Posted on 09/01/2005 2:49:12 PM PDT by Fitzcarraldo
The New Orleans police chief says 15-thousand people are trapped in the city's convention center. And he says some are being raped and beaten.
Chief Eddie Compass says displaced tourists are "walking in that direction and they are getting preyed upon."
Compass said he sent eight eleven-man teams into the convention center. But as soon as the first team arrived, he said, "they were beaten back within 30 feet of the entrance."
Earlier, the city's mayor issued a "desperate SOS" on behalf of the thousands who are stranded at the convention center.
He also gave the go-ahead for them to march across a bridge to a dry area of the city and look for whatever relief they could find.
oh please yourself, think about it, criminals are after stuff, they don't fire on police or rescue workers if they can run, they lay low and steal stuff.
I guess it's down to airdropping booze & drugs to the animals or taking Putin up on his offer.
No, I live with an animal (dog) and he is much nicer than the Vermin that is now causing trouble in NO. Shoot them dead.
We saw some idiots from Australia who rode Katrina out in Florida, and thought it might be "fun" to catch it a second time around in New Orleans. They were in line at the Superdome, laughing it up and looking forward to their next adventure. This is probably a bit more than they bargained for.
Sometimes I an a little slow on the uptake, so please bear with me when I ask this question.
How the HELL does an armed squad of cops allow themselves to be beaten back.
My little WV county's 10 man SWAT team could do better than that.
They are either there to save lives, or they are not.
LOL!
I assume you're either being sarcastic or smoking rock.
There are more than 40,000 NGs who can be deployed.
It's up to the governor.
of course, she knows that if she orders troops into the city and they shoot and kill some of these "poor, desparate, misunderstood young men" then black voters will stay home next time she's up for reelection.
An earlier poster on another thread said two Delta Force groups had been landed by helicopter around noontime. No official mention of this - the poster said his brother (a DF member) had called him to tell him they were there.
Since Eddie Jordan took over as the DA, crime has risen 4 fold. He has been absent since his first day on the job and continues to be as the crisis mounts.
GO TAKE BACK THE CONVENTION CENTER AT ALL COST!!!
Sounds like another day in the 'hood to me.
And you are right. With the right circumstances and chain of events, this could actually become national.
Yeah... what part of MANDATORY EVACUATION didn't they understand?
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We are past that now, join the party.
We have to help the helpless now. It is your patriotic duty as an American to lend a hand.
No matter what bad judgment was exercised by these folks -- we still have an obligation to help the sick, the children, and the injured.
Go die
Sad, as this is one of my favorite cities (mock me if you must). I have visited several times and was always treated well (and yes, I ventured OUTSIDE of the quarter). As I said before, the thugs of Treme (one of the worst nabes in America) have taken over. They should be tolerated with extreme prejudice.
They were a excuse looking for an opportunity. Evidently they had a plan. Hideous, yes, but a plan. The same cannot be said for NO officials. Defense is no plan, if you are supposed to be in CHARGE.
what home? (/sarcasm)
What's that?
Where they send in Penny Marshall to whine at them?
LOL!
Well, I've never been to a city I'd like to visit on my free time, it's not my style... but that's neither here nor there.
I was wondering about terrorist cells too... but maybe these are really just 'ordinary' wicked people... wow... I don't live in the US, and looking at all this from the outside I find it just incredible. I really hope you guys can get a hold of the situation soon.
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