Looks to me that we’re both seeing this the same way. The gray area’s are not really gray and your statement “The docs and nurses lives were not at risk, just miserable” I totally agree with.
The only gray area is what really happened. Most likely we will never know all the facts as the conditions inside the hospitals during Katrina have taken on an air of myth. People have taken sides and the truth is the victim. I think this situation fits the definition of a tragedy. Regardless of the truth I am afraid that peoples faith and trust in physicians as protectors has been severely damaged. This case will be causing moral and ethical fall-out for many years to come. I ultimately hope that it is good.