[mountainfolk]

I read on another thread that the reason people are not being allowed to cross the bridge into Gretna is because the chief of police there is protecting his city. Gretna has already been victimized by looters and he will not allow an uncontrolled mob to come thru. What would you do? I would be torn between compassion and the reality of knowing what has already happened in NO would undoubtedly happen in Gretna. Things are not always what the media tells us and it seems to me that Shep is close enough to have gotten this information himself.

[chris1]

Isn't that why we have the national guard. If we can pat down grannies at the airport, we can pat these people down. Additionally, have you ever seen the WWII prisoner marches through France. Why not something similar. Stage these people along the road or at a point so that the buses can get them out of there and have an orderly process.

What is going on is totally ridiculous and asnine.