How bad is it?

I just read this on CNN:

Officers told CNN they lacked manpower and steady communications to properly do their jobs -- and that they needed help to prevent the widespread looting and violence now prevalent in the city.
Police also told CNN that among the first items looted from stores in the area were guns -- and that officers followed behind with looting of their own, taking whatever ammunition was left to keep it off the streets.

A police officer working in downtown New Orleans said police were siphoning gas from abandoned vehicles in an effort to keep their squad cars running, CNN's Chris Lawrence reported.

The officer said police are "on their own" for food and water, scrounging up what they can from anybody who is generous enough to give them some -- and that they have no communication whatsoever. Police also told CNN they were removing ammunition from looted gunshops in an effort to get it off the streets.

Communication has been almost non-existent and officers have had to siphon gasoline out of abandoned vehicles, police officers said.

The ones who you call to keep you safe do not have the means to keep you safe. In fact, they are out there on their own, too. I thought of my best friend's husband. He is a police officer in Florida. I thought of him...what if he were in this situation?

The images, the stories, the victims and the heros...this is how bad it really is...what more can we do? Pray 24/7? Write a check? What?