Who is to blame?

Katrina kills a lot of people, displaces a lot more, and people have cast their blames in various directions. Who is to blame?





a) George Bush Jr; the President didn't act properly, didn't take it seriously, didn't send enough resources to the region or?





b) State Officials; didn't have or get the resources to the people, didn't communicate with the federal or local government and let everyone down?





c) Local officials; Mayor, Police Chief and others in the region didn't get people evacuated, didn't tell people to evacuate in time, didn't get federal officials involved in time?





d) The people; they didn't evacuate when told, didn't have ample supplies, didn't have ample transportation and suffered the worst?





My only remaining comment is in all the news stories and editorials last year about Katrina - I saw no one blaming the people? I choose "D" because I believe we are responsible for ourselves; but what do you choose?

Who is to blame?
C and D





Did you see all the buses just floating there?





and D because I think they knew there was going to be looting so why not wait for all the gun owners to flee...then go in and get their stuff
Reply:Yes Bush and his HUGE HURRICANE GENARATIN' MACHINE





And those idiots STILL voted for Nagin. Report It

Reply:a) George Bush Jr; the President didn't act properly, didn't take it seriously, didn't send enough resources to the region or?





b) State Officials; didn't have or get the resources to the people, didn't communicate with the federal or local government and let everyone down?








State Officials knew how much it would cost and didn't presure the Federal Government for aid. G.W.B. also was informed as early as 2000 and did nothing to help
Reply:Its a little bit of all... but mainly D.





People knew that it was going to hit but did not leave. The reason that the news pinned the blame on A-C is because, as everyone knows, the media is a business. They will only report on what people want to hear and gear it to make it more interesting. If they had blamed the people that didn't leave, people would not have felt bad, therefore they would stop watching news and reading papers about it.... lowering the advertising profits for the news and media outlets.





By portraying the victims as helpless people abandoned by their government, they received much more sympathy and much more media attention (meaning people wanting to watch more news about it.)





It is the same reason that the news inflates stories such as bird flu, terrorist plots, and big storms (such as snow) that never actually hit.





I am not saying that these people were not victims and many of them had no choice.. but in many cases it was their own fault for not leaving when they had the opportunity.
Reply:that is an interesting question





I can not lay blame on any one person or organization but I do agree that people need to take more responsibility for their own life. People always look for somebody else to blame when they should suck it up and realize that they need to take responsibility for their choices.
Reply:I seriously disagree with your reason. Your choice would have been correct if EVERYONE possessed the same resources. The majority of the individuals that were able to evacuate had the resources (money, property, etc.) to do so.





However, our President took an oath to protect all of us. To protect the rich (which he does very well), to protect the middle class, and to protect the poor. His performance concerning the last two groups is ridiculously low. I'm sure you have heard, "that with great power, comes great responsibility." It is the responsibility of our president to ensure our safety through proactive or reactive action.





If (D) is correct, you could be beaten and robbed by an individual, and it is your responsibility to correct the situation, not the police office that witnessed the crime.
Reply:"If people really wanted to get out of there, they would have found a way" Wow Bob T, that is dynamic and inspirational. Man, you're singing the praises of the human spirit. If you could walk fifty miles to get out of such destruction, death, and sadness, I guess anyone could. I guess if you would have had kids, you would have put them on your back. If you would have had elderly parents, you would stack them on top of the kids. Your indomitable spirit and ex-cheerleader skills,would have made the fifty miles a simple "walk on the beach". Since life is just a simple exercise in mind over matter, you must be rich with your mental cure for cancer. Unfortunately Bob, all of us aren't supermen. All of us can't just will ourselves to ignore the horrors that were wittnessed in New Olreans. Especially, when help was expected, and loved ones were missing. Though this may sound moronic, the rest of us (on this planet) are just mere mortals. We can't summon our super powers at the drop of a dime.
Reply:C and D





the order is arguable





futeach is a moron





if people really wanted to get out of there





they would have found a way





**** i would have walked 50 miles myself to get the **** out of there
Reply:same I choose D because they should o been ready like savin


extra food long befor the happening. even when they know that its


very likely they have a hurrican they still were not ready!! Thats


there fault!!! Then the government takes money out of our pay-


checks to give to them!!!!!!!!!!!
Reply:Answer lies in all 4
Reply:all the above will be blaming themselves in some way. If only we did.


well they didn't so now is the time to start thinking about helping these people get their lives and homes back. gee Tommygirl if it was you would you be moaning about your pay what has happen to unity in your country?
Reply:Why does there have to be someone to blame? I thought it was just a big storm.





Should we start blaming people for random acts of nature. What about shark attacks? Lets blame Donald Trump for Sharks. Why not he's rich and has silly hair.