My friends whole family and friends came before and after the huricane (over 60 people). No bullshit! I thought I heard wrong until I saw them. Anyway some of them left N.O at 3pm and got here in Houston at 12pm the next day. There was so much traffic they actually had to stop and sleep on the way here. Regardless of them getting away and being lucky to be alive, they are still homeless, many if them didn't bring clothes for more than a couple of days.They have nowhere to go and no idea where to start. My mother in law is taking 6 of them into her apt. to try and help out because they are all in a 1 bedroom apt. packed in like sardines. No one had any idea that it was going to be this bad. Most of them where saying that they almost decided to ride it out. It isn't right to call them ALL stupid and retarded and doom them because of some ******s. If I lost everything, had no money. My child is crying I would probably go and get food, clothing, cash and jewelry. Thats what I would get, it is so easy for us to sit here and say "tsk, tsk, they are stealing. DIE ****** DIE!!!! I hope you starve, drown whatever happens to you and your familly is well deserved. How dare you steal from Wal-mart!" I dont agree with those taking guns, taking advantage of other people in their horrible situation.
My boyfriends boss's great aunt is 75 yrs old her husband was 84, she didn't want her husband to drive because he had leg problems so they decided to ride it out. When the water started to come into their home they where holding on to each other and eventually he let go because he couldn't anymore. She survived and is now here in Houston but her husband is one of those bodies floating around. Whatever the reason for staying was stupid, ignorant or they simple couldn't or had nowhere to go. I cannot be so heartless and turn my back on ALL of them, how do know the diference between the "good people" and the "bad people"? I bet that many people that would never steal find themselves luting and swimming in **** water trying to get their families out or maybe just with the hope that they will find their daughter, husband, mother in one of those shelters.
I have made many mistakes in my life and done many things that so many people would judge me and put me in plenty of categories. The only thing I regret is that it took so much for me to actually see the where my life was headed if I kept on living that way. I eventually snapped out of it.
It ****** me off that people judge about people that are in situations they know nothing of and people that forget about how hard it was for them to get on the right track after being stuck in the wrong one.