Originally Posted by SirFlysALot
It's their own fault. They disobeyed orders to evacuate. [sarcasm off/]
The owners of that place should be criminally prosecuted for manslaughter.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4243966.stm
"The owners of a nursing home outside New Orleans have been charged with manslaughter over the deaths of 34 people during Hurricane Katrina.
The married couple who ran St Rita's home are accused of ignoring mandatory orders to evacuate residents, whose bodies were found last week.
These are believed to be the first criminal neglect charges laid in connection with the flood disaster. "