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He Held Their Lives in His Tiny Hands
LA Times online ^
| September 5, 2005
| By Ellen Barry,
Posted on 09/05/2005 2:32:49 AM PDT by guitarnick40
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To: guitarnick40
**The 6-year-old spoke for all of them, and he told rescuers his name was Deamonte Love.**
God bless these little ones.
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posted on
09/05/2005 7:19:27 PM PDT
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: IronMan04
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posted on
09/05/2005 7:33:46 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(When a Jihadist dies, an angel gets its wings)
To: IronMan04
Thank God for Dwight D. Eisenhower and the US Interstate systems.
To: VeniVidiVici
On Saturday Morning the Mayor called for an evacuation and by Sunday morning the evacuation was mandatory.
To: Amntn
People died in both states due to their failure or inability to evacuate.
To: IronMan04
On Saturday Morning the Mayor called for an evacuation and by Sunday morning the evacuation was mandatory Ok, conceeded. But then there was this too:
Mayor Nagin issued a voluntary evacuation request late in the day on August 27. He was hesitant to order a mandatory evacuation
because of concerns about the city's liability for closing hotels and other businesses. [6] Saturday, the President also issued a statement that an emergency existed for the State of Louisiana.
It's like the local officials couldn't do anything without being prodded first by Washington.
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posted on
09/05/2005 8:00:39 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(When a Jihadist dies, an angel gets its wings)
To: IronMan04
Nagin FAILED to do ALL within his means to protect those who were not as able to leave as you were. It's as simple as that.
You had a car and got out and are safe. You are safe and I am thankful for that even though I don't even know you. However, those who COULD NOT, particularly the elderly and infirm, were LEFT unassisted by your seemingly beloved Nagin.
WHY wasn't the plan, already in place mind you, to use the busses implemented by the mayor of NO? If an 18 yo man can take it upon himself to commandeer a bus, fill it with infants and elderly people, pool resources to provide gasoline, diapers and formula, why couldn't the mayor have PREVENTED needless deaths of those he KNEW were vulnerable?
To: kcvl
I was looking at this thread when my 7 year old daughter said, "I saw that picture in the newspaper." "In the newspaper?" I asked her. "Yes. I saw it on the front page."
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posted on
09/05/2005 8:05:17 PM PDT
by
HungarianGypsy
("If you want to make God laugh tell Him your plans.")
To: guitarnick40
Update: Just to clarify things; The parents were not irresponsible for getting separated from their children. They were actually trying to put their children first. The description of why the parents and children were separated is on page 2 of the article.
The water wasn't going down and they had been living without light, food or air conditioning for four days. The baby needed milk and the milk was gone. So she decided they would evacuate by helicopter. When a helicopter arrived to pick them up, they were told to send the children first and that the helicopter would be back in 25 minutes. She and her neighbors had to make a quick decision. It was a wrenching moment. Williams' father, Adrian Love, told her to send the children ahead
Apparently, things didn't go as planned and they were evacuated to a different areas. The kids were later flown to join their parents.
Good story.
To: PleaseNoMore
The truth of the matter is that New Orleans on the best of days is more like Guatemala City than it is like New York City. The city is third world. The city does not have the resources to fix a pot hole.
With that said the evacuation of the city was a miracle. It worked and almost everyone worked together. On Saturday morning, not only did the mayor ask people to evacuate but friends and family were calling each other to coordinate their evacuation and offer rides.
The sad thing is that the people in the 9th Ward had a horrible Option:
1. They could evacuate but knew with 100% certainty that if they did evacuate the criminals would loot their house.
2. If they stayed at least they had a chance not to lose everything.
To: PleaseNoMore
The truth of the matter is that New Orleans on the best of days is more like Guatemala City than it is like New York City. The city is third world. The city does not have the resources to fix a pot hole.
With that said the evacuation of the city was a miracle. It worked and almost everyone worked together. On Saturday morning, not only did the mayor ask people to evacuate but friends and family were calling each other to coordinate their evacuation and offer rides.
The sad thing is that the people in the 9th Ward had a horrible Option:
1. They could evacuate but knew with 100% certainty that if they did evacuate the criminals would loot their house.
2. If they stayed at least they had a chance not to lose everything.
To: uncitizen
"OK so now we've got a 6 year old who was more resourceful and smarter than the frikin mayor." I'm guessing that the average 6-year old dog is smarter than the NO mayor.
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posted on
09/05/2005 8:34:31 PM PDT
by
sweetliberty
(Stupidity should make you sterile.)
To: BigSkyFreeper
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posted on
09/05/2005 8:35:19 PM PDT
by
sweetliberty
(Stupidity should make you sterile.)
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