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Originally Posted by Alky
exactly.. even if you forget about the people who use the excuse they are poor or didn't know it was coming...
i just heard a story about a company who had 300 people at the Ritz Carlton in NO and they did not leave. it was made public on CNN that they were stuck and hours later they had armed escorts and choppers taking them out.
okay.. they obviousley had the money to leave, but stayed. fucking idiots.
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The day before Katrina hit, there were very few escape routes open.
Those with cars had a hard time getting out due to the traffic jams.
Tourists and business people could not leave because there were no rental cars left.
Tourists and business people were stuck at the airport due to canceled flights.
Many poor people did not have cars.
Heck, if 500 buses were at the Superdome before Katrina hit, that would not even be enough to evacuate the entire city
I do agree that a lot of people were stupid for staying... but I also think that a lot of people did not have the means to leave.