"Too many rules, too much police presence"

James Campbell reports in today's Houston Chronicle about an apparent growing backlash among some Katrina evacuees. One woman, currently living at the Astrodome, "feels there are too many rules, too much police presence." Another man, annoyed that his dreadlocks, gold teeth and tattoos might be cause some Houstonians to fear him, said "That's our culture down in New Orleans."

I'm concerned about importing some aspects of the "Big Easy" culture (and no I don't care what the guy looks like). I'm concerned about the woman who complains that there are too many cops.

The major shelters in Houston are closing and the evacuees are being placed in long-term housing. New job demands are estimated at 100,000, far too many for Houston to handle.

I wonder if we're facing some real trouble as our new neighbors begin to assimilate.