> It's one thing to make it mandatory but if there's just no way to leave, what were they to do?
Before the hurricane hit there were a lot of people, interviewed on TV and broadcast over here in Europe, saying they were _choosing_ to stay and rough it out. For these folks I have less sympathy than for the sick and elderly, that's for sure.
Residents? The tourist couple I heard was trying to leave and there was no transportation. I'm sorry for the poor. Without money, there's nowhere to go and no way to get there.
On another thread was an article that broke my heart.
Found it!
Carr said he has remained in contact via the Internet with friends in New Orleans, many of them police and rescue workers.
"A lot of policemen are dead," Carr said. "They sent the second shift home Sunday night and told them to just come back for the regular shift the next day. The officers were text messaging that they were trapped in their homes."