According to National Public Radio, severely ill patients were killed with a lethal injection during the Katrina evacuation because they could not have been evacuated in time. Yes, Europe must urgently emulate the American social model that makes such things possible (and other absurdities like the suspension of small children in elementary school for allegedly sexually harassing other children or dismissal of a nurse for alleged incitement to hatred - because she criticized the Bush administration for its Katrina mismanagement). We are not yet stupid enough here.
And to those who will again accuse me of salon anti-Americanism: sorry, but this is no longer salon-like. For me, the USA is a collective case for the madhouse. And don't tell me that one must distinguish between the people in America and the respective government and administration - a not entirely insignificant part of this supposedly defensible population has elected the supreme moron.
And yes, I am fully aware of the irony of the whole thing in view of the current brainless Berlin occupation. We are not far from the same madness.