"Dan Luke" wrote in message

So what shall we say of these people, that they deserved what happened to
them?
Did they deserve a massive hurricane? Certainly not. Did they deserve what
happened prior to the hurricane? To a great extend, yes they did.

That we should not be too anxious about rescuing them from their
predicament because they did not have the intelligence, judgement and
resources to avoid it in the first place?

First you rescue those in danger; then you make damn sure they understand
HOW they got there. Notice after most disasters, you hear little of
gratitude and a lot of whining and "buy me... get me...gimme".