I agree with the post about it NOT being a "race issue" and it isn't fair that "card" was played up by the mayor and the news media. I am NOT seeing black or white people in this disaster anymore. I am seeing people in need of help. But those people involved with presenting the disaster to the rest of the world are doing a poor job of it NOT the relief workers or the victims.
The issue with the police officers is another example of the mayor's feeding frenzy of invoking more despair and hopelessness for attention. Did you know he is asking that the police officers be sent to Las Vegas???? He claims it is because they have the "most hotel rooms". He is asking the FEDERAL government to send these police officers to VEGAS!!! That is utterly ridicolous!!! Some of the police officers were caught on tape looting themselves!!! The biggest complaint on TV was how the police had allowed "crimes" to occur and did NOT attempt to stop it!!!
So the mayor is asking the Government to take the police officers out of the city and let the National guard take over!!! How insanely stupid and disgraceful is that?!!! Police officers are PAID and DO the job because it is to " Protect and To SERVE" their communities. Ask ANY cop, fireman, or rescue worker and they will tell you they don't do the job for the money. They do it because it helps people and their community. In this time of this disaster, is when these PROUD civil servants get to do their job BEST and become hero's. Why take them away when they are needed the most? Maybe we should have sent all the emergency officials in New York to Atlantic City cause they were involved in 9-11?
As for the 200 police officers that quit and the 2 that committed suicide. I would quit too if I had that kind of "leadership" behind me. There is soo much crap to take in the job and when your being overrun by criminals... I'd quit too!!! The suicides we don't know the entire situation. Those cops could have been on the "edge" already. Maybe they saw a family member die and could't take it. We don't know but their suicides shouldn't be used as another "publicity" stunt for more "relief". For the mayor to have stated this to the public soo soon, is another reason this man should NOT be considered a "good" leader.