At what point will the Katrina "missing" be considered dead?

[KyuzoGator]

I keep hearing "1,300 dead, 2,300 missing" with the new videos that came out today. I'm wondering when the search for these missing people will end, does anybody know the protocol?

[LeftCoast]

1. Just as soon as they can be sure no Republican will be blamed

I wouldn't hold my breath...

[KyuzoGator]

4. Katrina missing + dead > 9/11 dead

That's quite a talking point.

[expatriot]

7. Katrina was the anti-9/11. nt.

[LeftCoast]

10. Which is why I wouldn't expect them to be in any hurry

to declare them dead...

[MercutioATC]

2. Depends on Louisiana law, I'd imagine. 7 years?

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

3. They can't be dead, they are missing see?

When it is time to vote again, they will show up.

[kenny blankenship]

5. They aren't missing much

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

9. Oh, they are missing plenty

but, I get the joke.

[readmoreoften]

6. Remember how after the WTC bombing everyone was just plain ol' dead.

Folks were plain ol' dead. No one was 'missing'. First we heard 5000, then the number stabilized to just below 3000. With Katrina, you weren't dead until you showed up at the coroner's office, knocked on the door, and held up a card that said "HEY! I'M DEAD!" And even then, they'd try to tell you that you died of heart failure or drown in the bathtub.

[hopeisaplace]

8. after the election(s) is my guess

[AlienGirl]

11. What are the legal ramifications for the families of the "missing"?

I would be very interested in knowing whether the relatives of the Katrina "missing" are finding themselves unable to collect life insurance payouts or, in the case of kids whose parents are missing, Social Security payments. Could that be one reason they are still considered missing, rather than dead?

Tucker

[rfkrfk]

14. death certificates --> state issue .n/t

[KyuzoGator]

12. Kick...I'd really like to know the answer.

Thanks.

[MiniMe]

13. January 21, 2009 nt

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

15. Shrubco would rather you forgot that there is a death toll from Katrina.

[KyuzoGator]

16. Which exceeded 9/11...the greatest thing to ever happen to Bush.

Bush just thanked Bin Laden for helping him to get re-elected. It's all a big, happy family.