I know how you feel.
Some of the condemnation of the "citizens" of New Orleans is rightly deserved. There have been accusations of everything from robbery to rape to murder, and that's just in the "shelters!" F--king animals. I hope they drown trying to steal a DVD player. F--kers.
However, the vast majority of those stranded are just people like you and me. They either stayed because they couldn't leave (invalid relative, no car, new baby, etc.), or because they just were unwilling to leave their homes (their home is all they own, the incessant hurricane warnings never turn out to be anything, "I was born here and I'm gonna die here," etc.). I can TOTALLY identify, because all of those things apply to me, too. When we are warned of a hurricane, Mr. Small_L and I stay put until we know for sure where the storm is going to go and how bad it will be (we do have our evac plans and supplies ready, but we don't move out) before we go anywhere. There are just too many false alarms.
I feel so sorry for these people. They are human beings and deserve, at the very least, dignity. I am torn up thinking of them being stranded amongst savages. Not only do they have to deal with the animals themselves, they have to deal with their fellow citizens telling them that they got what they deserved. They DON'T deserve this! Being poor is not a sin. Do YOU deserve this?!? What makes them different from you?
It's enough to make a person cry, not only from heartache, but from sheer frustration.
Well at least somebody on here has a good heart and true compassion. "Love thy neighbor as thyself" is what I heard while growing up. Must have stuck with me.