Those truths, however, cannot overshadow the simple fact that yes, people need to listen and heed the warnings to prepare, to pack and to leave when told so to do.
This is a little like saying that "people need to get regular dental care". Yes. Yes, they do. But many, many people in New Orleans are too poor to own cars. Many New Orleans residents depended on public transportation, and public transportation was inadequate for evacuation. You can't get out of the city without a car. The buses and trains weren't running.
> I think the scene could have been and would have been much different if those people who sat and waited and wailed "help me" had pooled their resources and talents and figured out how to get some water, or even some buckets and bleach and a way to boil or otherwise sanitize some water to keep people from dying.
People were prevented from leaving the Superdome once they entered. I don't see how you "figure out how to get some water" in an enclosed space with no access to city mains.
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Date: 2005-09-05 09:34 pm (UTC)This is a little like saying that "people need to get regular dental care". Yes. Yes, they do. But many, many people in New Orleans are too poor to own cars. Many New Orleans residents depended on public transportation, and public transportation was inadequate for evacuation. You can't get out of the city without a car. The buses and trains weren't running.
> I think the scene could have been and would have been much different if those people who sat and waited and wailed "help me" had pooled their resources and talents and figured out how to get some water, or even some buckets and bleach and a way to boil or otherwise sanitize some water to keep people from dying.
People were prevented from leaving the Superdome once they entered. I don't see how you "figure out how to get some water" in an enclosed space with no access to city mains.