[BBell]

Surprising considering the current Justice Department. Harry Lee was still alive when this happened.

[Figment]

Not familiar with this episode. Is this the bridge that used to be called the GNO bridge?

[Kirkwood]

Glad to hear this.

[BBell]

ping

[Charles Martel]

Harry Lee was still alive when this happened.

That was one of the few times that Harry let himself be hobbled by politicial concerns. He failed to shut down the West Bank Expressway at the Jefferson Parish line, so it fell to the Gretna PD a bit further down the same road to turn the crowd back.

After the Oakwood Shopping Center was looted and burned, Harry located his balls and backed the Gretna cops' actions. He should've never wavered; there was nothing down that road for refugees. No place to house them, feed them or an easy route by which to evacuate them. Just thousands of evacuated residences and businesses.

[trebb]

...there was no sufficient evidence to prove that the officers intentionally broke the law.

While I agree the folks had no reason to move into the other area, I find it a wee bit interesting that when "officials" are involved, ignorance of the law IS an excuse.....If Joe Q. Citizen is involved, ignorance of the law is a ticket to prosecution.