Security has become a major concern now, because the NOPD is ineffective and the looters terrorists are roaming the streets. Word is now that they're lighting buildings on fire, but I can't confirm that. Anyway, we have to run guard shifts and patrol and it limits our downtime.
It is a zoo out there though, make no mistake. It's the wild kingdom. It's Lord of the Flies. That doesn't mean there's murder on every street corner. But what it does mean is that the rule of law has collapsed, that there is no order, and that property rights cannot and are not being enforced. Anyone who is on the streets is in immediate danger of being robbed and killed. It's that bad.
— excerpted from the livejournal of an intrepid Web hosting company employee in New Orleans, maintaining precious uptime
The photo from this
article about the Superdome evacuation being delayed due to shots fired at military helicopters is chilling. (Not to mention: "He said the National Guard told him that it was sending 100 military police officers to gain control. 'That’s not enough,' Zuschlag [said]. 'We need a thousand.' ")
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