[SpringheelJack]

MSNBC says AP is reporting New Orleans police shot and killed 6 armed people on the Danzig (sp) bridge. The reporter said, "it is unclear, unclear at this point, whether the police were fired upon."

Even so, it's going to be hard to find justification for killing SIX people. This smells bad of overreaction.

[Dog Gone]

Even so, it's going to be hard to find justification for killing SIX people. This smells bad of overreaction.

Why don't you wait until you learn a few details?

[GeorgiaDawg32]

it's over-reaction if only 1 of the 8 were firing and they killed 6..but my money says they were all armed and all firing..

[YaYa123]

Needless to say, I"m glad it was the New Orleans police and not the National Guard or active duty military involved in this. But either way, the cops better be black if they shot blacks.

[Alia]

Even so, it's going to be hard to find justification for killing SIX people. This smells bad of overreaction.

How do you figure that?

[Cboldt]

Even so, it's going to be hard to find justification for killing SIX people.

The city is under a cordon. I hope the victims were criminals, and not good guys just determined to leave via a route other than the approved evacuation means.

[Siobhan]

Even so, it's going to be hard to find justification for killing SIX people. This smells bad of overreaction.

Wait for more information before the Monday morning quarterbacking.

[smonk]

Even so, it's going to be hard to find justification for killing SIX people. This smells bad of overreaction.

six armed people are six times as dangerous as one armed person.