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2005-09-08 Home Front: Economy

LA State Gov't Barred Red Cross, Supplies From Superdome, Conv. Ctr

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Posted by Frank G 2005-09-08 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Every lawyer in America is watching the aftermath of KATRINA, moreso after news that 30 + bedcare patients were allegedly "abandoned" by Staff to the flood, and over 100 allegedly drowned at a warehouse waiting to be rescued. I suggest the LA AG's office start buying those cases of Maalox, Headache pills, and Caffeine.

Posted by JosephMendiola">JosephMendiola 2005-09-08 01:09|| n/a]">[n/a] 2005-09-08 01:09|| Front Page Top

#2 This news will be buried by the MSM.

Posted by Sock Puppet OÂ´ Doom 2005-09-08 02:25|| 2005-09-08 02:25|| Front Page Top

#3 I watched a news report last night on the Nursing Home fiasco. It was discovered that the Home Director had evacuated most of the residents when a bus came to take them but there were about 12 bed-ridden and wheelchair bound residents that the director deemd could not be safely evacuated. These 12 as well as the director died in the flood. Tragic but the residents were not abandoned.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2005-09-08 07:39|| 2005-09-08 07:39|| Front Page Top

#4 If this story holds up, CNN, the WaPo, etc. will only be able to hold off for a few days.

The more interesting thing is what they will do when they are forced to cover it. Will it get headline treatment or a 3-liner deep in the weeds.

Posted by mhw 2005-09-08 08:01|| 2005-09-08 08:01|| Front Page Top

#5 And on the 100 or so in the warehouse, they are now saying it was just a couple (under 10). CNN changed that story real quick last night. Of course, CNN also stated that people were moved there when shelters were filling up, so it could be 100, and maybe the locals are just trying to CYA right now.

Posted by BA 2005-09-08 08:40|| 2005-09-08 08:40|| Front Page Top

#6 The news story I watched last night had video footage and an on-scene reporter who stated they foundabout 12 bodies and that the Home was mostly evacuated. The fact the Director stayed with the residents that could not be moved and died in the flood as well wasglossed over as just deserts for not evacuating everyone. The probability is at least some of those that died in the flood would have died on the bus trip. These people were in very poor health.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2005-09-08 08:51|| 2005-09-08 08:51|| Front Page Top

#7 As posted at the Captain's Quarters -

"FEMA positioned their assets in the area prior to the storm hitting, but not inside the impact zone, as that would have rendered them useless afterwards. A major component of that comes from the Red Cross. The Red Cross expected that either the local authorities would get the last of its citizens out of New Orleans or allow them to set up their relief provisions inside the city. To this day, the city and state have done neither, nor have they allowed the federal government to take control of the relief effort to make these decisions themselves. That means that the Red Cross personnel (and the relief provisions that FEMA helped them stage) have no way to reach those in the city anywhere, including the Superdome, the Convention Center, or any of the other shelters in New Orleans. Until Nagin and Blanco allow them to go to the victims or act to bring the victims out to them, the residents will not see any relief supplies except that dropped to them by air, a dicey proposition at best when facing toxic flood waters."

'bout wraps it up. If the mob wants heads, they'll get heads, just not the ones the usual agitators were expecting.

Posted by Flack Elmegum1744 2005-09-08 09:30|| 2005-09-08 09:30|| Front Page Top

#8 The sad truth is it is the survival of the fittest in these situations. Any plan must triage and some are nearly impossible to evacuate. Young staff with families are allowed to evacuate with them and volunteers are left in nursing homes, etc. in any disaster plan I've participated in. The shelters had rules like no smoking, no needles, no drugs, and everybody in Nawlins smokes. Pretty high rate of AIDS, too, which were the ones left in the hospital. No weapons allowed, either, and FOX had footage of an elderly white woman pulling a gun when they tried to evacuate her without her dog. The DoubleTree's bar was looted and the first floor burnt but left all the food and water behind. Those who make a living from drug trafficking aren't about to abandon everything to the Feds...the Border Patrol have large airboats to go in submerged areas but they frighten residents so they aren't helping with the evacuation in certain areas. NO has been on a watch list for terrorism since OK City and has a gang problem. Apparently the DC planners weren't aware of the unique cultural quirks of this area and the mayor and governor are afraid of what might be found when it dries up a bit. The overwhelming response from all Americans should be applauded, recognizing this could have been even more tragic if it had been a nuclear bomb, without warning, that may not allow a massive military evacuation.

Posted by Danielle 2005-09-08 15:31|| 2005-09-08 15:31|| Front Page Top

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