Katrina recap

[cema]

Is this what we need police for? [justoneminute]

And how much of all this was racist based and who was responsible is still unclear. It seems there is a lot of blame shifting here, and no wonder.

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[email-animal.livejournal.com]

Justoneminute mentions only one account - by two SF paramedics. However, there is also (at least) an account of a group of about 200 people who walked across the same bridge to be stopped and told "We ain't gonna turn our town into no New Orleans", or something to this extent.

If you really want it, I can look up a link, but it has been all over the place.

Chief Lawson might be in position to win in a re-election. That is if he survives a civil rights lawsuit, that I am certain will follow.

[cema.livejournal.com]

I think he mentioned an alternative source too, or maybe it was in the comments section?

[email-animal.livejournal.com]

It actually made CNN:

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/US/09/13/katrina.bridge/

Google News Search for "Chief Lawson, Gretna"

[cema.livejournal.com]

Yes, it was in the news, I read about it in some blogs. ;-)

[email-animal.livejournal.com]

To paraphrse John Lennon,
"I read a blog today, oh, boy..."

[cema.livejournal.com]

It fits!