laanie

I'm not a Chris Rock fan, but he speaks the gospel when he says there are n***as and there are black people. Case in point:

"NEW ORLEANS - National Guard troops in armored vehicles poured into New Orleans on Thursday to curb the growing lawlessness that included shots fired at helicopters airlifting people out of the Superdome and carjackings of buses helping with evacuations.

The operation to bus more than 20,000 people to the Houston Astrodome was suspended temporarily because of those reports, a spokeswoman for Harris County, where the Astrodome is located, said Thursday.

“We were told they are shooting at Chinook helicopters and the operation has been put on hold until daylight,” said Gloria Roemer.

The military helicopters are being used to take evacuees to the staging area where buses are waiting to take them to Houston. "

Ok, bad enough your ignorant, stupid ass is stealing tvs, jewelry, and other things you can't use, but now you're shooting at HELICOPTERS????! Are you kidding me?

I didn't think it would come to this, but the National Guard needs to be ordered to shoot civilians. They need to send a force in there and clear that place out. Anyone caught carrying a weapon or caught in the act of stealing non-essentials should be shot on sight, tagged and left there. Anyone who doesn't want to be rescued, leave them. Disease, heat and hunger/thirst will get them eventually.

This is ridiculous and embarrassing (as an American and a person of color) but sadly, not surprising. My mom reminded me that despite being a vacation hotspot, New Orleans and its residents are extremely poor. That doesn't excuse the amoral and stupid behavior, but I suppose when you weren't a decent person before tragedy, we can't expect you to act like a decent person post-catastrophe.

We have a house down there (had) and family. They all got out and we figure the house is gone, but I really feel for all those people who tried to leave and couldn't. To those who are still walking around being morons and hampering efforts, I hope you succomb to the elements or a bullet.