Exactly. But neighbors as well need to be mindful of who is ill or infirm around them and help to inform police or emergency squads. The problem today is, most of us don't even KNOW our neighbors. We used to sit outside on our porches and TALK to each other. How often does that happen anymore? We're all too busy or absorbed in our own world.
Hindsight is 20/20.
I think a GOOD mayor and governor would have-
a. Taken the risk and ordered mandatory evacuations EARLY!
b. Had a plan in place for mass transit to move those who have no transportation.
c. Used ALL means of communications (radio and television especially) to ask people to "be neighborly" check on their neighbors and help those who need help evacuating.
I've noticed that suddenly they have the vehicles to move people from the superdome. Where were those vehicles on Sat. and Sunday?
I've noticed all the cars flooded and flattened.
If I lived there and had several vehicles, I would have loaded up as many friends and neighbors and gotten OUT! I would have BEGGED them to leave, especially anyone elderly or disabled who could not get around. I know that traffic gridlock was HORRIBLE on Sunday, but it was nothing compared to NO now! I cannot imagine KNOWING my home is BELOW sea level and that a BAD hurricane is coming straight for me and thinking, "Hmmm, I'm gonna ride this out. Gotta protect my stuff!"
I cry every time I look at the photos now. I even feel sorry for those idiots who willingly stayed behind but could have left. (I don't feel sorry for the looters though). My heart truly BREAKS for those who are elderly and disabled and just could not get out of their homes, didn't know their neighbors well enough to ask for help, etc.
This should be a lesson to all of us to check on our neighbors and express human kindness from time to time, even to those whe don't know or particularly like.