Mike Smith

“There was a reason for Atlanta. While people were dying by the hundreds, the federal government forced these brave rescuers to take a course in sexual harassment prior to being deployed. There is no question the out-of-town rescuers’ work environment in New Orleans was hostile. But it had nothing to do with sexual harassment. The hostile environment was due to flood, fire, sewage, snakes, lack of electricity, armed looters (which included a few members of the New Orleans police department), and dozens of other problems and challenges. The pathetic requirement to sit through a sexual harassment course was an insult to the brave men and women who volunteered to help their fellow citizens in need.”
― Mike Smith, Warnings: The True Story of How Science Tamed the Weather