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Has anyone besides me received this appalling email?

Rose Karuna
Lizard Doctor
Join date: 5 Jun 2004
Posts: 3,772
09-23-2005 09:51
I have received the appalling email three times this morning. I was so disgusted when I read it, it is so blatently prejudiced. I thought OMG. Plus, I have a really good friend who actually did hop in the old truck and drive on down and actually does work for the Red Cross and they did not tell me they saw this (they do say that there is ALWAYS as small percentage of people who take advantage and race is not a factor in that). For the most part though, what they said that what they they saw were dazed, tired, heart broken people, most of whom were trying to locate family members in all of the fray.

This is just so, so disgusting and evil and self-righteous. OMG I hope this guy never comes to Florida to help out.


From: someone

Jan, I don't know if you want to read this .... it is long .... delete if you don't .... once again I wonder if this is true ... once again, I hope not.


This is from a guy here in Houston that went to volunteer his time to
help the hurricane victims. It is pretty sad and disappointing to
think people could be so ungrateful. The media needs to be there as
these "people" are being helped.

SO I VOLUNTEERED..........

I thought I might inform the few friends I have on my recent traumatic
experience. I am going to tell it straight, blunt, raw, and I don't
give a damn. Long read, I know but please do read!!!

I went to volunteer on Saturday at the George R. Brown convention for
two reasons.

A: I wanted to help people to get a warm fuzzy.

B: Curiosity.

I've been watching the news lately and have seen scenes that have made
me want to vomit. And no it wasn't dead bodies, the city under water,
or the sludge everywhere. It was PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR. The people on T.V.
(99% being Black) were DEMANDING help. They were not asking nicely but
demanding as if society owed these people something. Well the honest
truth is WE DON'T. Help should be asked for in a kind manner and then
appreciated. This is not what the press (FOX in particular) was
showing, what I was seeing was a group of people who are yelling,
demanding, looting, killing, raping, and SHOOTING back at the demanded
help!!!!! So I'm thinking this can't possibly be true can it???? So I
decide to submit to the DEMAND for help out of SHOCK. I couldn't
believe this to be true of the majority of the people who are the
weakest of society. So I went to volunteer and help folks out and see
the truth. So I will tell the following story and you decide:

I arrived at the Astrodome only to find out that there are too many
volunteers and that volunteers were needed at the George R. Brown
Convention Center. As I was walking up to the Convention Center I
noticed a line of cars that wrapped around blocks filled with
donations. These where ordinary Houstonians coming with truckloads and
trunks full of water, diapers, clothes, blankets, food, all types of
good stuff. And lots of it was NEW. I felt that warm fuzzy while
helping unload these vehicles of these wonderful human beings. I then
went inside the building and noticed approximately 100,000 sq. ft. of
clothes, shoes, jackets, toys and all types of goodies all organized
and ready for the people in need. I signed up, received a name badge
and was on my merry way, excited to be useful.

I toured the place to get familiar with my surrounding; the entire
place is probably around 2 million sq. ft. I noticed rows as far as
the eye can see of mattresses, not cots, BLOW UP MATTRESSES!!! All of
which had nice pillows and plenty of blankets. 2 to 3 bottles of water
lay on every bed. These full size to queen size beds by the way were
comfortable, I laid in one to see for myself. I went to look at the
medical area. I couldn't believe what my eyes were seeing!!! A
makeshift hospital created in 24 hours!!! It was unbelievable, they
even had a pharmacy. I also noticed that they created showers, which
would also have hot water. I went upstairs to the third floor to find
a HUGE cafeteria created in under 24 hours! Rows of tables, chairs and
food everywhere enough to feed an army! I'm not talking about crap
food either. They had Jason¹s deli food, apples, oranges, coke, diet
coke, lemonade, orange juice, cookies, all types of chips and
sandwiches. All the beverages by the way was put on ice and
chilled!!!! In a matter of about 24 hours or less an entire mini-city
was erected by volunteers for the poor evacuees. This was not your
rundown crap shelter, it was BUM HEAVEN.

So that was the layout: great food, comfy beds, clean showers, free
medical help, by the way there was a library, and a theatre room I
forgot to mention. Great stuff right????

Well here is what happened on my journey.

I started by handing out COLD water bottles to evacuees as they got
off the bus. Many would take them and only 20% or less said thank you.
Lots of them would shake their heads and ask for sodas! So this went
on for about 20-30 minutes until I was sick of being an unappreciated
servant. I figured certainly these folks would appreciate some food!!!
So I went upstairs to serve these beloved evacuees some GOOD food that
I wish I could have at the moment!

