Even if equipment and facilities are available, there's nobody in leadership positions to give permission to utilize the resources.
We also have to keep in mind that this isn't only NOLA. There are burbs and other subsidiary cities that have been affected in the same way.
Looting is still going on and mayhem for the sake of mayhem.
Rhetorically, I gotta wonder how this can happen in America.
Jeez
I saw a similar report on the news tonight.
There was a police commander saying "where is the government?"
I hate to break it to you, but you're the government!
If the leaders of NO and LA expected the federal government to take care of everything, why were they collecting tax dollars and federal money? Did they think that money was just there to make them feel more important or to pass out to cronies???
It didn't happen in NYC. It didn't happen in Washington DC, and it doesn't happen every year in Florida when the 'canes arrive.
This is Louisiana. A wellfare city. People used to taking the lazyboy approach to life.
It is a tragic commentary on America, isn't it? Evidently there was no emergency plans in place that were effective at all. Even with the aid of Fed. govt., the blame lies on the local politicians. In "The Big Easy" life ain't so easy anymore. Too bad they always thought it was and didn't have serious plans, and back up plans. It was quite evident from the beginning. The mayor and governor had no clue how to proceed. Pitiful. The Tsunami tragedy was managed better.
It has been reported that a large number of NO police officers deserted. One writer said in a novel: "Only a thin blue line seperates us from the jungle". If this doesn't illustrate the point nothing does. Also it was John Calvin who taught the "total depravity of the human heart". NO=QED. signed: Ex-Cop.
Everytime I see one of these politicians on tv, I get a clearer picture of the problem.
Whether it's Bush, Condy, the mayor, the governor, or anyone else, it's all the same double talk.
This agency is working with that agency to determine how to coordinate efforts with the other agency at a different level who is handling certain duties but each needs authority from somebody different to determine which plan of action to review with which other department of a given task force...
Too much bureaucracy and too many people in power interested only in living a good life at the expense of others.
He is either completely stupid or criminally incompetent if he isn't aware of the well established principles of Emergency Incident Command. They've been published and refined for over 20 years.
Lessons in the organization and use of Incident Command Systems are available for free from FEMA for the asking. If this idiot hasn't bothered to get himself trained in how to set up an Incident Management System in his county then he shouldn't be in charge.
When I read this article I got so mad I could frigging spit nails....
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What did they do with the money allocated towards emergency planning.
How did they allow the police deparment to become part of the problem.
Oh, why bother to ask.
New Orleans, CORRUPTION IS THY NAME.
I have been saying this for days.
nothing personal but Iowa as Mom and Apple pie as it is, has little of the dregs that exist down here and in large urban areas
you guys are sort of cloistered from the underbelly.
Short wave radio?
"Unfortunately, it's not getting better folks, its getting worse."
I've been away from FR this evening but have been watching the cable news (CNN since Fox is only showing repeats of earlier evening shows as usual) and the picture they seem to be painting now is that things ARE improving finally... Still pretty bad but relatively calm and getting calmer.
Have I missed something?
All I can tell ya sheriff is that Socialism is a bummer. Nanny states don't work.
Pick up the land-line, Sheriff. Southern Bell said they were down only a few hours on Monday. I guess we all know now that our cell phone service is NOT reliable in an emergency of this scope. Nevermind that Southeast Asia did much better during the tsunami, with their cell phone service being the major link during the rescue operation. Our companies better find out what's wrong with their systems. To have Mississippi police sending RUNNERS between police stations to pass information is an abject failure and disgrace.
Were this literally true they would be dead. I seriously doubt that they could live for four days with no water. This is not Waterworld.
Sheriff Joe's Posse and the Phoenix area Firefighter recovery teams (bodies) heading to The Forbidden Zone from Phoenix are all taking satellite phones for communications.
Simple. Corrupt, Democratic-controlled state and local governments, the Feds have to overcome nature and them.