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Email From a Volunteer Physician in Texas Who is Critical of the Conduct and Attitudes of Some Survivors-Fiction!

bulletSummary of the eRumor
The eRumor is from a doctor named Richard Johnson who says he volunteered to help hurricane survivors who were brought to Houston after hurricane Katrina in 2005.
He started his mission with compassion but ended it with anger toward some of the survivors who he said had a welfare mentality, were not grateful, and would not volunteer to help.
 

 

 

bulletThe Truth
 This is another example of a person forwarding an email that he did not write but it has been circulated as though he wrote it.
Dr. Richard Johnson says he is not the author of this email and that he has not been in Texas for more than 10 years.
He does recall seeing the message and forwarding it but that's it.
Subsequent versions of the eRumor have been sent around the world with his name and contact information at the bottom of the email making it appear as though he originated it.
We don't know who wrote it.

Last updated 9/20/05
A real example of the eRumor as it has appeared on the Internet:

Thought I might inform the few friends I have on my recent traumatic
 experience. I am going to tell it straight, blunt, raw, and I don't give a
 damn. Long read, I know, but please do read!!!

 I went to volunteer on Saturday at the George R. Brown convention for two
 reasons.

 A: I wanted to help people to get a warm fuzzy.
 B: Curiosity.

 I've been watching the news lately and have seen scenes that have made me
 want to vomit. And no it wasn't dead bodies, the city under water, or the
 sludge everywhere. It was PEOPLE'S BEHAVIOR. The people on T.V.,
 (99% being BLACK) were DEMANDING help.

 They were not asking nicely but demanding as
 if society owed these people something.
 Well the honest truth is WE DON'T.

 Help should be asked for in a kind manner and then appreciated. This is not
 what the press (FOX in particular) was showing, what I was seeing was a
 group of people who are yelling, demanding, looting, killing, raping, and
 SHOOTING back at the demanded help!!!!! So I'm thinking this can't possibly
 be true can it???? So I decide to submit to the DEMAND for help out of
 SHOCK. I couldn't believe this to be true of the majority of the people who
 are the weakest of society. So I went to volunteer and help folks out and
 see the truth. So I will tell the following story and you decide:

 I arrived at the astrodome only to find out that there were too many
 volunteers and that volunteers were needed at the George R. Brown
 Convention Center. As I was walking up to the Convention Center I noticed
 a line of cars that wrapped around blocks filled with donations. These were
 ordinary Houstonians coming with truckloads and trunks full of water,
 diapers, clothes, blankets, food, all types of good stuff. And lots of it
 was NEW. I felt that warm fuzzy while helping unload these vehicles of
 these wonderful human beings. I then went inside the building and noticed
 approximately 100,000 sq. ft. of clothes, shoes, ja ckets, toys and all
 types of goodies all organized and ready for the people in need. I signed
 up, received a name badge and was on my merry way excited to be useful.

 I toured the place to get familiar with my surroundings; the entire place is
 probably around 2 million sq. ft. I noticed rows as far as the eye can see
 of mattresses, not cots, BLOW UP MATTRESSES!!! All of which had nice
 pillows and plenty of blankets. 2 to 3 bottles of water lay on every bed.
 These full size to queen size beds by the way were comfortable, I laid in
 one to see for myself. I went to look at the medical area. I couldn't
 believe what my eyes were seeing!!! A makeshift hospital created in 24
 hours!!! It was unbelievable, they even had a pharmacy. I also noticed that
 they created showers, which would also have hot water. I went upstairs to
 the third floor to find a HUGE cafeteria created in under 24 hours! Rows of
 tables, chairs and food everywhere - enough to feed an army! I'm not
 talking about crap food either. They had Jason's deli food, apples,
 oranges, coke, diet coke, lemonade, orange juice, cookies, all types of
 chips and sandwiches. All the beverages by the way were put on ice and
 chilled!!!! In a matter of about 24 hours or less an entire mini-city was
 erected by volunteers for the poor evacuees. This was not your rundown
 crap shelter, it was BUM HEAVEN.

 So that was the layout: great food, comfy beds, clean showers, free medical
 help, by the way there was a library, and a theatre room that I forgot to
 mention. Great stuff right????

