> Pattern Emerges in Katrina Lack of Response Stories
8 September 2005, 03:23
The lack of response to Katrina with relief exists at the STATE and LOCAL levels. That is, the City of New Orleans and the state on Louisana NOT the Federal Government. The Federal Government CANNOT do ANYTHING in the way of relief efforts WITHOUT THE EXPRESSED CONSENT OF THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. The mayor of New Orleans should have taken buses and evacuated those people who could not get out due to lack of transportation.
There was no call for help from the federal government UNTIL the looting of the stores and the shooting upon the helicopters and those trying to help close the breaks in the levees. What took the State and Local officals so long to ask for help from Federal Government.
Here are some of the items in this operations plan:
The Southeast Louisiana Hurricane Evacuation and Sheltering Plan is intended to provide a framework within which the parishes can coordinate their actions with State government in order to deal with a catastrophic hurricane."
"Local transportation resources should be marshaled and public transportation plans implemented as needed. Announce the location of staging areas for people who need transportation. Public transportation will concentrate on moving people from the staging areas to safety in host parishes with priority given to people with special needs."
It also says that the Governor will "Mobilize State transportation resources to aid in the evacuation of people who have mobility and/or health problems. Deploy to support risk area parishes."
Now why wasn’t this plan followed?????
Where was the transportation that should have been Marshaled????
When did the GOVERNOR aid in the evacuation of the people with mobility/health problems?????
From the bible, it seem most approprate in this case...
Matthew 7
1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye
There is plenty of blame to go around it’s time to stop with the finger pointing and get on with the helping of the victims.
The lack of response to Katrina with relief exists at the STATE and LOCAL levels. That is, the City of New Orleans and the state on Louisana NOT the Federal Government. The Federal Government CANNOT do ANYTHING in the way of relief efforts WITHOUT THE EXPRESSED CONSENT OF THE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. The mayor of New Orleans should have taken buses and evacuated those people who could not get out due to lack of transportation.
There was no call for help from the federal government UNTIL the looting of the stores and the shooting upon the helicopters and those trying to help close the breaks in the levees. What took the State and Local officals so long to ask for help from Federal Government.
Here is a excerpt from the State of Louisiana Emergency Operations Plan check it out for yourself) (http://www.ohsep.louisiana.gov/plans/plansindex.htm)
Here are some of the items in this operations plan:
The Southeast Louisiana Hurricane Evacuation and Sheltering Plan is intended to provide a framework within which the parishes can coordinate their actions with State government in order to deal with a catastrophic hurricane."
"Local transportation resources should be marshaled and public transportation plans implemented as needed. Announce the location of staging areas for people who need transportation. Public transportation will concentrate on moving people from the staging areas to safety in host parishes with priority given to people with special needs."
It also says that the Governor will "Mobilize State transportation resources to aid in the evacuation of people who have mobility and/or health problems. Deploy to support risk area parishes."
Now why wasn’t this plan followed?????
Where was the transportation that should have been Marshaled????
When did the GOVERNOR aid in the evacuation of the people with mobility/health problems?????
From the bible, it seem most approprate in this case...
Matthew 7
1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.
2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.
3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?
5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye
There is plenty of blame to go around it’s time to stop with the finger pointing and get on with the helping of the victims.