Hurricane Katrina
Tuesday, August 30th, 2005Since Katrina began threatening New Orleans and the rest of the Gulf Shore, my mantra has been, “I’ll take a blizzard over a hurricane any day.” I have only seen pictures of and have only heard second hand stories about such catastrophic hurricanes and I would like to keep it that way. Watching the news and seeing the devastation and destruction caused by Katrina’s fury, I couldn’t help but feel a great deal of sadness for the residents who lost everything: their homes, their most cherished personal effects, and in some cases, their family members. But when I saw pictures of and read stories about people looting businesses in New Orleans, I became furious! Maybe I can understand people running into supermarkets that were blown open to snatch up some bottled water or milk for their children. But why do grown men need to vandalize and essentially burglarize clothing stores and jewelry shops? Carefully read the article I linked above. Read what some of the looters said, how they attempted to justify what they were doing. The quote that angered me the most is, “To be honest with you, people who are oppressed all their lives, man, it’s an opportunity to get back at society.” I’d like to know how that man was so horribly oppressed his entire life. And here’s an idea about how to get back at society, and even how to get back into society: get a damn JOB!!