Re: OT Shots fired-- Evacuation suspended

In article <fclfh1lkd9ivrbl9m4uuj7tqhnj5j7cgtv@xxxxxxx>,
xxx.xxx@xxxxxxxxxxx says...
> On Fri, 02 Sep 2005 03:12:38 GMT, Chris <me@xxxxx> wrote:
>
> >In article <r9efh1ppq7bgpbl6c6db96jgup7cujd56j@xxxxxxx>,
> >xxx.xxx@xxxxxxxxxxx says...
> >> That wasn't all of then Chris. There are old people out there without
> >> medication and they are dropping like flies out there and there are
> >> pregnant women and lots of sick folks that need help. The city told
> >> the people to go to the convention center and there was no help at all
> >> for them and they are stuck while people are dying while waiting for
> >> help from our lousy government who thinks more of Iraq than they do of
> >> their own citizens.
> >>
> >>
> >Our "lousy government" offered them a bus ride to a shelter with food
> >and water before the storm hit. They declared a Mandatory Evacuation.
> >Maybe some of those folks should have taken them up on it. Maybe some
> >were too sick to take it, but it was my understanding that if they
> >called the police or fire they would get them assistance to the shelter
> >if they were unable to take a bus. I have heard nothing about a
> >convention center on TV. The Superdome had Bar b que for supper
> >courtesy of the Southern Baptist. They showed them eating something for
> >lunch , but I forget what it was. Our "lousy government" is trying to
> >rescue them, but they keep getting shot at. Kinda makes their job hard.
> >If I was running our "lousy government" I'd shoot the looters, rioters,
> >and anyone else in the way that wouldn't comply. Then it would take a
> >couple hours to evacuate the folks you're talking about and the job
> >would be done. Then we could employ some of those out of work people
> >manufacturing body bags and cleaning up the city.
>
> Sorry Chris, but I have not seen proof of that. I really wish you
> would cite something somewhere you can prove about the transportation
> being offered to ALL of the people who couldn't make it on their own.
>
Saw it on CNN and FOX News before the storm. They announced that they
would be picking up at all city bus stops which would cover all the
city. (I'm sure they got city bus stops in the poor neighborhoods).
They showed footage of cops and fireman going door to door in what
looked like the projects letting them know about the stops and the
superdome. They announced that city officials said anyone who couldn't
ride the bus to let the fireman or cops know and they would get them to
the superdome. They showed frootage off and on all day prior to the
storm on both channels. Those are the only two I usually watch. They
showed folks getting on the buses and going into the dome. I thought it
was pretty much common knowledge. When the mayor and governor were
doing the news conference and declared the mandatory evacuation they
stated the same thing. I imagine its on the net somewhere, but being
its 1:00 am here I'm not looking tonight. I'll see if I can find
something about it tommorrow if I get a chance. Until I do you'll just
have to take my good word <g>
.

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