Katrina was as much a failure of the GOVERNED as it was a failure of the government...
These Rats have no problem hotwiring an Escalade for a joyride, but were too busy stealing beer and shoes to load any one of the hundreds of buses sitting around with their elderly neighbors....
That’s a major point. They could have taken the initiative to get out and help others, but stole things and dsetroyed stores. Some families were so stupid as to actually sit as the storm rode through, not flee before it hit. A total lack of initiative and warped priorities.