Official Hurricane Katrina Thread

[timvp]

Yeah, Fox News has sucked the whole time. They had that guy dancing in the rain on Monday saying everything was fine. And then if you try to watch it in a non-prime time hour, it's mostly re-runs.

[MannyIsGod]

11:41 P.M. - (AP): After accepting more than 11,000 Hurricane Katrina refugees, officials said the Astrodome was full and began sending buses to other shelters in the Houston area Thursday night.

"We've actually reached capacity for the safety and comfort of the people inside there," American Red Cross spokeswoman Dana Allen said. She said people were "packed pretty tight" on the floor of the Astrodome.

Buses that continued to arrive were being sent on to other shelters in the area and as far away as Huntsville, about an hour north of Houston.

"We're asking that people be patient. Ultimately they are going to be comfortable," Allen said.

The total of 11,375 inside the Astrodome was less than half the estimated 23,000 people who were expected to arrive by bus from New Orleans in Houston.

[MannyIsGod]

Am I wrong to be pissed about this? You sign up as a police officer, and jump when you're needed the most? Maybe I'm being too critical, but this is ing weak if you ask me

11:29 P.M. - (AP): Col. Henry Whitehorn, chief of the Louisiana State Police, said he heard of numerous instances of New Orleans police officers - many of whom from flooded areas - turning in their badges.

"They indicated that they had lost everything and didn't feel that it was worth them going back to take fire from looters and losing their lives," Whitehorn said.

[Spurminator]

WWLTV puts them all to shame.

Wish that worked on my Mac.

[MannyIsGod]

10:49 P.M. - (AP): Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco declared war on looters as 300 National Guard troops landed in New Orleans fresh from duty in Iraq. "These troops know how to shoot and kill, and they are more than willing to do so, and I expect they will," she said.

Good. ing GOOD.

Spurm, yeah, windows media tends to suck that way.

Did you ever call 211?

[Kori Ellis]

Am I wrong to be pissed about this? You sign up as a police officer, and jump when you're needed the most? Maybe I'm being too critical, but this is ing weak if you ask me

It's weak. During the riots in L.A. back in the day, the cops refused to leave the station because they didn't want to get shot.

[Ginofan]

Am I wrong to be pissed about this? You sign up as a police officer, and jump when you're needed the most? Maybe I'm being too critical, but this is ing weak if you ask me

No, it's not wrong...it's a pretty ed up situation. I would think anyone who is a police officer it's understood that you are there to serve and protect...you're not supposed to enter into that profession lightly. Your JOB is to help people, not abandon them.

[T Park]

And then if you try to watch it in a non-prime time hour, it's mostly re-runs.

well they are rerunning right now, cause there is nothing else to show, its all dark.


There is only so many times you can talk to the people at the dome and in LA.

[MannyIsGod]

10:16 P.M. - WASHINGTON (AP): The last time Congress came back from a vacation early, it made a failed effort to save Terry Schiavo, the brain-damaged woman in Florida. The scene Thursday bore similar life-or-death overtones but without the controversy, as a few lawmakers began returning to House and Senate chambers from a monthlong summer break to high-speed $10.5 billion to cover Hurricane Katrina costs.

It's no easy task, putting that kind of money on the fast track. But the devastation in New Orleans, Mississippi and other Gulf Coast areas puts unprecedented pressure on Congress to help.

"This country's never seen a refugee challenge," Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., said Thursday on CNN's "Larry King Live."

"Hot-lining a bill" is Senate shorthand for the expedited process by which leaders bring up and pass a bill with only a few members present because nobody objects.

How hard is it to hop on a plane and get your ass back? politicians piss me off. They should have been back DAYS ago.

[timvp]

Am I wrong to be pissed about this? You sign up as a police officer, and jump when you're needed the most? Maybe I'm being too critical, but this is ing weak if you ask me

Eh, I can't really blame them. Their job will be gone in a matter of weeks and if they've already lost everything they own, another paycheck won't do much.

They do have a civic duty, but it's understandable to go against that in a time like this.

[Spurminator]

Did you ever call 211?

I did, and after holding for 15 minutes I was redirected to a Dallas representative... where I was on hold for 10 minutes before the call was somehow disconnected.

I'll try again tomorrow. I have the day off, so I'm going to take a trip downtown and see what I can do.

[T Park]

if you have nothing left??

I dont blame em to be honest.

[Ginofan]

Eh, I can't really blame them. Their job will be gone in a matter of weeks and if they've already lost everything they own, another paycheck won't do much.

They do have a civic duty, but it's understandable to go against that in a time like this.

I have to disagree LJ, they are SUPPOSED to put their lives on the line. Not wanting to go back because they fear being fired upon...why the did you sign up to be a police officer in the first place??? It's what they signed up for. I'm sure there are hundreds of cops and other uniformed personnel down there that have lost everything too but you don't see them jumping ship. They are doing what they are supposed to do...trying to help people out.

[Guru of Nothing]

Eh, I can't really blame them. Their job will be gone in a matter of weeks and if they've already lost everything they own, another paycheck won't do much.

They do have a civic duty, but it's understandable to go against that in a time like this.

And to think you once called me wishy-washy for being agnostic!

[j-6]

Dunno if anyone's seen this or not, but it's a wiki of Katrina resources including Interdictor's blog and some poilce scanner channels.

http://wiki.nola-intel.org/index.php/Main_Page

[MannyIsGod]

I did, and after holding for 15 minutes I was redirected to a Dallas representative... where I was on hold for 10 minutes before the call was somehow disconnected.

I'll try again tomorrow. I have the day off, so I'm going to take a trip downtown and see what I can do.

Yeah, I had trouble, too. I'm hoping I have more luck in the morning.

[T Park]

wow,

did anyone hear this story yet about this 18 year old who stole a bus, filled it up with a bunch of people and
DROVE IT TO THE ASTRODOME?!??!

I just saw this right now.

What an amazing story.

18 years old. Never drove a bus before.

Amazing....

[timvp]

why the did you sign up to be a police officer in the first place???

Sign up to make money and have a job?

If we were talking about people in our armed forces doing that, then yeah that is unacceptable. But this is completely different. Say you lose everything you own. You have nothing but the clothes on your back. You will be without a job in a week. Would you go risk your life?

Luckily most police officers would. But in a cir stance like this, I can understand where they are coming from.

[MannyIsGod]

CNN is reporting buses not allowed into the astrodome are being sent to Huntsville, someplace else I didn't cach, and San Antonio.

[timvp]

And to think you once called me wishy-washy for being agnostic!

I did what?

[timvp]

CNN is reporting buses not allowed into the astrodome are being sent to Huntsville.

Good idea. Just skip a step and send them to prison.

[MannyIsGod]

We're going to need volunteers tomorrow. I'm sure of it.

[MannyIsGod]

The other location is Dallas

[Ginofan]

Sign up to make money and have a job?

If we were talking about people in our armed forces doing that, then yeah that is unacceptable. But this is completely different. Say you lose everything you own. You have nothing but the clothes on your back. You will be without a job in a week. Would you go risk your life?

Luckily most police officers would. But in a cir stance like this, I can understand where they are coming from.

I know several cops...and I'm not speaking for them or anything, but honestly, do you just say one day out of the blue "hey i need money, i'm gonna be a cop"? It's not a job you take lightly BECAUSE you are placing your life on the line every day...at least you're supposed to be.

But I don't know, I'm not down there, and I'm not experiencing how it is...so maybe they do deserve some slack.

[Guru of Nothing]

I did what?

Agnostics are so wishy-washy, was how you put it, if I recall correctly.

I reserve the right to be wrong.