I am NOT saying I am NOT concerned or wouldn't give cause of a few bad apples. What I am saying is that the news media has a way of reporting things and blowing them out of proportion. They are NOT reporting the "practical" side of the issues.
The "help" not getting to these people in a "tiimely fashion". Guess what? I live 10 hours away from New Orleans. If RIGHT after the storm passed over, It would have taken me atleast 20 hours to get there. How many people were stuck on their roofs for 20 hours by that point? How many could I have saved once I got there? I don't own a helicopter, an airplane, boat, or SUV. I am sure the first complaint would have been "Why weren't you here 20 hours ago?". The media would have gone "haywire" on that story and reported that it took 20 hours for a rescuer to "show up" and help the family of 5 off their roof! Is that fair or accurate?
The left-over "eye" of the storm passed 30 miles from my house. It was still clocking 80 MPH winds. I lost some trees and some lost power for almost 2 days. We were VERY lucky. It wasn't safe for me to walk outside for atleast 10 hours after the eye passed. Tree branches were still falling everywhere! The winds were still dangerous. I am sure it was too windy for helicopters to fly safely.
The reality of getting help and needing help are 2 different things. These people need help that is agreed. However, the logistics involved in getting that help and making sure it is the right kind of help takes time and effort. It doesn't just happen overnight. Emergency personnel have NEVER dealt with a catastrophe on this scale before. How are they supposed to know everything? Training and education NEVER prepares anyone for the real thing.
I think complaining and criticising the "help" issue is counter-productive at this point. What is the point and what is complaining about it going to help? I know if I was getting shot at or yelled at to "go faster" when trying to do the best to "help" someone, I would want to get mad and quit. The media needs to "be quiet" and allow the emergency people to do their jobs as efficiently as they can. You can't go any more "humanly" possible as the help is going right now. Yes, there will always be stories of strife and ruin. Those are just going to have to be "stories". What is important now is going beyond the stories and start providing what needs to be done. That is help from every citizen.