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Police Kill Five on La. Bridge(UPDATE CONTRACTORS WERE SHOT AT: THE NOPD shot BAD GUYS)
CNN, AP BREAKING ^
Posted on 09/04/2005 3:16:13 PM PDT by Chucky is a girlie man
Edited on 09/04/2005 4:02:41 PM PDT by Admin Moderator.
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New Orleans PD shot contractors - not thugs - on bridge
Mod point of clarification: The first 100 or so replies below were posted in reaction to reports that the contractors had been fatally shot.
Mod Update
The Associated Press
Police shot and killed at least five people Sunday after gunmen opened fire on a group of contractors traveling across a bridge on their way to make repairs, authorities said.
Deputy Police Chief W.J. Riley said police shot at eight people carrying guns, killing five or six.
Fourteen contractors were traveling across the Danziger Bridge under police escort when they came under fire, said John Hall, a spokesman for the Army Corps of Engineers.
They were on their way to launch barges into Lake Pontchartrain to help plug the breech in the 17th Street Canal, Hall said.
None of the contractors was killed, Hall said.
The bridge spans a canal connecting Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River.
No other details were immediately available.
TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: abridgetoofar; ap; assininepress; banglist; battleofneworleans; civiliancontractors; corpsofengineers; danzigerbridge; deadthugs; domesticunrest; fakebutaccurate; katrina; muslimextremist; nolaaftermath; nopd; thugs
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To: RasterMaster
No doubt the AP is very disappointed that looters were shot instead of Corps of Engineers contractors
My take is the AP jumped the gun on the story because of their overeagerness to believe it
To: headsonpikes
The contractors were not killed, the Army Corps said. "I'm not dead yet!"
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posted on
09/04/2005 3:24:28 PM PDT
by
mhking
(The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
To: Bahbah
The contractors were shot at and were NOT killed. The cops took out the bad guys. I don't know if they absolutely sure of this, but they sound reasonably confident.
With the report that police shot contractors, my heart was breaking -- both for the contractors and for the police, who -- I assume -- are the good guys among the NO police, who stayed on the job and are probably exhausted and probably trying valiantly to make up for the poor image too many of the NO police created.
I hope this version -- thugs go after contractors and are shot by police is the final one!
183
posted on
09/04/2005 3:24:30 PM PDT
by
maryz
To: Certain_Doom
From AP: The Army Corps of Engineers says the contractors were shot at, then police shot fatally the gunmen who fired on the contractors. The contractors were not killed, the Army Corps said.
184
posted on
09/04/2005 3:24:32 PM PDT
by
KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
("As a conservative site, Free Republic is pro-G-d, PRO-LIFE..." -- FR founder Jim Robinson)
To: Chucky is a girlie man
How is this city ever going to get rebuilt?
185
posted on
09/04/2005 3:24:34 PM PDT
by
Altair333
(Stop illegal immigration: George Allen in 2008)
To: tpmintx
That aint funny right now. The last thing we need is for the help to be getting picked off.
186
posted on
09/04/2005 3:24:34 PM PDT
by
swheats
To: Chucky is a girlie man
NEW UPDATE:
FOX NEWS just reporting that thugs shot at the contractors, and Police shot at the thugs. Time is 6:21 EST. "Bad guys were killed."
My own thoughts too:
I don't want to hear any more criticisms from the Mayor that "Heads should roll."
He botched the evacuation, and many of his Police turned in their badges. What is worse is this: many New Orleans Police were reported to have taken part in looting themselves.
Also, we have been working with Joint Task Force Katrina, and we have turned a corner. 20 Million MREs are ordered, and 10 million were flown into MS and LA today. Water, ice, and aid is flowing in. We are still in "Crisis mode, but things are much, much better.
To: All
I see lots of feet being inserted into lots of mouths. Looks like the cops did their job in this case.
188
posted on
09/04/2005 3:24:37 PM PDT
by
buckleyfan
(WFB, save us!)
To: dennisw
If this is true this shows how goddamn stupid and incompetent the New Orleans police are. Not true, so what does that say about you?
189
posted on
09/04/2005 3:24:39 PM PDT
by
Graybeard58
(Remember and pray for Sgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
To: section9
Okay, enough. Bush needs to step in and make this area a Military District NOW. Too many John Wayne asstards running around. I had a feeling this was gonna be bad. Be Seeing You, The AP report was WRONG. Your shooting from the hip is STUPID!
190
posted on
09/04/2005 3:24:40 PM PDT
by
frogjerk
(LIBERALISM - Being miserable for no good reason)
To: OrangeDaisy
I still think the Feds need to take over the situation over there....
To: longtermmemmory
Just goes to show that police do not know how to deal with honest citizens. It is police/non-police for them. No, just goes to show the AP doesn't know how to deal with news.
192
posted on
09/04/2005 3:24:49 PM PDT
by
World'sGoneInsane
(LET NO ONE BE FORGOTTEN, LET NO ONE FORGET)
To: Bertha Fanation
And now the reports are the contractors were shot. Still want to blame Bush?
To: Clara Lou
UPDATE: The contractors were shot at, not killed. The person shooting at them was killed. [per FOX] This is the third time The story has changed.... I hope this is the version that sticks... WWL tv in NO is still reporting that the Army Corp of Engineers got shot and killed.... Prayers for all involved.
194
posted on
09/04/2005 3:24:53 PM PDT
by
PureSolace
(God save us all)
To: Certain_Doom
Yes, a bunch of race-baiters were cheering, laughing and just giddy about the shooting.To be fair, if the news really was about 6 looters being shot, I'd be cheering and laughing as well.
195
posted on
09/04/2005 3:24:54 PM PDT
by
Wormwood
(Iä! Iä! Cthulhu fhtagn!)
To: Bahbah
DUmmies are having urinations of happines that this happened ( the reports that it wasn't looters killed ). Looks like the correct story will ruin their whole day.
196
posted on
09/04/2005 3:24:56 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
("Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong." - Ronald Reagan)
To: JellyJam
**The Army Corps of Engineers says the contractors were shot at, then police shot fatally the gunmen who fired on the contractors. The contractors were not killed, the Army Corps said.**
Please let this be true!
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posted on
09/04/2005 3:24:59 PM PDT
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: DakotaRed
"Shows me how much trust we can place in the APs early reports."
Your right. Zero.
198
posted on
09/04/2005 3:25:02 PM PDT
by
SeaBiscuit
(God Bless all who defend America and Friends, the rest can go to hell.)
Comment #199 Removed by Moderator
To: cake_crumb
IF IF IF this is true and the bad guys were shooting at the contractors and were taken out, anyone that now doesn't believe urban warfare is breaking out is seriously misinformed..IMHO
200
posted on
09/04/2005 3:25:10 PM PDT
by
GeorgiaDawg32
(Honest officer, I wasn't speeding.....I was qualifying)
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