Rescuer: Survivors branded me racist

[Silverhaze]

Another story from The Metro that I found this morning:


A Briton who rescued 60 people in New Orleans gave up his mission after survivors branded him a racist.
Andrew Rowling moved to Louisiana in May to marry his American Fiancée. He and a friend ignored police and army cordons to pick up flood victims in a boat – but abandoned their efforts amid threats from the mostly black residents.
The 21-year-old builder, originally from Chelsfield, Kent, said: ‘We were abused by people we didn’t pick up and accused of being racist by helping only whites in a predominantly black neighbourhood. Needless to say, 90% of the people we rescued were black. The water was 3m (8ft) deep in places, full of petrol, trees, garbage, tiles and cars.

[Class316]

Blacks ungrateful and shouting racist just cause they can? Is anyone besides me NOT surprised?

by the way what's the link?

[Zep]

Why should you never put your hand in a pack of jelly babies?

Cause the black one will steal your ring!

[Silverhaze]

LOL @ Zep

Yeah Im not surprised about this at all.

Theres no link Im afraid. I copied that out of the newspaper.

[RabidYak]

On the bright side, it must of been a nice reminder of home when he heard all those blacks complaining about non-existant discrimination.

Maybe those Americans should talk to the ethnics in some parts of London who complain that only 1 in 10 of the people who the police stop in thier area are white, regurdless of the fact that only 1 in 10 people in those areas are actually white in the first place.

[Silverhaze]

Yeah logic never was their strong point regurdless of what people say