[Arizona Carolyn]

Watching (ugh) Aaron Brown and the rescue people are saying they had to stop rescuing hospital patients because thugs were turning over their rescue boats and they couldn't continue the rescue of the sick people... also had a generator stolen... this guy is furious at no police protection to stop these thugs so they can get these people out!

[madison10]

Watching (ugh) Aaron Brown and the rescue people are saying they had to stop rescuing hospital patients because thugs were turning over their rescue boats and they couldn't continue the rescue of the sick people... also had a generator stolen... this guy is furious at no police protection to stop these thugs so they can get these people out!

I fear for the rescue people...bigtime. Unless they start shooting thugs, this crap will only get worse.

[Howlin]

no police protection

And that is NOT George W. Bush's fault.

Did you notice that the guy said he couldn't say enough good stuff about the military -- and Aaron stayed quiet?

Today some people were saying that the police had grouped together in little areas around the city, patroling on their own because they were getting NO communications from above.

[Tarheel]

This evening on our local news (WBTV) just heard that 125 patients will be arriving at area Charlotte, NC, hospitals tomorrow. These patients are from a hospital in Kenner, LA. A local hospital in Rock Hill, SC, should be receiving some of the patients tonight the remainder will arrive tomorrow.

Also, 10 firefighters from CLT are on their way down there or already are there--water rescuers. This from a CLT firefighter friend.

[Ovation_girl]

I was watching that as well. When I heard that rescuers had to stop hospital evacuations because of selfish people trying to steal the rescue boats and to have their generator stolen as well, I was appalled! It is shameful that criminals are preventing those trying to help from doing their jobs. This one seemed right up there with the looters terrorizing the hospitals.

Also on this broadcast on CNN, evacuees trying to get into the Astrodome and being turned away because they are not part of the Superdome group. My question is, what to do with these peo[ple. Wouldn't it be easier and lead to eventual rebuilding in New Orleans, if FEMA was to rent land outside of the city, and set up a tent/trailer city as they did after Hurricane Andrew? This city really helped to end some of the problems we had immediately following the storm with looting etc.