And it could be that one of the reasons that lawlessness spread so quickly is because some people, like the state's own Attorney General, actually justified some of the criminal activity under a "need to survive."
While no one is going to begrudge those people who "later" took food and water to survive, this chaos started immediately after the hurricane passed, as we even witnessed some uniformed officers taking items.
If things were as desperate as we are now being told, why did these people even find necessary to take items they knew they could never use or take with them? The answer is because even the locals didn't think things would get as bad as they did. As a result, chaos ensued and things did get worse. Why did people expect such a fast federal response when the locals didn't even care.
Hell, after the hurricane passed and before the levees broke, the city had almost 24 additional hours to start getting things in order, but they all breathed another sigh of relief as some bars even reopened (some never even closed).
While no one is going to begrudge those people who "later" took food and water to survive, this chaos started immediately after the hurricane passed, as we even witnessed some uniformed officers taking items.
The Rats screwed up, from even before the hurricane descended...and continued doing so until the grown ups arrived, took over, and had to start cleaning up the childrens' mess.