--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "Richard J. Williams" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > jim_flanegin wrote: > > > The Principal can make all the excuses he or she wants to, but the > > > responsibility for the successful running of the school ultimately > > > rests with them. > > > > > So, why do you think the principal, in this case the mayor of New > > Orleans, didn't evacuate the city before the storm? The mayor is > > responsible for the first line of defense, not the federal > > government. > > Actually, as soon as the president decleared a > state of emergency--on Friday, August 26--it > automatically became the federal government's > responsibility, not just the relief efforts but > preparedness, including the initial evacuation. > > That's according to both the federal National > Response Plan and the state/city response plans. > > Everyone--from the mayor on up--knew there were going > to be at least 100,000 people who would be left behind. > If the feds have declared a disaster, it's up to the > feds to deal with whatever local government can't > handle.
> > From what I can tell, the men of New Orleans, led by the mayor, > > abandoned all the single mothers and their children and leftr them > > on their own, with no police protection, in the Superdome. What's up with that? The Superdome had 200 national guard plus some police (don't know exactly how many) to maintain order and distribute supplies. Many first hand reports of the superdome are now online and state that there were no major problems until the 3rd day when food and water supplies ran low, the facility became unsanitary, and panic began to spread with occasional bouts of violence and deaths. The Superdome situation only became a tragedy as time passed and the anticipated rescue did not come. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
