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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo
sorry, i should have mentioned that the "this is not my america" line was something i snagged off one of those viewer e-mails that was a lot more venemous then i wanted to post here, didn't want to turn this thread partisan. but it's how i feel pretty much, i mean how can we not be doing more to help these people. How does the mayor have to come onto CNN and issue a desperate SOS saying "we are running out of supplies and buses. we have nothing. help us." what's up with THAT?? If we can't even get the legitmate authorities supplies etc., then how well prepared were we? And all I'm saying is we should have been a hell of a lot better prepared.
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No problem, and I can understand your frustration. I feel it too. I guess I'm much to analytical and can step away from the human side to a slight degree. When the mayor says "we need supplies, we need busses" my thought is where are the busses going to come from, who is going to drive them, who is going to keep them safe, how are they going to get where they need to go, who is going to tell them where they need to go, where are they going to go when they pickup their load, who is going to take care of that load once they arrive at a safe place?
That's kinda why I jumped on Flasch a little bit. There is a bit more to it than just jumping in and grabbing somebody. On a small scale that might be effective, but on a larger scale it becomes much more difficult.
I think this is where the breakdown has occurred. There isn't one authority who steps in and says "we have assumed control." FEMA can do that to some extent, in providing search and rescue and aid, but they can't/aren't/won't deal with the instability caused by the looters/rioters.
Granted we can't just sit there and think them out, but rushing in seems just as foolish. I guess that kinda sums up my feelings.