Originally Posted by stevo

Hate to burst your bubble here, but 70% of NO's population is african american, so yes, the majority of the poor are black.



And I, for one, am disgusted at the level of inconsiderate, childish ranting on this board about how it is people's own falut.

People did evacuate to high-rise hotels, they still died.

There was only a 18-36hr evacuation notice. I was in the area last weekend before the storm hit. The highways were parking lots when I was trying to get home. Some people decided to stay that could have left, but many people couldn't evacuate, had no means to evacuate, or had special needs that prevented them from evacuating.

Some folks were miles inland (read: above sea level), yet the water still killed them. A 30ft storm surge will cover miles of land.

And yes, we do owe it to those people stuck in their attics and on their roofs to save them. They are humans, like you, like me.

Is this what it is about to you? money? you make me sick to my stomach.

The dead have not even begun to be counted and the toll is at 100. Don't be suprised if it passes 1,000.

This storm touched many more than you will know. Left thousands familyless and more than a million homeless. You have no consideration what so ever.

This is a disaster of proportions this country has never experienced. We should be coming together with our prayers and thoughts and doing whatever we can to help those poor, unfortunate souls. and all you can think about is how they deserve to die.

excuse me while I throw up.