New Orleans Myths
2005-09-27 15:42:31.451827+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Well, we already know that the reports of the sniper shooting at the helicopters was a fabrication, as were the reports of evacuees trashing rest stops and abusing volunteers. Now the The Seattle Times runs down what the conditions at the SuperDome were really like:
"I've got a report of 200 bodies in the Dome," Beron recalled the doctor saying.
The real total?
Six, Beron said.
As the real picture of what happened in New Orleans dribbles out over the next few months, think a bit about what various factions might have been feeding reporters and news sources rumors in order to paint something that wasn't really there.