FEMA Staffers Warned of Looming 'Katrina-Level' Disaster, Then Got Suspended
#Safeguards#CongressionalOversight#PolicyReversal#TrumpAdministration#Katrina
FEMA Staffers Warned of Looming 'Katrina-Level' Disaster, Then Got Suspended
#Safeguards#CongressionalOversight#PolicyReversal#TrumpAdministration#Katrina
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"Reports of lawlessness spread, but Honor茅 said that people confused looting with survival. He criticized how law enforcement responded: "This pre-notion that the poor is going to loot, it's a sad commentary but it's built into our culture," he said. "In some cases, adjacent parishes and municipalities blocked people from coming in because they said these people are going to come and loot our stuff."
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"Reports of lawlessness spread, but Honor茅 said that people confused looting with survival. He criticized how law enforcement responded: "This pre-notion that the poor is going to loot, it's a sad commentary but it's built into our culture," he said. "In some cases, adjacent parishes and municipalities blocked people from coming in because they said these people are going to come and loot our stuff."
NPR: A retired general recalls Hurricane Katrina's chaos and lessons still unlearned
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/25/nx-s1-5500576/hurricane-katrina-recovery-response-russel-honore
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