New Orleans: Death & Anarchy Comes to Louisiana

The disaster of New Orleans is only slowly sinking in for me.

This is one of those times when watching the television actually give you better news than the print media or NPR: raw sewage and dead bodies floating in the flood waters; looting and crime; anarchy. Expect the Bushies to blame the looting on individual with bad morals. In part this is true and opportunists should be punished; however, many can't wait to buy the things they need to survive, and have to steal the food, drink, diapers, etc. to survive. When law and order break down, expect all kinds of behavior.

The Superdome accepted the residents who were left in the Big Easy, many of whom brought with them the social ills of the poor: violence and drugs. A toddler was raped; a couple of people were murdered. The are crack vials on the floor. Many people have now gone with out food or water for three or four days. Many have nowhere to go or no way to get out.