[zeller the zealot]

I was born and raised in New Orleans. I can tell you that the racial tension is prevalent in almost every aspect of life there. It is not hopeless, though.
The images I see on TV confirm to me what I have long believed. There can be no racial harmony outside of Christ. Around the world, various ethnic groups hate each other and think nothing of the value of life. In Sudan, black Muslims rape and kill black Christians. In Zimbabwe, Black militants drove out the white farmers from their farms and confiscated them. Now the country faces famine. Only in the Christian church can races set aside their hatred for one another, because only the Christian church says to put others ahead of yourself. Self sacrifice is not a virtue in Buddhism, Islam, or any other faith.

Also the lack of good leadership in NO and LA is astonishing. I can't help but be reminded of how tough a mayor Guilliani was. No one dared loot or riot after 9/11, or even during the blackout. Police were everywhere. Nagin and Blanco look lost. The woman actually almost cried on the air. Why she didn't give order to shoot looters on sight from the beginning is beyond my understanding. It would have nipped the looting and lawless behavior in the bud. Now it is too late. The rest of the country has seen a third world country in their midst.

[oyez]

A lot of NO police are AWOL. They have the some problems everyone else has. They have most likely evacuated with their families. Given the choice of keeping a family or keeping a job, the family gets the first choice.

The NO police could predict better than anyone how dangerous the situation would get, anyway.

[XpandTheEkonomy]

The rest of the country has seen a third world country in their midst.

This is unvarnished, Sir. Good for you.