We're watching the actual breakdown of our society. It's NO today, but it could be any city next time.
One thought that keeps coming to mind is something Fr. Coropi said in one of his talks/tapes...."Immorality is the single greatest threat to national security". He developed a powerful argument to support the thesis.
We have taken God out of the schools and out of the public square. God will not intrude where he's not wanted. So now people say....God help New Orleans. Whenever great disasters like this occur great good come out of it. Perhaps a return to moral life will be a result of this terrible tragedy.
Rioting burning and looting occurred in our cities ( Phila) way back in 1964 and was ALLOWED to go unchecked which set a precedent