What happened to the citizens, tax payers, law abiding humans living in Louisiana during the Hurricane Katrina travesty? Where was the help? What happened to the help that was promised by former President Bush? What was the mayor, governor, and state officials thinking 3 days prior to the Hurricane?
A lot of families perished in this horrific incident and all they and the rest of America heard was blame on the "other guy" after the incident. So, who is really to blame? In a report by factcheck.org, a report was generated stating that there was a storm approaching and in the event it should touch Mississippi and Louisiana, there will be devastating results. The report also stated that there should be ample time allotted for evacuation. However, 2 days prior to Katrina, the evacuation was issued.
Do we fault FEMA (who initially reported the possible damage), the citizens of Louisiana, the President, the officials of Louisiana?
While everyone is blaming everyone, the main focus is being lost in all of this; the people. It did not matter who should have reacted first, who should be held responsible; the citizens of Louisiana were dying, hungry, thirsty, afraid, and without hope. There should have been reaction regardless of responsibility to because they are human and we have an innate responsibility to the classification of human. The people of Louisiana had a natural right to expect and receive help; not 3 or more days after the fact but much sooner.
After reading about what was said and done about Katrina, I felt that sensitivity and reaction was lacking from the officials and responsible parties. The report gave sufficient information for a novice to understand the various dynamics of the Katrina incident so that drawing a personal conclusion would be accurate.
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