> > 99% of the people who wanted to evacuate the city did, the people who were still around wanted to be.
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> Where do you get this number?

I did a very scientific study.

>Do you mean that 99% of the people that had the *means* to evacuate? Or are you saying that most of the poor people really didn't want to leave even though the majority of the people around them were beating it out of Dodge?

How many people do you really think tried to evacuate but couldn't? It's a lot more inconvenient and disruptive to leave if you're poor, but I don't think it's impossible. Plus the people you see looting and standing around on bridges are the people who didn't even bother to go to the superdome. That's pretty obviously a matter of choice rather than means.

> I'm glad you can justify stealing jewelry and electronics (not just essentials like food and clothing) instead of focussing your energy on helping other people.

Are you trying to say that your problem with looting is that it's a waste of time?? I'm probably just misreading this.

> And as far as restoration, I'm speaking of much more than the infrastructure of New Orleans.

I would say something here, but I don't know what you're refering to, so I'll end the post quietly.