Isn't that your libertarian philosophy? Everyone take responsibility
for himself?
rick baird wrote:
The few thousands that they were responsible for. the rest had
transporation. Nagin told them earlier in the summer that they were
basically on their own.
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=46269
My point is, and has been, that they didn't follow their own plan.
they didn't even attempt it.
On 4/9/07, Booth Martin <booth@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
In other words, your point is that the local officials did a great job
with most of the evacuation. It was only a few thousands out of
millions that they were unable to handle exactly as you, with the
benefit of hindsight, would have handled differently? Is that your
point?
rick baird wrote:
> On 4/9/07, Wayne McAlpine <wayne.mcalpine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> It is generally not possible to get people in hurricane areas to
>> evacuate until there is a reasonable amount of certainty that the
storm
>> poses a threat to them. Officials sometimes recommend evacuating
>> earlier, but only as a CYA measure.
>>
>
> >From what I understand, there was significant gridlock, but mostly to
> the northwest.
>
>
>> Forty-eight hours was ample time
>> and, as I've pointed out earlier, it worked almost without a hitch.
>> Contra-flow was initiated immediately and the practice exercise
earlier
>> in the year made it go like clockwork.
>>
>
> I agree, those who wanted to leave and could leave, did so in a very
> efficient manner. Those are not the folks I'm speaking of.
>
> I'm talking about how the poor and immobile were taken by city bus to
> the superdome, and worse, the convention center - against the disaster
> plan - and no effort was made to get them out of the city. none
> whatsoever.
>
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