As seen on the www.nola.com comment section for the story about a doctor and two nurses who were arrested for killing four patients at Lifecare in Katrina’s aftermath:
Granddaughter Of Rose Savoie of Ponchatoula writes:
Three of Rose Savoie’s family members stayed and went through hell themselves trying to get out and survive. Five others were in New Orleans at the Marriot and had to get out after the levee broke. Others lived farther north. We were told she [Rose Savoie] would be taken care of and safer with the care she was under. She was still very much alive and had her mind. She was probably weak, so were all who were fighting for their lives, but MURDER was not the answer!We did not abandon her, we were told where she would be safe. We were going to take her until some decided to stay and were told she’d be safer with medical care. RB of NO Medical staff are trained to care for patients and do what they can to save lives not KILL them. You people need to put yourself in the family’s place and think of how you would feel if your loved one was murdered. That is what they [the doctor and nurses] did. The airboat was there to evacuate all who were left. They were still alive until they were injected. THINK, USE YOUR BRAIN if you have one.
The conversation over there is lively, and the main battle seems to be between people who have nothing useful to add, like those who – based solely on the reporting so far – conclude that the accused need to be strapped down and executed, and those who swear – based on personal relationships – that there is no possible way the accused could be guilty. I haven’t seen any comments from people who were actually working the Lifecare floor at MMC after Katrina. Many people blame the families for “abandoning” their loved one, and Rose Savoie’s granddaughter was responding to one of those comments.
Many of the commenters are so far off on even basic facts (they think that Katrina was a category 5 when it hit, for example, or that it hit New Orleans, instead of just giving us a glancing blow) that they can’t be taken seriously. Whenever this case finally hits a courtroom, they are going to have a very hard time selecting a fair jury.
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