Police Chief: 'Urban Warfare' Slowed New Orleans Rescue

NewsMax.com ^ | Sept. 3, 2005 | Carl Limbacher

[MarineDad]

In that case, I'm truly sorry for the good and honorable people in California (yes, there are many); the important thing, however, is that the welfare-dependent rabble among the evacuees just keep on truckin'...

...right out of Texas.

[Wormwood]

Thanks, I'm just waiting to get flamed by the "the only problem was that the good folks did not have enough guns" crowd.

Well, that is actually a valid point. News keeps trickling in about law-abiding folks protecting their loves and property from their less-socialized neighbors. More guns, in the hands of the good guys, IS an answer.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

Hmm...perhaps it wasn't such a good idea for the Louisiana Attorney General to justify the looting for ANY reason ... this sounds like something from the Twilight Show, or Bizarro world.
Instead of the attorney general giving orders to shoot to kill the illegal looters, they give orders that looting is A' OK in their book.

Then again ? this is the world of liberalism in some places in this country.

Just proves that LIBERALISM is a mental disorder.

[jec41]

Let me get this straight. The chief of the New Orleans police blames the federal government for letting the situation get out of hand?

I don't like NY but I do congratulate them on the way they handled 9/11. There was no rioting and looting or hoped for uprisings. They were about as prepared as possible and no fireman or police walked off the job until it was finished. Nor did they stand in the street and cry and try to blame the NG and president. They all stepped up to the plate and took care of their responsibility. Its the difference between professionals and amateurs. The soft and the ready. Make a flexible plan and do it. I also might add that even with the incompetence most were saved in spite of themselves. In most countries the majority of these people would have died.

[tertiary01]

Can you imagine convoys of these types going around the country at our expense looking for the best welfare deal!

[Ciexyz]

Everybody knows what the true situation is, and why it's happening, but for PC purposes, they can't say it, and their hands are probably pretty much tied. If white cops start shooting black citizens (even if the citizens are thugs), the Congressional Black Caucus will have a bird.

[jpsb]

"That's right. Throw up your hands. "

It just makes me so mad, where are the real men? On Friday, Hundreds of volunteers (real men) showed up with their flat bottom boats to rescue those stuck in the waters. Hundreds and hundreds of men and boats, but someone called the entire operation off, why? Because of reported sniper fire, some gang banger with a gun stopped a massive volunteer rescue operation. Why not ask those real men for a few volunteers to take out the bad guy, I'd bet the real men were far better shots then the gang banger and more then willing to do a little off season hunting, but no, the entire operation was called off and innocent victims spent another day and night on the roofs. Makes me sick. The people in charge are not willing to make difficult decisions and not willing to take any risks.

Yea, had they decided to go on with the rescue but with armed rescuers someone most likely would have gotten shot and no telling what would happen once the shooting starts and who ever said "go" would be in for hell, but the alternative was doing nothing and doing nothing is as Bush has said is unacceptable.

[genew]

I saw a report yesterday about a group of firefighters and their families being held hostage in NO. Since then, silence. Does anyone know about the situation?

[Prophet in the wilderness]

They must have close kindred to those islamic terrorist that our troops in Iraq are fighting now.
Same thing that is happening in Iraq is happening in New Orleans, they take advantage of the old, weak, women, and are weak as all cowards, and then, when the real men show up ( our troops ) then they hide and blend in with the innocent.

This just goes to prove that the liberals/democrats/MSM are on the same side as the islamic terrorist are.

[MarineDad]

Yes, I can.

With Hildebeast's 2008 campaign bus leading the rabble.

[auntyfemenist]

It's probably not being talked about. We have a theory, that last night, in the dark without media cameras watching, there were open attacks on many thugs. A shoot to kill order was issued be the governor yesterday. I really hope this is the case.

[savedbygrace]

Yeah, I noticed that Chief Compass cleverly and successfully avoided any profiling of the suspects. He has a bright future in PCA, Politically Correct America.

[nuconvert]

Last I heard, the National Guard moved in to provide them protection to get out. Never heard anything after that about their escape.

[mtbopfuyn]

I have heard that Texas welfare payments are among the lowest in the US. If true, I wonder if many of these soon to be transplanted people realize the surprise they are in for. I'm sure many will soon wise up and be coming to California.

I used to share secretaries with the welfare department (Texas). We had workers and secretaries quiting all the time because the clients' freebie handout checks were larger than our own paychecks. It's disgusting.

[Salvation]

I hope those who hindered rescue operations are prosecuted!

[ModelBreaker]

Did they just put down their guns and blend in with the other refugees?

Yes. I've done mission work in really bad parts of Los Angeles. The gang-bangers are really brave when they are waving guns around and scaring unarmed citizens. When confronted with real soldiers, they slump their shoulders and slink away.

[sweet_diane]

"...and happily riding a bus to a nice, quiet community near you..."

My lovely liberal sister near Houston, who Monday was telling me how her Husband so wished there was something he could do to help, was not thrilled about the Astrodome filling with the evacuees from NOLA.

On another note, I remember when they built the Astrodome..was a real big deal and my dad took the family on a tour. A couple years ago there was alot of talk about tearing it down...thankfully it remained and is being put to good use. I have a feeling things will work out fine and the evacuees will deal with the thugs once they see that things can get better.

[grey_whiskers]

like chum in an ocean full of great white sharks.

??

That'd be more like Jesse Jacksoff's comments, and the comments of that rapper yesterday next to Mike Myers during the benefit concerts.

[not_apathetic_anymore]

Didn't take long did it? He's gone

[MarineDad]

Yeah, another unimaginitive "dead giveaway," garden-variety troll. (sigh)

I really wish they'd get better, but they seldom ever do.