| #5 After reading the original post, I did somewhat feel for them. But, then I realize they're contributing to Socialst Worker, and were EMS workers themselves from San Fran. Caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, it sounds like even they realized they wouldn't be safe at the Superdome or Convention Center. So, instead of pitching in somewhere and use their skills (remember, EMS), they huddled with other well-to-doer's (their group was from the EMS Conference attendees and out-of-country visitors in the French Quarter), and I imagine somehow all of those people were of the European persuasion themselves. Yet, it's the OFFICIAL (read: Gov't) responders who are racist? BLAH! Just one more reason I'll never go to San Fran. I hear it's beautiful, but now I know they have EMS teams who are socialists and only group to themselves. Of course, I imagine if I'd been given the same info, I wouldn't have gone to the Superdome or the Conv. Center. Yet, it sounded like they lived quite comfortably the first 2-3 days in the French Quarter. Remember the military moved in on Friday, and within 24 hours, the 2 centers were pretty much empty. So, these goons only really spent 1 night out on the street? Not roughing it too much in my mind (and they had cell phone service there too). This one I just chalk up to wrong place/wrong time and to idiocy on the part of these authors. ALWAYS know the City you're going to in case something happens like this. And, it's strange, it doesn't state when they arrived in New Orleans....I assume Fri/Sat before, because I can't imagine many planes flying there on Sunday, knowing full well they'd be nailed the next morning. But, turn on the weather channel or even local news for 2 seconds to watch this storm come in? Nah, I'm too busy partying in the French Quarter. |