We don't know the half of what's really going on. From article at link: Here's one reason President should not tour by helicopter:
Amid the looting, gun-toting citizens took to the streets in some areas to try to restore order. A store owner had put up a sign reading: "You loot, I shoot."
Police said there were dozens of carjackings overnight, by desperate survivors trying to leave town or obtain supplies.
Somebody fired at a rescue helicopter Tuesday night, forcing its crew to abandon efforts to evacuate patients from a hospital, a state official said.
http://reuters.myway.com/article/20050831/2005-08-31T185744Z_01_HO481242_RTRIDST_0_NEWS-WEATHER-KATRINA-DC.html
This is mind-boggling. Why would someone fire at a resuce helicopter.