Evil and dismay in New Orleans

I remember marveling after the terrorist attacks of 9/11 that the citizens came together and there wasn't rampant crime and looting in New York City.

It's a shame that I can't say the same about the disaster in New Orleans. In my one experience traveling to the city, I found it to be nauseous with decadence and evil in the streets. I still hoped for the better side of people to take hold during this awful time for the city and we wouldn't see what we're seeing--out of control looting and increasingly violent crime.

From Fox News:

Looting spiraled so out of control that Mayor Ray Nagin ordered virtually the entire police force to abandon search-and-rescue efforts and focus on the brazen packs of thieves who have turned increasingly hostile.

Nagin called for an all-out evacuation of the city's remaining residents. Asked how many people died, he said: "Minimum, hundreds. Most likely, thousands."

With most of the city under water, Army engineers struggled to plug New Orleans' breached levees with giant sandbags and concrete barriers, and authorities drew up plans to clear out the tens of thousands of remaining people and practically abandon the below-sea-level city. Most of the evacuees — including thousands now suffering in the hot and muggy Superdome — will be moved to the Astrodome in Houston, 350 miles away.

It's all just so awful. Find a way to help them. And pray for God's mercy and help.