**The following statements are graphic, truthful, and discuss
IRRATIONAL behavior**

Evacuees come slowly to receive this mountain of food that is worth
serving to a king! I tell them that we have 2 types of great deli
sandwiches to choose from - ham and turkey. Many look at the food in
disgust and DEMAND burgers, pizza, and even McDonalds!!!! Jason's deli
is better than McDonalds!!!! Only 1 out of ten people who took
something would say "thank you", the rest took items as if it was
their God-given right to be served without a shred of appreciation!!!
They would ask for beer and liquor. They complained that we didn't
have good enough food. They refused food and laughed at us. They
treated us volunteers as if we where SLAVES. No not all of them of
course but 70% did!!!!!! 20% were appreciative, 10% took the food
without any comment and the other 70% had some disgusting comment to
say. Some had the nerve to laugh at us. And when I snapped back at
them for being mean, they would curse at me!!! Needless to say I was
in utter shock. They would eat their food and leave their mess on the
table some would pick up their stuff many would leave it for the
volunteers to pick up. I left that real quick to go down and help set
up some more beds. I saw many young ladies carrying mattresses and I
helped for a while. Then I realized something....... there were
hundreds of able bodied young men who could help!! I asked a group of
young evacuees in their teens and early twenties to help. I got cursed
at for asking them to help!!! One said "We just lost our ****ing homes
and you want us to work!!" The next said "Ya Cracker, you got a home
we don't." I looked at them in disbelief. Here are women walking by
carrying THEIR ****ING BEDS and they can't lift a finger and help
themselves!!

WHY THE **** SHOULD I HELP PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO HELP THEMESELVES!!!!

I waved them off and turned away and was laughed at and more "white
boy jokes" were made at me. I felt no need to waste my breath on a
bunch of pitiful losers. I went to a nearby restroom where I noticed a
man shaving. I used the restroom, washed my hands and saw this man
throw his razor towards the trash can...he missed. He walked out
leaving his disgusting razor on the floor for some other "cracker" to
pick up. Even the little kids were demanding. I saw only ONE white
family and only TWO Hispanic families. The rest where blacks. sorry
20% to 30% decent blacks and 70% LOSERS!!!!!

I would call them ******S, but the actual definition of a ****** is
one who is ignorant, these people were not ignorant, they where
ARROGANT *******S. The majority of which are thugs and lifetime lazy
ass welfare recipients. We are inviting the lowest of the low to
Houston. And like idiots we are serving the people who will soon steal
our cars, rape, murder, and destroy our city while stealing from our
pockets on a daily basis through the welfare checks they take. We will
fund our own destruction.

By "US" I don't mean a specific race, I mean the people who work hard,
work smart, have values and morals. Only people who want to help
themselves should be helped, the others should be allowed to destroy
themselves. I do not want to work hard, give the government close to
half the money I earn so they can in turn give it to a bunch of
losers.

I don't believe in being poor for life. My family immigrated here, we
came here poor, and now thank God, and due to HARD WORK we are doing
fine. If immigrants, who come here don't know the language can work
and become successful... WHY THE **** CAN'T THE MAJORITY OF THE
HOMEGROWN DO IT!!! If we continue to reward these losers then we will
soon destroy our great country. I just witnessed selfish, arrogant,
unappreciative behavior by the very people who need help the most. Now
these same people who cursed me, ! refused my city's generosity, who
refuse to help themselves are DEMANDING handouts on their own
terms!!!!!!! They prance around as if they are owed something, and
when they do receive a handout, they say it's not good enough! Well
you know what? These types of people can go to hell for all I care!
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Kim Anubis
The Magician
Join date: 3 Jun 2004
Posts: 921
09-23-2005 10:02
Lots of people have received that mail. Here's the report on Snopes: http://www.snopes.com/katrina/personal/volunteer.asp
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Rose Karuna
Lizard Doctor
Join date: 5 Jun 2004
Posts: 3,772
09-23-2005 10:40
Thank you Kim!
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Dianne Mechanique
Back from the Dead
Join date: 28 Mar 2005
Posts: 2,648
09-23-2005 10:58
From: Rose Karuna
I have received the appalling email three times this morning. I was so disgusted when I read it, it is so blatently prejudiced. I thought OMG. Plus, I have a really good friend who actually did hop in the old truck and drive on down and actually does work for the Red Cross and they did not tell me they saw this (they do say that there is ALWAYS as small percentage of people who take advantage and race is not a factor in that). For the most part though, what they said that what they they saw were dazed, tired, heart broken people, most of whom were trying to locate family members in all of the fray.

This is just so, so disgusting and evil and self-righteous. OMG I hope this guy never comes to Florida to help out.
Very interesting. Thanks for posting that.
The guy sure pulls the race card a lot, but I dont find it really out and out racist myself in that he is just describing what he sees.

I would say the guy is slightly racist and is not aware of how it colours his perceptions. It's clear that someone's race seems to be a big factor in how this fellow sees them, and the part where he kind of makes out that they are all gang members and criminals that are going to sack Houston is a bit of a stretch for sure, but then he was obviously pissed off.

It does seem very true to me though, and by that I mean believable as an account of his actual experience, the people he is trying to help and the response that he got from them. Refugees often have a much higher proportion of the poor, the down-trodden and yes, the criminal, than other populations.

If you are a rich white person, you probably already have a warm home.

Overall it's kind of sad he played the race card as he raises a very good point about responsibility and appreciation and it will likely be lost in the racial debate that is sure to ensue.
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