Katrina Live Thread XII

Various ^ | 31 August 2005 | Various

[madison10]

Question: Where are the looters PUTTING their ill-gotten gains?

In stolen boats? I've been wondering that, & others have asked, where are they hauling the stuff to? They've probably "squatted" in the house of some well-to-do person & set up housekeeping. The fort,complete with armed guards, who unlike the police & National Guard, have given themselves permission to "shoot-to-kill."

[mjwise]

I'm beginning to think that President Bush should declare a state of insurrection to exist in the region and bring in the regular army on this and totally federalize the effort. FEMA can only do so much with the clueless, corrupt political apparatchik that has existed for decades in Lousiana and NO. Let Nagin and Blanco go crying to the press in the wake of such a decision: it's apparently all they are good for.

[ARealMothersSonForever]

All of the best to you! Prayers, and keep safe.

[Spktyr]

Bring a gun and reloads.

I was caught out when the LA Riots started. The most precious thing in the world to have when that happens is a gun and lots of ammo.

[Jrabbit]

Please check back in to let us know you're safe.....be careful.

[LikeLight]

Medics can't get to the birth . . . no doc there . . . Guardsman are about to deliver . . . asked "any recommendations" . . .

prayers for Mom and Baby and Guardsman . . .

[conservativebabe]

Good luck. shoot between the eyes if you have to.

[Snoopers-868th]

Idle time is the enemy. Work could take the mind off other problems.

[daybreakcoming]

State capitol building is in lockdown - this I know for certain.
Now hearing that the city police has 26 units in downtown BR. Inside official line is that things are calming down.

[steveegg]

Stay safe, and check in when you can.

[Strategerist]

The question of "Why do bad things happen to good people?" has been eloquently addressed in everything from the Book of Job to many of the greatest theologians of history.

It's been adressed by never answered, of course.

But people need to at least to address the question rather than pretend that evil is specifically punished on earth while people are alive, and good rewarded, which is obviously not the case.

[Smogger]

By way of comparison, we've heard for four years now about DHS planning for a N/B/C attack. But if a nuke went off in a major US city than is already beset by transportation choke points (i.e. NYC, Seattle, SF), do you really think that the response 3 days later is going to resemble a well-oiled machine?

Nope. See Jeffe's excellent post 106 at the beginning of this thread.

[madison10]

And yes, the crime wave is spreading out of New Orleans

I was afraid of this. Don't be surprised if they "pick up help" & spread across the nation...unless they start getting shot.

[MNlurker]

People in over their heads this weekend:

Gov. Blanco
Mayor Nagin
White House Spokesman Scott McClellan

[floriduh voter]

Yeah, this is like Mad Max or something. They might yank the pa speakers off the truck. But, there's no PA speakers in NOLO? Not even one?

[maggief]

Stay safe, cajungirl!

[Peach]

Thank you so much; I'll go retrieve it and save it to my file. I'm sure our newspaper will report something ugly and I want to counter with facts.

The editor publishes all my letters; he's conservative although the publisher is liberal.

[easonc52]

For anybody who is interested, I just talked to onyx and she has just spoken with Toby (gulfcoast6) and his family is fine; their house is still standing, but not habitable; they evidently went to a cinderblock church to ride out the storm.

I'm certainly glad to hear they're ok. I'm hoping the relatives I still can't get ahold of did the same.