 Well here is what happened on my journey -

 I started by handing out COLD water bottles to evacuees as they got off the
 bus. Many would take them and only 20% or less said thank you. Lots of them
 would shake their heads and ask for sodas! So this went on for about 20-30
 minutes until I was sick of being an unappreciated servant. I figured
 certainly these folks would appreciate some food!!! So I went upstairs to
 serve these beloved evacuees some GOOD food that I wish I could have at
 the moment!

 ***The following statements are graphic, truthful, and discuss IRRATIONAL
 behavior***

 Evacuees come slowly to receive this mountain of food that is worth serving
 to a king! I tell them that we have 2 types of great deli sandwiches to
 choose from - ham and turkey. Many look at the food in disgust and DEMAND
 burgers, pizza, and even McDonalds!!!! Jason's deli is better than
 McDonalds!!!! Only 1 out of ten people who took something would say
 "thank you" the rest took items as if it was their God give right to be served
 without a shred of appreciation!!! They would ask for Beer and liquor.

 They complained that we didn't have good enough food.
 They refused food and laughed at us.
 They treated us volunteers as if we where SLAVES. No not all
 of them of course, but 70% did!!!!!! 20% were appreciative, 10% took the
 food without any comment and the other 70% had some disgusting comment to
 say. Some had the nerve to laugh at us. And when I snapped back at them
 for being mean, they would curse at me!!!

 Needless to say I was in utter shock.

 They would eat their food and leave their mess on the table. Some would
 pick up their stuff, many would leave it for the volunteers to pick up. I
 left that real quick to go down and help set up some more beds. I saw many
 young ladies carrying mattresses and I helped for a while. Then I realized
 something. There were hundreds of able bodied young men who could help!!

 I asked a group of young evacuees in their teens and early twenties to
 help. I got cursed at for asking them to help!!! One said "We just lost our
 fucking homes and you want us to work!!" The next said "Ya Cracker, you
 got a home we don't"

 I looked at them in disbelief.

 Here are women walking by
 carrying THEIR BEDS and they can't lift a finger and help themselves!!

 WHY SHOULD I HELP PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO HELP THEMESELVES!!!!

 I waved them off and turned away and was laughed at and more "white boy
 jokes" were made at me. I felt no need to waste my breath on a bunch of
 pitiful losers. I went to a nearby restroom where I noticed a man shaving.
 I used the restroom, washed my hands and saw this man throw his razor
 towards the trash can...he missed. he walked out leaving his disgusting
 razor on the floor for some other "cracker" to pick up. Even the little
 kids were demanding. I saw only ONE white family and only TWO Hispanic
 families. The rest where blacks. Sorry 20% to 30% decent blacks, and 70%
 LOSERS!!!!!

 I would call them N*****S, but the actual definition of a n*****r is one
 who is ignorant, these people were not ignorant..they were ARROGANT
 ASSHOLES. The majority of which are thugs and lifetime lazy ass welfare
 reci pients. We are inviting the lowest of the low to Houston. And like
 idiots we are serving the people who will soon steal our cars, rape,
 murder, and destroy our city while stealing from our pockets on a daily
 basis through the welfare checks they take. We will fund our own
 destruction.

 By "US" I don't mean a specific race, I mean the people who work hard, work
 smart, have values and morals. Only people who want to help themselves
 should be helped, the others should be allowed to destroy themselves. I do
 not want to work hard, give the government close to half the money I earn
 so they can in turn give it to a bunch of losers.

 I don't believe in being poor for life. My family immigrated here, we came
 here poor, and now thank God, and due to HARD WORK we are doing fine. If
 immigrants, who come here, don't know the language can work and become
 successful... WHY CAN'T THE MAJORITY OF THE HOMEGROWN DO IT!!! If
 we continue to reward these losers then we will soon destroy our great
 country. I just witnessed selfish, arrogant, unappreciative behavior by the
 very people who need help the most. Now these same people who cursed me,
 refused my cities generosity, who refuse to help themselves are DEMANDING
 handouts on their own terms!!!!!!! They prance around as if they are owed
 something, and when they do receive a handout, they say it's not good
 enough! Well you know what..these types of people can go to hell for all
 I care!
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 -
 Richard L. Johnston, M.D.
 University of Mississippi Medical C enter
 3805 Crane Blvd.
 Jackson, MS 39216
 [Number deleted] (home)
 [Number deleted] (cell)
 [Number deleted] (pager)

 

 

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