Hurricane Gustav. TV exec's and the rediculous assignments.
I don't know about the rest of you here on AR, however, I am having a hard time going to bed tonight worrying about any people who didn't evacuate New Orleans and the surrounding area's as Gustav head's in to the LA coastal areas. Even with mandatory evaculations...some still stayed.
As a resident of Florida, after Katrina and Wilma, I get nervous when this happen's whether in my home area or elsewhere. I watched as Katrina was responsible for 1,800 death's in the New Orlean's area 3 years ago. The residents there in LA have been working diligently to fix the levees and restore their lives in a place they would like to call home. 40% of the residents who evaculated with Katrina on the way, never moved back.
My heart goes out to the millions of people who had to pack as much of their belongings as they could (if they had a vehicle) and those who needed public transportation, left everything.
WHAT IS REALLY IRRITATING ME RIGHT NOW...IS THE FACT THAT THAT THE NEWS STATIONS ARE PUTTING THEIR TOP REPORTERS AND NEWS ANCHORS AT RISK FOR A STORY. Mandatory evacuations are in place for those that live there, however, reporter's are different?
What are they thinking and why are they allowed to stay?
Do the NET WORKS NOT VALUE THE LIVES OF THEIR REPORTERS?
How about this MR. PRESIDENT OF FOX, MSNBC, ETC....WOULD YOU CARE TO JOIN the reporter's you are sending into an area that had mandatory evacuations? That all but about a thousand immigrants (scared of being arrested) stayed and a few home owners (attitude that it couldn't happen to me).
Is a STORY MORE IMPORTANT than the LIVES OF THOSE YOU EMPLOY? What safety measures are in place for your employees? After all, hospitals are closed down, EMS has their orders, this could be the worst storm in history to hit the area, it could be "the big one."
If the Governor ordered an evacuation, why do you MR. PRESIDENT OF A TV STATION FEEL YOU CAN URSURP THE AUTHORITY OF GOVERNMENT? I know a story is a story, but the Governor said "Get out", so you feel you can put the lives of your employee's at risk?
Obviously, you don't.
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