I think it was a huge waste of time and money saving those idiots who didn't leave when they were told to. Even up here in Maine we heard about how bad it was going to be. Get the hell out!! Why should my tax dollars be used to support your stupid *** when you didn't leave? I fully support helping the people who left and lost everything and had to relocate to a different part of the States. Yes, use my money to help them get back on their feet. But, don't use it for the idiots who stayed and had to get rescued by government helicopters. It was a bad reflection on the American people what happened with Katrina. I hope we all learned a lesson.
2006-08-28 16:48:56
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answered by Lissa 3
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People being self reliant made this country great throughout history. I felt so sorry for the people that were trapped in the storm. I'm thankful that I was not one of them. I remember last year when they interviewed a few people after the hurricane in NO on live TV trying to get them to say something bad about the federal government, they all said they didn't blame Bush. I wish they had shown that tonight on NBC. It seemed all one sided to me. It's not the things that the news reports that make them biased, it's what they don't report. The harshest criticism I have is for the people that stayed so they could loot the stores rather than help their own by sharing water and food. If the local agencies had prepared better by bringing the food and water from the stores to higher ground, lots of lives may have been save. Hundreds of school busses where left to flood because of red tape.
2006-08-28 23:58:12
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answered by MorgantonNC 4
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I, I think this whole tragedy w/ Katrina is obviously a combination of things:
1. Location of the city, its below sea level
2. Crappy levie design and people putting too much trust in it.
3. The thought that this type of storm would never hit New Orleans and not obeying evacuation warnings.
4. Not being prepared overall, from federal government all the way down to the common citizen.
And I know someone out there is asking themselves, How could you get ready for something like that??
Well, all I can say is that as a Floridian when there's a will there's a way, obey warnings, evacuate, get supplies, etc.
Also Louisiana failed to aggressively educate its people in how to ride out hurricane season
2006-08-28 23:55:04
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answered by TranquilStar 4
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The answer to your question is no. You are totally correct. If someone hangs around when a hurricane is coming, and for that matter if someone builds/buys a home in a place known to be below sea level and known to be inadequately protected (NEW ORLEANS has been at risk for years & years before Katrina and remains at risk) so anyone who lives there does so at their own risk & has no right to expect anything from the government.
That said, there were evacuation plans & the things needed to carry them out when Katrina hit - The mayor and the governor decided NOT to implement them and now they point their fingers at the federal government. I lived in New Orleans and knew the day would come when a Katrina type storm hit - we talked about it at length and we had our plans to get out so nobody I knew died or got stuck. Those who got killed & those who got stuck are the same type people who vote for the Clinton's, Gore's and Kerry's of the world - loser politicians who promise to take all responsibility away from them - at a price though. In exchange they have to accept being taxed to death and have to always vote Democrat.
2006-08-28 23:33:48
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answered by Anonymous
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Well - doesn't it sort of depend on the reason WHY they didn't want to leave?
Many of them, as far as I can figure out, were desperate to try and save some of what they had - and I guess you can't really blame them.
Although there would be no contest for me to try to figure out whether my life (or, even more so, my family's) would be more valuable than my possessions or a business I had shed blood sweat and tears for - wow, the thought of losing it all in the space of a few days is pretty horrifying. Especially without notice. No house, no car, no clothes, no food, no bank card.
It's pretty scary stuff - and I doubt any of them really thought it would get as bad as it did, or be so devastating. But it was the aftermath that was so hard, right? Being left with nothing, after having lost it all...
2006-08-28 23:41:35
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answered by ceekryt 3
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For some it was not a refusal to leave, but inabillity. And even if you can, where do you go? Try this: as soon as you read this, start packing, leave your house. How long will you be gone? Can't tell you. Where will you go? Up to you. I don't ask anybody for anything. But I do hope if I am ever in a helpless situation that I'm not on CNN dying of thirst while people around the country say "he should have left!"
2006-08-28 23:44:23
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answered by Alan J 3
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I somewhat agree. I see some situations in which help is needed. In poor areas with high numbers of homeless people, there is no way for some to leave the city. In these situations, I believe that buses should be provided in advance to aid in the removal of people from the cities likely to be affected.
2006-08-28 23:32:17
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answered by *AstrosChick* 5
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I do feel bad for those who could not leave for whatever reason. However; those who had the opportunity and did not heed the advice given them by their government then they have no right to complain and/or try and get large sums of compensation because of their own poor choices.
2006-08-28 23:29:37
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answered by crazylegs 7
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I think that this issue should be dropped for now. Instead of remembering all the drama let's remember the lives that were lost and the people who lost everything.
2006-08-28 23:29:09
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answered by ♥dream_angel♥ 6
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no they should face the consequence of there actions so next year they will know not to stay
2006-08-28 23:32:14
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answered by Anonymous
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