of them want to get a job when they can lay around all day in free air conditioned stadiums where they don't have to spend a dime and they have TV, entertainment and education and great food? Houstonians are going nuts being nice to these people, free hamburgers, free admission to the Children's' Museum and Museum of Natural Science, etc. Show your LA license and everything is free. Like I said, a short time is definitely warranted after all they have been through but it's my opinion that the worst thing we can do for them is to allow them to do nothing.

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We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken, society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker.

It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.

From an email I received.

I don't know how true this is. This was sent to me by a lady who is from Houston. I have no opinion, I'm just posting it...

Katrina Volunteer ~ Another Viewpoint

SO I VOLUNTEERED..........

I thought I might inform the few friends I have on my recent traumatic experience. I am going to tell it straight, blunt, raw, and I don't give a damn. Long read, I know but please do read!

I went to volunteer on Saturday at the George R. Brown convention for two reasons.

I wanted to help people to get a warm fuzzy
Curiosity.

I've been watching the news lately and have seen scenes that have made me want to vomit. And, no, it wasn't dead bodies, the city under water, or the sludge everywhere. It was PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR. The people on TV (99 percent being Black) were DEMANDING help. They were not asking nicely, but demanding as if society owed these people something. Well, the honest truth is WE DON'T.

Help should be asked for in a kind manner and then appreciated. This is not what the press (FOX in particular) was showing. What I was seeing was a group of people yelling, demanding, looting, killing, raping, and SHOOTING back at the demanded help! So, I'm thinking this can't possibly be true can it? So I decide to submit to the DEMAND for help out of SHOCK. I couldn't believe this to be true of the majority of the people who are the weakest of society. So I went to volunteer and help folks out and see the truth. So I will tell the following story and you decide.

I arrived at the astrodome only to find out that there are too many volunteers and volunteers were needed at the George R. Brown Convention Center. As I was walking up to the Convention Center I noticed a line of cars that wrapped around blocks filled with donations. These were ordinary Houstonians coming with truckloads and trunks full of water, diapers, clothes, blankets, food ~ all types of good stuff. And lots of it was NEW. I felt that warm fuzzy while helping unload these vehicles of these wonderful human beings. I then went inside the building and noticed approximately 100,000 sq. ft. of clothes, shoes, jackets, toys and all types of goodies, all organized and ready for the people in need. I signed up, received a name badge and was on my merry way, excited to be useful.

I toured the place to get familiar with my surrounding. The entire place is probably around 2 million sq. ft. I noticed rows as far as the eye could see of mattresses ~ not cots ~ BLOW UP MATTRESSES! All of which had nice pillows and plenty of blankets. Two to three bottles of water lay on every bed. These full-size to queen-size beds, by the way, were comfortable ~ I laid on one to see for myself.

I went to look at the medical area. I couldn't believe what my eyes were seeing! A makeshift hospital created in 24 hours! It was unbelievable ~ they even had a pharmacy. I also noticed that they created showers, which would also have hot water. I went upstairs to the third floor to find a HUGE cafeteria created in under 24 hours! Rows of tables, chairs and food everywhere ~ enough to feed an army! I'm not talking about crappy food either. They had Jason's Deli food, apples, oranges, coke, diet coke, lemonade, orange juice, cookies and all types of chips and sandwiches. All the beverages, by the way, were put on ice and chilled! In a matter of about 24 hours or less, an entire mini-city was created by volunteers for the poor evacuees. This was not your rundown shelter ~ it was BUM HEAVEN.

So that was the layout ~ great food, comfy beds, clean showers and free medical help. By the way, there was a library and a theatre room I forgot to mention. Great stuff, right?

Well here is what happened on my journey.

I started by handing out COLD water bottles to evacuees as they got off the bus. Many would take them and only 20 percent or less said "Thank you." Lots of them would shake their heads and ask for sodas! So this went on for about 20 to 30 minutes until I was sick of being an unappreciated servant. I figured certainly these folks would appreciate some food! So I went upstairs to serve these beloved evacuees some GOOD food that I wish I could have at the moment!

The following statements are graphic, truthful, and discuss UNRATIONAL behavior. Evacuees come slowly to receive this mountain of food that is worth serving to a king! I tell them that we have two types of great deli sandwiches to choose from ~ ham and turkey. Many look at the food in disgust and DEMAND burgers, pizza, and even McDonalds! Jason's deli is better than McDonalds! Only one out of ten people who took something would say "Thank you." The rest took items as if it was their God-given right to be served without a shred of appreciation! They would ask for beer and liquor.

They complained that we didn't have good enough food. They refused food and laughed at us. They treated the volunteers as if they where SLAVES. No, not all of them of course ~ but 70% percent did! Twenty percent where appreciative, 10 percent took the food without any comment and the other 70 percent had some disgusting comment to make. Some had the nerve to laugh at us. And when I snapped back at them for being mean, they would curse at me! Needless to say, I was in utter shock.

They would eat their food and leave their mess on the table ~ some would pick up their stuff, but many would leave it for the volunteers to pick up. I left that real quick to go down and help set up some more beds. I saw many young ladies carrying mattresses and I helped for a while. Then I realized something ~ there were hundreds of able bodied young men who could help!

I asked a group of young evacuees in their teens and early twenties to help. I got cursed at for asking them to help! One said, "We just lost our f***ing homes and you want us to work!" The next said "Ya, Cracker, you got a home ~ we don't" I looked at them in disbelief. Here are women walking by carrying THEIR BEDS and they can't lift a finger and help themselves!

WHY SHOULD I HELP PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO HELP THEMSELVES!

I waved them off and turned away and was laughed at and more "white boy jokes" were made at me. I felt no need to waste my breath on a bunch of pitiful losers.

I went to a nearby restroom where I noticed a man shaving. I used the restroom, washed my hands and saw this man throw his razor towards the trash can ~ he missed. He walked out leaving his disgusting razor on the floor for some other "cracker" to pick up.

Even the little kids were demanding. I saw only ONE white family and only TWO Hispanic families. The rest where blacks. Sorry ~ 20% to 30 percent decent blacks and 70 percent LOSERS!

I would call them ******S, but the actual definition of a ****** is one who is ignorant, and these people were not ignorant ~ they were ARROGANT. The majority are thugs and lifetime lazy welfare recipients.

We are inviting the lowest of the low to Houston. And, like idiots, we are serving the people who will soon steal our cars, rape, murder and destroy our city while stealing from our pockets on a daily basis through the welfare checks they take. We will fund our own destruction.

By "US," I don't mean a specific race ~ I mean the people who work hard, work smart, and have values and morals. Only people who want to help themselves should be helped ~ the others should be allowed to destroy themselves. I do not want to work hard and give the government close to half the money I earn so they can, in turn, give it to a bunch of losers.

I don't believe in being poor for life. My family immigrated here. We came here poor, and now ~ thank God ~ and due to HARD WORK, we are doing fine. If immigrant who come here not knowing the language can work and become successful, WHY CAN'T THE MAJORITY OF THE HOMEGROWN DO IT!

If we continue to reward these losers, we will soon destroy our great country. I just witnessed selfish, arrogant, unappreciative behavior by the very people who need help the most. Now these same people who cursed me, refused my cityâ€™s generosity and who refuse to help themselves are DEMANDING handouts on their own terms! They prance around as if they are owed something, and when they do receive a handout, they say it's not good enough!

Well you know what ~theses types of people can go to hell for all I care!"

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