THE MAYOR AND CHIEF OF POLICE OF HOUSTON DROPPED THE BALL BEFORE  HURRICANE HARVEY HIT.

THE  KUHNS REPORT

LAS VEGAS - Hello America, and how is the world treating you?

There are two people involved in the Harvey disaster that should be faulted --BIG TIME.

The first bubblehead is Houston Police Chief, Art Acevedo.  He, like most people in the United States knew the hurricane was on its way at least NINETY-TWO (92) hours before it hit landfall, in Houston. Every weather person in the media was covering the oncoming terror for days. You couldn't miss it.The hurricane was being tracked on a daily basis. While other cities  in Texas were ordering mandatory evacuation of its citizens Acevedo  made the decision not to order a mandatory evacuation He  pooped around and let residents stay in their houses. Result-- shortly after the hurricane hit, people began to die. Then he went on television and  made excuses why he did not think people of Houston was not told to evacuate. What a dumb move on his part. The second bubblehead is Mayor Turner, of Houston. He failed to issue a mandatory evacuation order.  Only after thousands of  rescues, and many deaths did he "recommended" people evacuate the city.  And this was only  after he reluctantly took a call from the  Governor of the state of Texas.  I guess pressure got to the mayor because  it had been reported widely that he  had been refusing to accept any calls from the Governor. But after the  two talked the wimpy mayor (who seemed to play politics because he is a democrat), and the  Governor, a Republican,  decided to  advise evacuation.  These two men, the police chief and the mayor of Houston appear to be a pair of Johnny-Come-Late morons,

And to top it off, the mayor tried to rationalize his refusal to  order a mandatory evacuation by saying:  " A mass evacuation of people by car was a greater risk than enduring the storm." He went o to say: "Both the county judge and I sat down together and decided that we were not in direct path of the storm, of the hurricane, and the safest thing to do was for people to stay put, make the necessary preparations.  I have no doubt that the decision we made was the right decision." Really? What a jerk.

He went on to state: Can you imagine if millions of people had left the city of Houston and then tried to come back in right now? What is it with this "fail to act" guy?

Just for starters, here is some things he could have done DAYS before the hurricane hit land. There was  sufficient time to prepare:

1. Days before the hurricane hit landfall the mayor could have went before the cameras and told the people of Houston that he was going to order a "mandatory evacuation" of the  city. Telling the residents that they had a few days to depart, and that they must leave the city. The people could have left the city by car, plane, train, etc. ---days before the hurricane touched ground.

2. He could have  told the  people of Houston how serious and  damning the oncoming hurricane was expected to be ( a category 5). The information was right there in front of his eyes. Every weather report predicted the severity of the hurricane.

3. He could have lined up (well in advance)  a fleet of buses to evacuate  people of Houston. He could have allowed for enough transportation of  the elderly, and those people who could not drive vehicles; he could have prepared to evacuate and transport the disabled; the sick, the nursing home residents and patients from hospitals. The mayor could have requested that the Governor allow the National Guard help and assist in the cities evacuation.

4. The mayor could have told the residents  of Houston that the mandatory evacuation order would stay in effect until such time he would go before the cameras and  advise the people they could return to the city. That act alone would prevent any resident from trying to return to the city before it was safe to do so. Once  the proper Federal, State, and local government officials cleared the  way for return--people could come back.

5. The mayors lame excuse about people coming back early could have been prevented by the mandatory evacuation and prohibition of  returning until he and other state officials gave permission. Fact is, if  some of these steps would have been put into effect by the mayor it would have  been an orderly evacuation of the millions of people in Houston.

 I submit people could have been out of Houston days before the hurricane hit. Lives could have been saved. But the bungling of the mayor and chief of police and a county judge caused much of the problems in Houston. It was only  "after the fact" that  evacuations were started. And now the mayor and chief of police want to say they did everything they could and  are working  in unison with the rescuers. What a joke. - And, that's my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.

BRADLEY W. KUHNS, Ph.D., O.M.D.
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