Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, while definitely a very newsworthy event, isn't quite something for a blogger of my style to talk about. I like bitching about things, and there's really no one to blame for it. I'm not the typical news commentary sort of blogger. I hunt and pick for things I'm passionate about and I talk about them. I'll try my best though.

This chaos is enormous. A scenario like this was beyond imaginable in the US. Seeing a massively flooded city, with giant buildings in the far distance is just an amazing sight. The tsunami images did nothing for me compared to this. It's sort of like the difference between accidently dropped a glass plate on the ground opposed to dropping fine antique china on the ground. Seeing a famous city like this under water like Atlantis is just stunning.

It's cool because normally when you're driving past something shocking on the highway, you have to keep going and you can only look for a second. But here, we have this massive accident and we can watch it 24/7 and enjoy the entertainment of this chaos. It's ok, you can admit to enjoying it. I know you people were entertained when Jeanne, Francis, and Charlie slammed into me last year. Yes, I got not one, but three delightful hurricanes. And I know everyone else, including those people in New Orleans were watching the coverage on TV and enjoying it as entertainment. I just figure it's my turn. So let's review some of the chaos that's going on.

Black people are looting everything they can get their hands on. (I've yet to see any white or brown people looting on CNN or FOX)

A Police Officer in New Orleans was shot in the head by a looter

People fired on a police station with an automatic weapon

Cnn says "hundreds" of people are looting

They're going to evacuate the Super Dome, which has no power, holes in the roof, and no longer holds the capability of handling human waste

Attempted car jackings are extremely frequent

The National Guard is already in New Orelans, and troops are being called up from the reserve, not just to rescue, but to also uphold the law

Martial Law will be declared by the Mayor tomorrow. Martial law hasn't been seen in the US since WWII

Floating bodies are being pushed aside by rescue workers while on their way to help the Darwin-doomed (I made that up)

Someone killed themselves at the Super Dome, jumping from the second level

Two major hospitals have been completely evacuated

A children's hostpital is under seige by a group of looters

The flooding will not stop until everything is 3 feet above sea level

Three separate sections of the levees are broken

They don't bury the dead in New Orleans. It's illegal. If you die in that city and you want to be buried there, you're in a mausoleum which means if your site happens to get flooded, your remains will be floating around

Interstate 10, the major highway that leads in and out of New Orleans is destroyed. Chunks are missing, and for large distances chunks of the highway are dislodged (This was the most disturbing thing I've seen so far, look at it here)

Oh, and gas prices rose 30 fucking cents on a 2 dollar oil price gain

Isn't all of that fucking lovely? I can't wait for the National Guard to come in and start shooting these stupid motherfuckers. I don't care if they need the food to survive. If they planned on being a stupid fuck in the first place and staying there when a category 5 hurricane was about to slam directly into their home, which is completely surrounded by water and is sitting 10 feet below sea level, then they should have went out and bought the fucking food in the first place. These people, most of them, aren't looting to survive. They're looting because they can. The pharmacy as a Winn-Dixie was cleaned out. I'm sure people just needed their medication, right?

These fucking looters make me sick. Because we have two levels of stupid fuck here. First, they're stupid fucks for not leaving. Now, while you're a stupid fuck for not getting out of there, I can at least understand and see why people might stay. A lot of these people have ridden out the big ones before, and saw this one the same way. That's at least somewhat understandable. The people who made the at least educated choice to stay went and stocked up on supplies because they at least knew this, to a certain degree, would happen.

I also just heard a report of a local Wal-Mart letting people come in and take what they need. I assume they're allowing them to take food, not electonics and what not. That's really great. Wal-Mart even donated a million bucks. I love Wal-Mart. Doesn't that just make you feel all warm and fuzzy to see acts like that come from a place you'd expect nothing but corporate greed?

These fucking people I see on tv, the Darwin-doomed, I am pissed that I see National Guard resources being used on them. These people are going into the streets and stealing anything they can. Reports can't even go in there anymore to show us what's going on because they're going to get robbed or mugged. It makes me sick so see such lawlessness. Why didn't people get up and go? At the least, why didn't they go to the Super Dome? Because they're fucking stupid, that's why. Watch this video of the looting. All black people, stealing beer, shoes, and clothing. Look at the smile on all of their faces. Look how much fun they're having. Survival? I fucking think not.

You're not seeing average Joe Smith walking around saying "Do you know where I can get food?" No, you're see the scum of the earth throwing everything they can into garbage cans at the local Winn-Dixie. People walking down the streets with TVs. I hope these people are shot and killed with automatic weapons tomorrow, instead of being saved from their roof tops. Why can't they just let the strong and smart survive?

And President Bush... Don't you think that today maybe wasn't the best day for a photo op of you jamming out with a presidential acoustic guitar, with that big shit-eating grin on your face? Bad decision, Sir. The left will have a field day with this. And even people who generally support you, or at the least, don't think you're an imperialist tyrant will look down on you and frown upon this poor decision. I would have liked to see the President on TV giving a press conference, or at least giving one of those little "live talks to the nation" things instead of that abomination up there. Bad, bad decision.

Update: I saw a white looter on TV! She had no teeth. She was walking out of a Blockbuster I believe. Lots of survival necessities in there I'm sure. They sell candy and popcorn. Regardless, they shouldn't even be in a position where they need to steal to survive in the first place. I really can't wait for the sun to come up so I can see people get shot. I might stay up all day and not sleep so I can witness this. If looters aren't shot, I will be pissed.

Update 2: Those video links aren't working because they contain javascript that works with code on the CNN pages. You'll have to goto their site to see them. Whomp whomp.