The documentary Commy posted was very good. We all saw the flood scenes on the news but the footage in that video takes it to another level. Not many people could make it through something like that without suffering some serious mental damage. The woman that filmed the video had already seen some horrible things in her lifetime and had been through some sad situations. Nothing but respect for her...
The military base part wasn't complete... they stopped filming long before that point and it would be safe to assume that the camera battery ran out. A soldier at the base DID say that they were "doing what they were told to do; maintaining the integrity of the base."
There were other stories in the series (links in original post)... most of the people remaining are those that need the most help. FEMA is washing their hands of them but the state will pick up the slack in the end. (and eventually beg for assistance, like CA)
The documentary Commy posted was very good. We all saw the flood scenes on the news but the footage in that video takes it to another level. Not many people could make it through something like that without suffering some serious mental damage. The woman that filmed the video had already seen some horrible things in her lifetime and had been through some sad situations. Nothing but respect for her...
The military base part wasn't complete... they stopped filming long before that point and it would be safe to assume that the camera battery ran out. A soldier at the base DID say that they were "doing what they were told to do; maintaining the integrity of the base."
There were other stories in the series (links in original post)... most of the people remaining are those that need the most help. FEMA is washing their hands of them but the state will pick up the slack in the end. (and eventually beg for assistance, like CA)
in the doc though, they interview the navy personel from the base in question...and they said on camera that they turned away people in the aftermath of Katrina.....
4 years is enough time. There was enough fraud and bullshit involved with the people that needed help it was sad and pathetic. I feel sorry for the people who truly needed it and got shafted but its been a long time and they should be able to move on.
4 years is enough time. There was enough fraud and bullshit involved with the people that needed help it was sad and pathetic. I feel sorry for the people who truly needed it and got shafted but its been a long time and they should be able to move on.
I remember watching a DOC. on the Disc. channel and it showed what would happen if a cat. 4 or 5 hit New Orleans. They said the levees would not hold and there would be massive flooding and there would be deaths in the thousands. So it's not like the local and federal govt. didnt know this would happen. IMO there's plenty of blame to go around starting with the Mayor that they Re Elected :?
so it's a good idea to keep throwing millions and millions of federal dollars at people,
the majority of which are able-bodied and perfectly capable of working, 4 years after the fact?
not minimizing the initial need for funds by any means, but 4 years is a long time
to still expect government hand-outs.
and it certainly doesn't promote much incentive or motivation either.
true. 4 years is a long time, but its important to remember a lot of these people received no help at all. entire neighborhoods stand empty, still. unsafe broken houses, rotting away.
the cleanup isn't over, no need to abandon the project altogether just yet.
and i'm not saying rebuild new orleans completely, it might not be the smartest idea given its location.
its just that a lot of what should have been done, never was,, and lot that needs to be done hasn't been started yet.
Have you ever even been to New Orleans? I was there last weekend and New Years and twice last year, and many, many other times..there are plenty, I mean plenty of caucasian crack heads there. You should visit the city before declaring yourself an expert.
New Orleans was a shithole before Katrina...full of crime, drugs, and disease. It's not much different now than it was before.
Have you ever even been to New Orleans? I was there last weekend and New Years and twice last year, and many, many other times..there are plenty, I mean plenty of caucasian crack heads there. You should visit the city before declaring yourself an expert.
New Orleans was a shithole before Katrina...full of crime, drugs, and disease. It's not much different now than it was before.
you-a tourist-saw some white people in the tourist sections of new orleans.
I take it all back.
predominantly black. maybe you should look it up in the dictionary.
and who cares if they're on drugs. that has absolutely nothing to do with providing aid or not. they needed help, and they never got it.
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no, he said crack heads
it was a racist comment.
I dont support crack heads either, no matter what color they are.
*said in a dave chapelle crackhead voice
The military base part wasn't complete... they stopped filming long before that point and it would be safe to assume that the camera battery ran out. A soldier at the base DID say that they were "doing what they were told to do; maintaining the integrity of the base."
There were other stories in the series (links in original post)... most of the people remaining are those that need the most help. FEMA is washing their hands of them but the state will pick up the slack in the end. (and eventually beg for assistance, like CA)
a horrible situation...
+ 1
true. 4 years is a long time, but its important to remember a lot of these people received no help at all. entire neighborhoods stand empty, still. unsafe broken houses, rotting away.
the cleanup isn't over, no need to abandon the project altogether just yet.
and i'm not saying rebuild new orleans completely, it might not be the smartest idea given its location.
its just that a lot of what should have been done, never was,, and lot that needs to be done hasn't been started yet.
Have you ever even been to New Orleans? I was there last weekend and New Years and twice last year, and many, many other times..there are plenty, I mean plenty of caucasian crack heads there. You should visit the city before declaring yourself an expert.
New Orleans was a shithole before Katrina...full of crime, drugs, and disease. It's not much different now than it was before.
you-a tourist-saw some white people in the tourist sections of new orleans.
I take it all back.
predominantly black. maybe you should look it up in the dictionary.
and who cares if they're on drugs. that has absolutely nothing to do with providing aid or not. they needed help, and they never got it.