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Posted on 08/31/2005 10:41:42 PM PDT by hatfieldmccoy
Bout time
He should have preemptively ordered martial law before the hurricane hit.
"whatever it takes"? I guess that means shoot to kill?
Pop a few looters and it will stop plenty fast.Word will spread . Get the guys with the TVs first. ANIMALS
has anyone seen or heard from the DA "eddie"im hidding and im a big failure" jordan??
Speaking of a day late...
Ping
This happened about five hours ago.
LOL! All I know is Nagin made some comment on CNN, and no further elaboration.
Some reporters today said that these people were breaking in dead people's houses, crawling right over their bodies, and cleaning them out.
a lot of the looters have more guns than the police. looted gun shops, wal-marts, etc. have had reports of shoot outs with cops.
If Nagin really wanted to help the people of Louisiana he would resign and persuade the useless governor Blanco to resign as well.
That I heard too. That's awful! One reporter said anything that was there to be stolen was stolen.
I know how they can solve two problems at once. Tie concrete around the feet of looters and stuff them in levee breaks.
Tuesday, 9:02 p.m.
The state Attorney General's office on Tuesday sought to clarify reports in some media that "martial law' has been declared in parts of storm-ravaged southeast Louisiana, saying no such term exists in Louisiana law.
But even though no martial law exists, Gov. Kathleen Blanco's declaration of a state of emergency gives authorities widespread latitude to suspend civil liberties as they try to restore order and bring victims to safety. Under the Louisiana Homeland Security and Emergency Assistance and Disaster Act of 1993, the governor and, in some cases, chief parish officials, have the right to commandeer or utilize any private property if necessary to cope with the emergency.
Authorities may also suspend any statute related to the conduct of official business, or any rule issued by a state agency, if complying would "prevent, hinder or delay necessary action'' to mitigate the emergency.
It also gives authority the right to compel evacuations, suspend alcohol and weapons sales and make provisions for the availability and use of temporary emergency housing.
The law gives mayors similar authority, except they do not have the right to commandeer private property or make provisions for emergency housing, according to a background brief prepared by the state Attorney General's office.
This should have been done BEFORE the damned looters got started! This mayor needs to have his butt kicked. Hard.
The street doesn't need electricity to get the word out when looters start getting shot on sight. When lowlife's start seeing other lowlifes heading out of town as fast as possible instead of looting, they will get the message.
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