There is a vast difference between an act of God and the act of a malevolent person.
Not lame at all. People, poor or not, choose where they live in this country. The fact they're too scared or ignorant or comfortable to do anything about it, I have compassion, but no guilt or sense of responsibility.
There are no monkeys here. If you're looking for monkeys, go away. Well, actually there are monkeys, but they're of the hairless variety that writes poetry and such. If that's not what you're looking for move along.