What a stark comparison with the New York cops and firemen who charged up the stairs into the inferno of the World Trade Center on 9/11. These NOLA cops couldn't even deal with a flood and some armed gangbangers. The National Guard isn't properly trained in law enforcement. They're trained to fight a ground war. What are they supposed to do in this situation...get in fighting formation and shoot at the looters? The "leadership" in NOLA has been a joke from the top all the way down the line. I really can't comprehend the mayor's decision not to evacuate the city much sooner. When you have such a weak police force, then you really need to err on the side of caution and get people out of the city before a flood.
NYPD would have capped a couple right off and that would have quashed it.