I hope to hear more news on the Superdome situation. As a student of human behaviour, this has been the most intriguing aspect of the whole disaster to me. I was trained in Civil Defense shelter management way back in the day, and the dynamics that develop from long term confinement in bleak and crowded conditions are only somewhat predictable. But one thing is clear, the more crowded the conditions, the more volatile the situation is likely to become.
I theorized early on in a thread on day one that the warehousing of despearate people in the Superdome had all the elements necessary to create a "Lord Of The Flies" drama. Fortunately, they were safe in that facility after all. But unfortunately, those people now want out, and looking out of the windows now, they can see no good reason to be held there any longer against their will. That can only go on for so long before it explodes like a powderkeg. Let's hope that it doesn't come to that point.
