Yes there was looting. I am from the area, and the harsh actions taken against looters are legendary. There were looters who were cutting off the fingers of the dead to steal their rings. Martial law was declared in Galveston, and looters were beaten, shot and jailed. There is so much hype going around about this Katrina already, and this outrageous post does not help. Ane the post that started this thread, that there are thousands dead and their deaths are being covered up, is pure BS.
Well said sir.
I'll be really surprised if the death toll isn't in the high hundreds to thousands. If anywhere near 20% stayed behind as reported there are many dead. There is wide spread major destruction. You either drown in the water directly, get crushed between the floating debris or get tangled in debris holding you under. Not to mention impaled by flying debris...
There is so much rubble that there is no way to know now what's under it. There is little communications so people are unable to report people missing (or even know if they are missing). It is going to take weeks before we know the real toll.
Hunter, settle down.
I didn't start this thread, just replied to a post re: the Galveston hurricane. Thank you for the information about the looting. I've always been fascinated by the horror of that day.
As for the idea that deaths are being covered up in the present disaster, I agree completely with you that it the suggestion outrageous. If you want to make that point, chewing on me won't do you much good.