Hurricane Katrina

falconsfan14 · 07-22-2006, 04:47 PM

Just recently i was watching HBO and they showed a commercial about this Hurricane Katrina documentary theyre doing. These people were being interviewed and they were all like, "wheres the federal government, we're down here stranded, sick and hurt and we need help". "Its the governments fault all these people are dying.

And you know what, that makes me angry. Because they were told to evacuate, they had time. But did they? No. The government, and police told them to leave New Orleans but they didnt, and now they blame the government.

I dont know about you guys, but i think that is wrong. Discuss.

**stretchypanda** · 07-22-2006, 05:46 PM

Dear God don't get me started on the Katrina fiasco.

Because then I will start yelling about how the ****ing idiot citizens of New Orleans re-elected Ray Nagin despite the fact that while his people were stranded in their doomed city, he was doing nothing, and then he sat around and blamed other people.

Like, yeah, it's okay for people to be pissed that they weren't helped. It's no secret that many of the people left behind in New Orleans simply didn't have the means to evacuate, but it was Ray Nagin's administration who should have used the hundreds of school buses at his disposal to cart those people out. It's not like we didn't know the hurricane was coming, and that it was omg huge.

Lightknight924 · 07-22-2006, 08:49 PM

What do you mean Stretchy by "the means to evacuate"?

falconsfan14 · 07-22-2006, 08:52 PM

They couldnt, as in not enough money, no car, no one to help. This is critical thinking, come prepared to think.

Lightknight924 · 07-22-2006, 08:55 PM

I wasn't sure if it was either that they didn't want to or they couldn't. Then again it was a combination of both. Then that's their fault for not leaving(if they could) even thought it was the highest category amongst hurricanes.

falconsfan14 · 07-22-2006, 08:56 PM

Wrong, it actually hit new orleans as a catagory 4, it was a 5 out at sea.

**iggymatrixcounter** · 07-22-2006, 10:19 PM

Complacency is a very dangerous thing. I don't have a huge knowlegde of what actually went down. But I've heard that the reason some of them didn't leave was because they survived storms that have either been similar or whatnot to Katrina. So they figure they would just wait it out but then it turned out to be an eye-opener for them.

deltro300111 · 07-22-2006, 11:36 PM

The fact that they'd survived other storms was certainly part of it, but another major player was the fact that the problem would've been WAY less severe had the levys not broken, and the levys shouldn't have broken, because the government had been given plenty of time and money to repair them/rebuild them before the storm hit.

I agree that the people could have done alot more to get themselves out of there, but there's not much the government can do to evacuate a whole city in a few days.

**stretchypanda** · 07-23-2006, 02:44 AM

Evacuation plans could have been much more effective if the city hadn't ****ed around until the very last second. Yeah, a few days isn't a lot of time, but it's certainly better than, "Ohshi, it hasn't really broken down yet, and all my constituents are still stranded in my city. Better blame the president."

07-22-2006, 04:47 PM	#1
falconsfan14 Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: GiRRRRRRR!!! Age: 34 Posts: 2,183	Hurricane Katrina Just recently i was watching HBO and they showed a commercial about this Hurricane Katrina documentary theyre doing. These people were being interviewed and they were all like, "wheres the federal government, we're down here stranded, sick and hurt and we need help". "Its the governments fault all these people are dying. And you know what, that makes me angry. Because they were told to evacuate, they had time. But did they? No. The government, and police told them to leave New Orleans but they didnt, and now they blame the government. I dont know about you guys, but i think that is wrong. Discuss.

07-22-2006, 05:46 PM	#2
stretchypanda shock me shock me Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Texas Age: 39 Posts: 4,123	Re: Hurricane Katrina Dear God don't get me started on the Katrina fiasco. Because then I will start yelling about how the ****ing idiot citizens of New Orleans re-elected Ray Nagin despite the fact that while his people were stranded in their doomed city, he was doing nothing, and then he sat around and blamed other people. Like, yeah, it's okay for people to be pissed that they weren't helped. It's no secret that many of the people left behind in New Orleans simply didn't have the means to evacuate, but it was Ray Nagin's administration who should have used the hundreds of school buses at his disposal to cart those people out. It's not like we didn't know the hurricane was coming, and that it was omg huge.

07-22-2006, 08:49 PM	#3
Lightknight924 FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New York Age: 31 Posts: 1,164	Re: Hurricane Katrina What do you mean Stretchy by "the means to evacuate"?

07-22-2006, 08:52 PM	#4
falconsfan14 Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: GiRRRRRRR!!! Age: 34 Posts: 2,183	Re: Hurricane Katrina They couldnt, as in not enough money, no car, no one to help. This is critical thinking, come prepared to think.

07-22-2006, 08:55 PM	#5
Lightknight924 FFR Player Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: New York Age: 31 Posts: 1,164	Re: Hurricane Katrina I wasn't sure if it was either that they didn't want to or they couldn't. Then again it was a combination of both. Then that's their fault for not leaving(if they could) even thought it was the highest category amongst hurricanes.

07-22-2006, 08:56 PM	#6
falconsfan14 Banned Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: GiRRRRRRR!!! Age: 34 Posts: 2,183	Re: Hurricane Katrina Wrong, it actually hit new orleans as a catagory 4, it was a 5 out at sea.

07-22-2006, 10:19 PM	#7
iggymatrixcounter FFR Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: OH Age: 37 Posts: 1,924	Re: Hurricane Katrina Complacency is a very dangerous thing. I don't have a huge knowlegde of what actually went down. But I've heard that the reason some of them didn't leave was because they survived storms that have either been similar or whatnot to Katrina. So they figure they would just wait it out but then it turned out to be an eye-opener for them. __________________ lastfm PANDORA

07-22-2006, 11:36 PM	#8
deltro300111 FFR Player Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: d colon Age: 34 Posts: 1,014	Re: Hurricane Katrina The fact that they'd survived other storms was certainly part of it, but another major player was the fact that the problem would've been WAY less severe had the levys not broken, and the levys shouldn't have broken, because the government had been given plenty of time and money to repair them/rebuild them before the storm hit. I agree that the people could have done alot more to get themselves out of there, but there's not much the government can do to evacuate a whole city in a few days. __________________

07-23-2006, 02:44 AM	#9
stretchypanda shock me shock me Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Texas Age: 39 Posts: 4,123	Re: Hurricane Katrina Evacuation plans could have been much more effective if the city hadn't ****ed around until the very last second. Yeah, a few days isn't a lot of time, but it's certainly better than, "Ohshi, it hasn't really broken down yet, and all my constituents are still stranded in my city. Better blame the president."

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