There are many shortcomings connected to government in the wake of the New Orleans disaster, but the shoot to kill order was not one of them. People looting food was not a problem, and the Guard didn't take action against those who were hungry. However those stealing from homes, and businesses, items that were not required for survival, deserved a bullet.
Yes the whole conservative agenda can now be called into question.
When people needed assistance it wasn't there, too little too late
or not at all was the response. It should also be noted that those employed, looking after the elderly and ill, in some cases did not do their job, some left those folks to die while saving themselves, one third of the police force ran out on those the swore to protect.
The emergeny units were pooring trained as they should have removed the poor from the area, before the storm and not tried to rescue them later. Everyone could see the long lines of the economically advantaged leaving inland for higher ground, while the poor were left to die for lack of transportation.
Its a case of right wing Christian hypocracy, they are so strong on protecting the live's of those unborn, but they willingly abandoned the poor, to die in the eye of the storm.
People are beginning to see just how, bad the conservative agenda is, as race and class distinction played a major role in who lived and died in New Orleans.
