Head over to the CNN site where you can find the same first picture with a much different description.
In the <b>RELATED</B> box, click on the "Gallery:After Katrina" link and look under the Louisiana tab.
<b>"A young man drags groceries through chest-deep water in New Orleans on Tuesday."</b>
This interpretation here is much kinder and focuses on the man's struggle.
Never draw your conclusions from a single source.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/3....ap/index.html