I'm gonna go out on a limb here...

[Immortal Goat]

And say that, while terrible, all the loss of life due to Katrina is due to the residents of the affected areas lack of action. Before this storm hit, I had heard predictions about it about a week in advance, and I live in Ohio. Down in the areas that could be affected, I would imagine that prediction was slightly quicker in getting to them. That means that they had at least a week to get the heck out of Dodge and actually salvage at least their families and their posessions. And what did they do? Nothing. They sat there thinking "It could never happen to ME".

I have little sympathy for these people, it is the same as when people complain about property devastation from tornados when they live in Tornado Alley. Get a clue and get the fuck out.