Some eyewitness accounts from New Orleans.

[paul p (chi-town)]

Whoa -> http://www.livejournal.com/users/int...or/2005/09/01/

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”Bet that phone call doesn’t seem that important now, eh?” Nov 20, 2004

[632 Regal]

I couldnt imagine being stuck in that!

[uscharalph]

It always amazes me that when disaster hits, thugs come out.

[DanDombrowski]

My dad is up there now on one of the urban search and rescue teams, he said he hasn't seen any looters yet, but then again, he spends most of his time in a helicopter or a boat, or just walking through debris where there's nothing to steal. That and he's surrounded by police. As far as I know know, their team has radios that work.

[infinity5]

that sounds like a load of horse poo to me. mabe not, but just how it's written.. a little sensational. unless someone can confirm all these attacks on officers from the real media i'd be skeptical.

[632 Regal]

http://www.weather.com/newscenter/sl.../katrina2.html

[DanH]

people are the same everywhere. it sounds just like baghdad after the government collapsed. anarchy in the streets...with about 10% of the people ruining it for everyone else.

[sdwhitney]

I am wandering if there is a BMW parts store somewhere there.....

[DanDombrowski]

I admit, it does sound a bit far fetched, and when I talked to my dad yesterday it seemed like everything was ok.

Not true today. 2 cops were shot, a rescue boat was stolen from the coast guard, a medical supply camp raided for generators, etc, etc. Oh, and I think he said there was a fire in the superdome. They've completely called off the rescue effots (although thats not what they said on TV). The guy running the rescue mission said "if you want to shoot at us when we're trying to save you, then you can all stay where you are" in probably less nice words than that. Probably sounded alot more like (in cartman voice) 'Screw you guys, I'm going home!"

So he's been sitting in their base instructed not to leave the base without an armed escort. Since there aren't enough armed escorts to go around, they're thinking of pulling his team out and leaving the people to rot, since this is how they act. I think they need to make a few examples out of people and put some heads on stakes.

So thats the latest update. Last I heard he's just doing aerial reconissance to scout out areas to evacuate people when, and if, the shooting stops.

In summary, yeah, that blog isn't too far off.

[winfred]

mom and grandma had a small scare when she was gassing up today not a mile from the house, there was some 15 busses at the truck stop and 3 of them got highjacked, according to mom they kicked the sick people off and the dozen or so cars of cops let em go, i guess to avoid a firefight, that and how hard is it to track a bus. the police and local government are downplaying the violence like it's all ******** spun up by *******s but i am getting too many reports to beleave that