Katrina victim threatened with arrest for violating curfew

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4210238.stm

'It can't get any worse for me'
By Richard Allen Greene
BBC News, Gulfport, Mississippi

Ms Graham started queuing for petrol in the middle of the night
Shantarelle Graham got a phone call from her brother in the early hours of the morning.
"He said, 'Wal-Mart is going to have gas. Meet me there now,'" she said.

She headed for the store and got there at 0300 <0800 GMT>, making her and her brother among the first 10 in the queue for petrol in Gulfport, Mississippi - ground zero of Hurricane Katrina.

Ms Graham had not been there long when the police came.

"They threatened to arrest me and take me to jail for violating the curfew," she said, referring to Gulfport's 1800-to-0600 lockdown.

"I said, 'Take me, because I don't have enough gas to get home if I don't fill up.'"

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[DoYouEverWonder]

1. At least they would have a dry bed

and food and water.

:sarcasm: