09-16-2005, 09:05 PM
The federal government weren't the ones who put people in the Superdome. They weren't the ones who kept it lawless in there either.
I mean, was the government there for the first week or not? If they weren't there, then how can they be blamed for putting people in horrible conditions?
They can be blamed for not responding, not repairing the levees, not cleaning things up fast enough. Completely. But as for where the people were hearded, and the conditions they were in, that's not the governments fault.
Now, as for keeping them there too long, and not letting them leave, blocking the roads like in that Geraldo story (9 days after the fact), that was a major fuckup, and I believe 100% the fault of the federal government.
I mean, was the government there for the first week or not? If they weren't there, then how can they be blamed for putting people in horrible conditions?
They can be blamed for not responding, not repairing the levees, not cleaning things up fast enough. Completely. But as for where the people were hearded, and the conditions they were in, that's not the governments fault.
Now, as for keeping them there too long, and not letting them leave, blocking the roads like in that Geraldo story (9 days after the fact), that was a major fuckup, and I believe 100% the fault of the federal government.