[TheForge] RE: OFF TOPIC - Hurricane

[schade at acegroup.cc]

Best of luck to your brother.

Bob
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On Sep 2, 2005, at 9:35 AM, Washington, Aubrey O. wrote:

> My brother lives in Kenner, La, a suburb of New Orleans.  He and his 
> wife evacuated before the storm.  But he works for the La. Dept. of 
> Health and Hospitals, so he was called back to work two days ago to 
> help with the relief effort.  He has been stationed at the N.O. 
> airport (which is actually in Kenner) and is leading a team of mental 
> health professionals who are dealing with stress reactions and other 
> mental health emergencies among victims and rescue workers.  I have 
> talked to him several times and he confirms all the worst stories you 
> may have seen on CNN.
>
> The reason they are going after looters is not because property is 
> more important.  The looters and other roving bands of thugs have been 
> firing on ambulances, rescue workers, life flight helicopters, and 
> police officers.  Ambulances have been hijacked and first responders 
> injured.  Every day this week looters have tried to break into the 
> downtown hospitals to steal drugs and equipment.  Many of these rescue 
> workers are volunteers.  It is very hard for them to do their jobs 
> when their lives are being threatened.  Most of these workers are not 
> combat medics, they are just kind-hearted, dedicated professionals and 
> volunteers.
>
> I have been a responder to a number of major disasters (the Oklahoma 
> City bombing, F5 tornado, etc.), but I have never witnessed the 
> lawlessness that is happening in New Orleans.
>
> Aubrey Washington
> Norman, OK
>
>
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> Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 18:18:57 -0500
> From: schade at acegroup.cc
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> This story seems to get worse every day. Kind of hard to believe how
> little thought or planning went into a scenario that was a "known
> known" (as Rumsfeld would say).
>
> I heard last night that they had stopped the bus evac when someone shot
> at a helicopter. I'd like someone to explain that one to me. Then they
> pull law enforcement from rescue ops to go after looters. I guess that
> property is more important than hungry people sitting on rooftops. I
> did have to lol when I saw a guy come out of a broken store with a
> vacuum cleaner! I hope his friends don't see that. If I ever loot a
> store the vacuum cleaners are safe.
>
> I hope Dave Mudge is okay. I'm not sure exactly where he lives but I
> think he must have been in the hurricane.
>
> Bob
>
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