How can there be a question about whether FEMA's response to Hurricane Katrina was adequate? We witnessed the answer to that question when we watched the horrible truth of the matter on Wednesday (Day 3) and Thursday (Day 4).
Four days after the hurricane had left the area, we watched on Cable News Network as U.S. citizens died of dehydration while waiting for FEMA. Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath were foreseen events. FEMA knew it was coming to the Gulf Coast region, and still hundreds died because of the federal government's inadequate response.
The question should not be whether or not FEMA officials are fired. The question should be how many counts of involuntary manslaughter do we charge them with.
Jacqueline Bailey
Greensboro
Comments (3)
"Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath were foreseen events."
Which is precisely why no one should have been living there in the first place.
Posted by Paul Elledge | September 17, 2005 4:46 AM
Paul,
"Which is precisely why no one should have been living there in the first place."
That's kinda like not driving because one is afraid of getting in a wreck, or not living in San Francisco because there may be a quake.
New Orleans may be a dangerous place to live now, but the powers that be could build a better defense system to hold the waters back. Well, if we weren't spending so much in Iraq.
Good day.
Posted by Brian Harper | September 17, 2005 7:44 AM
Brian,
True, but driving is much more of a necessity than living in one particular spot. Nobody has to live right there.
Posted by Paul Elledge | September 18, 2005 3:01 AM