Posted on 08/29/2005 12:39:10 PM PDT by Smogger
Mayor Ray Nagin said that 200 people were stranded on rooftops in the Lower Ninth Ward and several “bodies are floating in the water” in the Bywater neighborhood and in Eastover.
Nagin made the announcement in his first press briefing after Hurricane Katrina slammed just east of the city, but did plenty of devastation to New Orleans.
Nagin said that the 200 stranded people included 20 police officers who were riding out the storm at their homes in preparation to take over shifts from other officers. He said that boats would be dispatched on rescue missions later in the afternoon.
Mayor Nagin issued a "boil water" recommendation for water in the city - except for Algiers and the CBD due to a water main line break that may have compromised the water.
Nagin said at least 20 buildings in the city had collapsed and that it might be 48 hours before residents would be allowed back to their homes to assess the damage.
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No, it exists to protect the rest of us from stupid idiots like you.
Your decisions and actions do not occur in a vacuum. The police and rescue workers have better things to do than try and rescue your butt because you decided to be an ass and force your way back into your home before it was safe.
The fact is you are an anarchist and anyone who doesn't allow you total anarchist freedom to do what you want and screw the consequences your selfish anarchist attitudes forces on everyone else you call a socialist.
Exactly. Some folks simply just aren't mobile, for whatever reason.
You are right, you have a God given right to be an idiot.
But at some point a mob of idiots interferes with other legitimate functions that the government has. At some point a mob of idiots triggers a typhoid pandemic. The government in this case, is protecting me from you.
In any case, the Feds have the money and the State does not.
They stayed home so that nobody would come steal their HUGE, flat screen, HDTV.
"This is the reason so many people stay in the first place.
Where does the government get the idea that they can tell people when and if they may return to their homes"
They played that scam in Charleston for Huricane Hugo. it was months before people could get to their homes. That is why one should never leave if staying is not too loony.
Unfortunately it doesn't work that way. If one of these people is killed going back to their homes and the government did not expressly forbid such an action, a lawsuit would follow. The monies paid to the family would come out of our taxes.
If we were all on the same page regarding personal responsibility, we'd all be better off. But we aren't.
"It's not like this thing sneaked up on them... heck in two days they could have walked out of N.O."
What if you are wheelchair bound?
Note to myself ...Scroll on by in order to get info about the storm.
Hope y'all have a great evening!
I agree the government needs to protect its citizens - yet how long do we have to pay tax dollars so that people can enjoy living in the hurricane prone coastal areas? They enjoy it - until - there is a hurricane which destroys all and then the appeals come for the general public/government to pay for all damage.
My point is - we all worry about how we can afford to care for the elderly in their extended illnesses - many claiming their lives should not be extended or prolonged.
Well - what about the American public that chooses to live in dangerous, unstable areas and then of course lose all to the naturally occurring storms and then expect the government and the taxpayer to pay for their choice? Year after year we hear these appeals for money to help these poor people. Yet - these people never move out but continue living there and continually express the view that it living there is wonderful except the few days of the hurricanes.
Yet, they expect the government to pay for their repairs year after year. And, that government is the American taxpayer.
I could go on and on about this tendency in our society - all to have desired luxuries no matter the cost - as long as the taxpayer is paying that cost.
(Disclaimer-this is not directed at any of the poor souls injured, wiped-out, lost, or hurting. I too pray for them and want to see them safe and happy. This is an overall societal comment to make us look at the trend in our society in all areas to live as we choose - no matter the cost and then, when destroyed, call on the government to bail us out.)
Apparently we are reaching the point of needing laws to outlaw living in accident prone areas. Time to manage our tax dollars a little more.
Well said. See my 109. You were nicer than me. I was worried about my wallet and you were worried about our health!
How much in taxes do the industries and commerce that spring up around waterways and seaports provide to the economy?
Industry and commerce spring up around these areas for a reason, not because people like the scenery.
New flash for you. Nowhere on this planet is particularly safe. New Orleans is a vital artery in American commerce, and sometimes we have to pay for it. That's life.
She ticked me off yesterday -- couldn't resist the temptation to post that today. :)
We are nothing, if we don't care for those folks at this time of peril.
I agree with you completely. I am not for Government intrustion by in the case of a disaster looming they should be stepping up to the plate first.
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