[oldleft]

As I posted earlier, there is one difference. In an earthquake, everyone is still there. In NO the only people left are poor, infirmed or criminal. Not a great mix. When the "Big One" hits LA, even in poor neighborhoods there will be church leaders, business leaders, home owners, etc. I don't think they'll let things get too out of control. Those people left NO Saturday and Sunday.

[uncbob]

When the "Big One" hits LA, even in poor neighborhoods there will be church leaders, business leaders, home owners, etc. I don't think they'll let things get too out of control.

Get real

Those so called leaders and church officials really kept things quiest during the Rodney King riots RIGHT

[GOP_Proud]

However, if the bad guys loot the guns and ammo, just who has the upper hand? Hmmm.

The thugs in NO were not that much o a problem until they became armed frm the looting. I'm not afraid of DVDs or TVs. Guns are another matter.

[billygoatgruff]

Fats Domino stayed, also his wife, daughter and grandkids. They were in the 9th Ward and now are missing.

[r9etb]

When the "Big One" hits LA, even in poor neighborhoods there will be church leaders, business leaders, home owners, etc. I don't think they'll let things get too out of control.

Naive. The Rodney King riots demonstrated precisely the opposite, and there wasn't even an Earthquake to blame for that.

[Thud]

This City Journal article explains your point in more detail, and says things wouldn't be much better even if everyone had stayed:

http://www.city-journal.org/html/eon_08_31_05ng.html