Little jeremiah, my point is that people are dying right now and it's useless to delve into sociological matters. Not right now. So, yes, I guess I do think you're a bit hard-hearted at the moment. Let's save these people before we tell them how and when to procreate.
You are wrong if you think I am hard hearted. It is short sighted not to consider what got people into this mess in the first place.
I am all for saving peoples' lives. If you click my name and read my recent comments on this and other threads you'll see. I am disgusted beyond belief at the criminal incompetence of the governor, mayor and other Louisiana officials whose job it was to prepare for this exact disaster. They screwed up and people have died and will die directly because of these selfish idiots who should never be in public office.
If a real mandatory evacuation had been ordered on Friday morning instead of Sunday morning we wouldn't be seeing any of this.
They didn't order it because they are spineless, dickless, clueless, heartless and brainless. Bush declared it a national disaster (or whatever the exact phraseology is) before the hurricane even hit. Supplies and people started for LA before Katrina made landfall. But without any direction locally, it turned into mayhem.
And not shooting looters when they started their looting has led directly to the crime spree. I can hardly believe the criminal incompetence that is now resulting in terrible suffering and death.
BTW, I've read at least two articles within the last couple of years on FR about New Orleans and what would happen with a big hurricane. Exactly what did happen. So the officials whose job it was to prepare for exactly this disaster knew what would happen - as far as the natural destruction. They could have prepared; they could have gotten people out earlier, they could have taken care of those who couldn't get themselves out, they could have stocked water, food, porta potties and so on for the few that couldn't make it out, they could have made sure communications systems were in synch, they could have secured stores with firearms in them so looters couldn't get them, and on and on.
And more people could have left the city.
When this is dissected later on, the local government's failture is going to be so glaring that I would not be surprised if some are indicted and some even commit suicide. The mayor and governor and director of emergency planning are basically murderers.