"First Thought I Had Was....Were We In America?"
The pictures are powerful: Photos from the AJC The story is even more powerful: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news , world news , and news about the economy Reporter Ron Mutt couldn't have asked a more poignant question in the utter insanity that was this today : Thirty thousand people showed up to receive Section 8 housing applications in East Point Wednesday , suffering through hours in the hot sun, angry flare-ups in the crowd and lots of frustration and confusion for a chance to receive a government-subsidized apartment. The massive event sometimes descended into a chaotic mob scene filled with anger and impatience. Some 62 people needed medical attention and 20 of them were transported to a hospital, authorities said. A baby went into a seizure in the heat and was stabilized at a hospital. People were removed on stretchers and when a throng of people who had been waiting hours in a line were told to move to another line, people started pushing, shoving and cursing, witnes...