Between a rock and hard place

Today I am perplexed by an article I read on CCN.com. It was about New Orleans and how a chief of police was upset with the 249 officers that abandoned their post during Hurricane Rita and it's aftermath. First of all, these are humans we are talking about, right? Men and Women who may have pledged to serve and protect but are not combat trained. Did they not have families they needed to protect and their own intrest to look after? I not sure about you but I would not function very well at work knowing that my loved one may be lost out there in mother natures fury nor would I be able to function knowing that my place of safety and sanity may be (or is) under water. These officers face a tribunal for their actions. WOW, heaven forgive me that my family and me are more important then any job. I work because society gives me no choice if I want to have some safety and sanity, even it is meager, there is greedy hand expecting some type of restitution. There is days though walking away is so appealing. A place where I am not shushed for my beliefs, somewhere politics are never spoke of. Don't tempt, I may go.