Yet “initial media coverage of Katrina's devastating impacts was quickly replaced by news stories that characterized the disaster's victims as opportunistic looters and violent criminals and that presented the behavior of individuals and groups after the Katrina disaster through the lens of civil unrest (Miller, 2012) Framing the aftermath of Katrina in a way that highlights social and economic inequalities should actually increase federal government intervention . However, the corresponding response was individualized, assessed and handled on a case-by-case basis, leading to a reduction in accountability and support. However, even though the media presented the world with images of the worst circumstances imaginable, some blame was directed at the victims. Explanations offered were that the people stuck in the Superdome were there because they 1) had not heeded evacuation warnings and 2) they were "guilty" of being poor. (Piano, 2010) Faced with the lack of government response and media scrutiny New Orleans faced, affected communities were ready to take matters into their own hands.