Actually, the building in question was the Convention Center. The Superdome had deaths but the bodies were taken care of by the people (not the authorities.)
I am just pointing out that anyone complaining about the treatment of bodies has it well within their power to do SOMETHING. It might not be the best solution, or what we would do in normal times, but to just complain without trying makes no sense to me. None. For example, in the Charity hospital, the morgue in the basement is flooded, so they are storing the dead in the stairwell. Not a good solution, but better than yelling into the camera "Someone should do something". And how trapped are they? Most of the people I've seen in the pictures in there are healthy and young. How much does 6 feet of water, unless it was miles across, stop someone from leaving? If it is really that bad, and you are able, get OUT. Where will they go and what will be waiting for them? I have no idea. But again, I can't understand not TRYING. Organize. Help. Not to suggest that that is not going on in the superdome. I can see that it is. And I can understand frustration and despair. But again, where is the personal responsibility, the intestinal fortitude, the "God helps those who helps themselves" attitude? In every single submerged house, there are canned goods. It has rained twice today alone, so there was water available. How could healthy young people starve or get dehydrated? In the three days since the hurricane, they could have walked 75 miles easy, looking for help or a solution. I can see children or old folks or sick people needing help, and they desperately need it, but most of those in the superdome don't fit that category. The best story I have seen so far is a young guy from the projects who rowed a boat out with 17 kids, but had to leave all the mothers behind due to no space in the boat. The boat didn't make it the whole way, so he couldn't go back for the rest, but he and all the kids are safe. They are on the I10 overpass. They have food, water, and will be leaving on the bus for Houston tonight. I am not sitting in a comfortable chair (it is actually quite uncomfortable), but I am dry, well fed and safe, so I accept the criticism of sniping from cover. I will be going down to NO in the next few weeks to help rebuild - what are your plans? I don't have any problem with people helping themselves to necessities.. Food, water, clothing, blankets, camping gear, fishing poles, medicine. It makes perfect sense. A radio and batteries to get some news. Even guns and knives make some sense. What sense does the CD players make? Or tvs? Or the friggin grand piano that just went by on the news? Or sneakers? On 9/1/05, Dana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > um, did you read the article? The building in question is the > superdome. It's surrounded by about six feet of contaminated water. I > think that in a situation where 20,000 people are trapped without food > or water in a place containing dead bodies on a floor awash in sewage > it's a bit specious to sit back in a comfortable chair and talk about > self-discipline. > > Maybe snipers are the problem with evacuation but that is not a > problem that is solvable by the people trapped inside. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:172096 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
