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Posted on 08/31/2005 4:00:15 PM PDT by NautiNurse
10:26 AM CDT on Thursday, September 1, 2005
10:26 A.M. - Hoss: What's frightening is that city leaders cannot give a concrete answer regarding the time it will take to rescue people from their roofs and get them to safety.
10:24 A.M. - Hoss: Those rescued didn't care where they were going. They were happy to be off their roofs, with food to eat.
10:14 A.M. - Hoss: "It was very surreal" - on describing the looting. People were relying on word of mouth to get information. People were still walking to the Superdome even after the dome had already begun evacuating.
I am at a meeting in a building in downtown Baton Rouge six or eight blocks from the RiverCenter where the "refugees" are being housed.
The building management just announced that, at the request of the State Police, the building is being locked down due to rioting and looting downtown.
Hopefully, the building's management is overacting.
San Antonio still trying to raise Defender 5 . . . but either he doesn't answer or is out of range . . .
Members of the Florida Taskforce 3 prepare to work their way through the destroyed remains of homes and buuildings in east Biloxi.
They can declare it .. but can't enforce it??
Contrary to many media reports, martial law has not been declared in New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, because no such term exists in Louisiana state law[4]. Rather, a state of emergency has been declared, which does give some powers similar to that of martial law. On the evening of August 31, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin did declare "martial law" (in name at least) in the city and said that "officers don't have to worry about civil rights and Miranda rights in stopping the looters." [5]
what do you mean, has no merit? there are plenty of reports today about these thugs taking shot at boats, buses, helicopters. are those all lies?
the MSM will pick this up & run with it - now we'll be seeing the Houston homeless too
A member of the Florida Taskforce 3 makes his way past an American flag that was recovered from the destroyed remains of a home in east Biloxi.
I heard that....I wonder where they plan to house them.
Very true! The only other option is to give every city in the US (even the small ones) a family to take care of.....Spread them out, and make them manageable!
Spare me the Gorelick wall legalism. Of course the mayor and gov dropped the ball, but the President has authority to intervene in a nat'l emergency. He has already done so. But there are legitimate questions as to the speed and size of the fed response.
Can't other states help? Have they offered to help?
A member of the Florida Taskforce 3 begins to show the wear of the long searches in East Biloxi.
Thanks for update- keep us posted...stay safe.
10:34 AM CDT on Thursday, September 1, 2005
10:34 A.M. - Hoss: Stories of armed, roving gangs going around town looting every business they come across have been overexaggerated by the national media.
Patience.
Dora the dog sits stranded on a roof.
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