There was a photographer on MSNBC last night who showed some horrific pictures of people who had been beaten, one with a lead pipe.
Tourists, white, have described in overseas newspaper articles, the level of violence. Although I'm virtually certain that many of the children and women who were raped were minorities, it does seem from what I'm reading that white people were more often the target of violence.
So I understand the point(s) you are making. I've asked the person who made the post I was referring to regarding police command center evacuation from the Hyatt to give me a link.
On the other hand, if you come across a link that says the Hywatt was evacuated to make room for a command center, I'd like a link to that.
I know the reporting is incredibly spotty and it's likely we won't get links for either situation and I'm not disturbed with either of the unsourced posts; there is enough else to be disturbed about :-)
I don't know if anyone has ever watched "Cops" in NO at Mardi Gras time, but it gives you a pretty good idea what was going to go down without the presence of the "Law".