Our First Katrina Refugees

"Darrel Toepfer" wrote in message
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You gotta remember, alot went to Texas as the article mentioned,
"Texas, its like a whole other country." The fact that they distributed
$2k debit cards to those in the Astrodome,

....were and/or are *planning* to distribute... *not* distributed

Perhaps they think "refugees" won't return but "evacuee" will. In fact,
I would be surprised if 10% of the "evacuee" actually returned. Most of
those that had to flee more recently didn't have much to start with and
may not have much to go back to. People like you and I who would have
something to return home to would have just left well ahead of time and
gotten a hotel. We had a local guy just get back after getting stuck
while on vaction. He said while at the Super Dome he found a whole new
level of human depravity. Many of those people had no respect for human
lives and were just trying to take as much stuff as they could. He even
saw a 10 year old girl get killed. Sounded a lot like a Raider's game.


-Robert

"Robert M. Gary" wrote:
Perhaps they think "refugees" won't return but "evacuee" will. In fact,
I would be surprised if 10% of the "evacuee" actually returned. Most of
those that had to flee more recently didn't have much to start with and
may not have much to go back to.

The governor of Texas has got to be wondering, about now, just what the long
term repercussions are going to be for Houston and other of his cities. Of
course, in today's no accountability world, he may just figure it's the
mayors' problem.

--
Dan
C-172RG at BFM

The governor of Texas has got to be wondering, about now, just what the long
term repercussions are going to be for Houston and other of his cities. Of
course, in today's no accountability world, he may just figure it's the
mayors' problem.

Congressional redistricting, more Congress critters for the State of
Texas, more political clout nationally, more federal tax dollars,....

"Dan Luke" wrote

The governor of Texas has got to be wondering, about now, just what the
long
term repercussions are going to be for Houston and other of his cities.
Of
course, in today's no accountability world, he may just figure it's the
mayors' problem.

YOU are the first to voice what I have been wondering, since the evacuations
started. If I were living in Houston, I would think about loading up a
moving truck, and leaving there, now. Me thinks the problems will be huge,
and soon.

The people need a place to go, but I have to wonder how many of these
citizens are going to be a huge crime problem. It will only take a few
percent. They have nothing to lose.

I hope I am totally wrong.
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:



The people need a place to go, but I have to wonder how many of these
citizens are going to be a huge crime problem. It will only take a few
percent. They have nothing to lose.

I hope I am totally wrong.

Yea... they have plenty to lose. They will lose what freedom they have
left (individual criminals) and they also would be banished from the
dome. There have already been crackdowns on pot selling at the Dome
(apparently the Louisiana cops only cited you for smoking it, not having
it). There has been only one CONFIRMED sexual assault on premises per
the media, but the email and gossip rumors are abounding.

Slowly but surely the thugs will be weeded out, and removed. There is a
constant police presence not only at the dome, but at most of the
hospitals as well, and I am sure some of the local businesses are hiring
off duty cops in the interim as well. Not the place to act stupid, and
the stupid will quickly find this out the hard way. Unlike New Orleans,
our Jail is open for business.

One subway restaurant put up a sign that prohibited loitering,
essentially saying you need to buy something to hang out and sit in the
restaurant, otherwise the Police would be called to escort you out.

On the flip side, there are opportunities abound for those who WANT to
help themselves: there are already job fairs, resume building sessions,
nationwide companies are finding local work for displaced citizens.

The shelters in other Texas cities have already emptied considerably
(into private establishments and housing), but the Dome is gonna be
ground central for the disenfranchised for quite a while, I believe.

Dave

Dan Luke wrote:

The governor of Texas has got to be wondering, about now, just what the long
term repercussions are going to be for Houston and other of his cities. Of
course, in today's no accountability world, he may just figure it's the
mayors' problem.

I was told by a Houstonite, that if just one opens a cajun restaurant,
it'd be worth it...

I didn't have the heart to tell him that New Orleans isn't really cajun
country...

Robert M. Gary wrote:
Many of those people had no respect for human
lives and were just trying to take as much stuff as they could.

Such is the result of the disenfranchised being groomed to rely on
others for their well-being... not being raised with respect for
themselves or others, nor to be responsible for one's own actions.

Keep in mind I am referring soley to the troublemakers, regardless of
their race. Depravity is colorblind.

Dave

I think the politically correct turn is "survivor"
stay tuned for "Survivor New Orleans" instead of Guatemala
BT

"Icebound" wrote in message
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:U0DTe.315756$_o.224968@attbi_s71...
We booked our first refugees at the Inn yesterday --

Ya gotta watch more CNN, Jay.

The African-American leaders and the US government are very adamant about
NOT calling the displaced persons as "refugees", but insist on "evacuee",
or some such word.

They seem to feel that "refugee" somehow diminishes the status of these
people.

I am wondering, however, that if that is so, then why is it okay to call
the Sri Lankan, Thai (and other displacements of natural and man-made
disasters) as "refugees"?

Does that not diminish *their* status?

I think the politically correct turn is "survivor"
stay tuned for "Survivor New Orleans" instead of Guatemala

This one I might watch!