Theos-Talk Archives (September 2005 Message tt00030)

Erica Letzerich wrote:
> I was also wondering why there is no help. At least in the news here
> it shows all the time the victims complaining that the government did
> not send help, food or medicine for them.
Much better; you ask questions, rather than pretending to know.

In the United States, the State is a sovereign entity. The federal 
government is prohibited by law from interfering without specific 
requests from the state government. The State government in Louisiana 
refused to request aid. The infamously corrupt police in New Orleans 
joined the looters. Attempts to send rescue helicopters were driven off 
by gunfire by the natives.

It's kind of hard to save people who don't want to be saved.

Bart