call from marriot on canal...armed civilians surrounding police officers

[smurfygirl]

that's what they said call at 12:45

[Hobarticus]

1. Kee-rist...quit chasing looters and help people

Before MORE people get killed, either from thirst/hunger or gunfire!

[Jack The Tab]

2. Just heard it myself

Sounds like they are trying to get NG over to help

[mongo]

3. I have lost my last shred of hope for humanity

Everyone has lost it - the government is not doing nearly enough - and the people in crisis are not helping either.

Why the fuck can't people come together in a time like this. Why the fuck is it everyone for themselves? There were so many grocery stores, etc. with supplies that the people could have been using to take care of EACH OTHER right now.

Why the fuck is the government not flying in water and food to people if they can't get them out?

[muwriter]

4. Major cities only have a few days of supplies in the best of circumstances

A lot of people don't realize that because the system is usually functional.

[mongo]

6. True but so much has been lost due to

looting, hoarding and profiteering - instead of people gathering together to help each other.

[Gruenemann]

7. There was a great quote in "Lucifer's Hammer"

It's a sci-fi novel about an asteroid hitting the earth and its aftermath. I wish I knew now where that quote came from, but it went something like "No nation is more than three meals away from a revolution."

[drthais]

9. I am down here and I am telling you

the people in New Orleans can't do anything about it
because they haven't had food or water for days
and they are dying
so stop that talk right now

if you want to help
call everyone you know
and get the military down here

and I am talking about Baton Rouge
where all of New Orleans has come
people are shooting each other HERE
it needs to be stopped NOW

[Individualist]

5. Could you post the scanner link?

I'd like to listen too.

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. Scanner went dead after a homeland Security guy came on after

a ferry pilot got shot.

[tx_dem41]

10. Its up for me...

there's just a lot of dead air between transmissions.