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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: mhking; All
I'm so glad the thugs got it and there wasn't a bad shooting here. I agree with all that the NOPD as a group was beyond rotten, but let's not forget that about 30 % of the individual cops were true to their oath. I'm sure this core of officers will form the basis for a new and greatly improved PD.
Nam Vet
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posted on
09/04/2005 3:31:29 PM PDT
by
Nam Vet
(There are two theories to arguing with women. Neither one works.)
To: tiredoflaundry
Sadly it's not the first time & it won't be the last! True, how sorrowfully true. Paging Walter Cronkite.
282
posted on
09/04/2005 3:31:32 PM PDT
by
prairiebreeze
(I'm a proud adorer of the Cross. Up yours, Zarqawi.)
To: Cougar66
thankfully, still no AP reports of zombies. I think they pulled that one too.
283
posted on
09/04/2005 3:31:42 PM PDT
by
World'sGoneInsane
(LET NO ONE BE FORGOTTEN, LET NO ONE FORGET)
To: hole_n_one
It looks like this "a-hole" was right I don't mind being called an a-hole... I'm sure other freepers don't mind being called an a-hole either. Call em as ya see em :)
284
posted on
09/04/2005 3:31:55 PM PDT
by
PureSolace
(God save us all)
To: SpringheelJack
![](http://images14.fotki.com/v207/photos/3/310243/1110998/pinksam-vi.jpg?336500)
On the other thread there were a lot of inappropriate comments, and so they called for Sgt. Sam Katt of the Viking Kitties and he nailed 'em.
To: pollywog
They were originally saying it was confirmed by the Corps.
I hope that liar at the ACOE has his/her butt kicked.
286
posted on
09/04/2005 3:32:05 PM PDT
by
angkor
To: Indy Pendance
They're blaming President Bush all over the place without even have the correct story. They're pitiful, like normal.
287
posted on
09/04/2005 3:32:13 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: WhiteGuy
Just when I think that this cannot become any more of a cluster F than it already is, something like this happens!
Words fail me.
Surely they weren't dressed like or behaving like thugs.
Were they not even challenged by police first and ordered to drop their weapons? This just doesn't sound right, but then again, we are talking about the NO police dept. They will be given a pass by the media.
Thank God it wasn't the Nat. Guard who did the shooting. Prayers for the families of those shot IF they were workers and not thugs.
I pray this is not true.
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posted on
09/04/2005 3:32:31 PM PDT
by
Muzzle_em
(I'm an island awash in a sea of stupidity)
To: Patriot from Philly
This rush to report first, really has to stop.
This is a horridly dangerous situation without MSM adding to it with unconfirmed reports.
289
posted on
09/04/2005 3:32:37 PM PDT
by
onyx
(North is a direction. South is a way of life.)
To: All
Would it still be "racist" if we "cheerlead" for the NO Police for taking out someone who was trying to murder the Corp of Engineers contractors?
290
posted on
09/04/2005 3:32:37 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(We did not lose in Vietnam. We left.)
To: SpringheelJack
So am I, but which is it? One killed, or five?"Did he fire six shots or only five? Well, to tell you the truth, in all this excitement I kind of lost track myself. But being as this is a .44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world, and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself a question: Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk? ?"
291
posted on
09/04/2005 3:32:38 PM PDT
by
mhking
(The world needs a wake up call gentlemen...we're gonna phone it in.)
To: Da Mav
(is this needed? /sarcasm) LOL! Ya never know around here when tensions are high! Just as well to put it in!
292
posted on
09/04/2005 3:32:58 PM PDT
by
maryz
To: headsonpikes
Need yet a third thread!yep.
293
posted on
09/04/2005 3:32:59 PM PDT
by
Alia
To: Chucky is a girlie man
If the latest report is true, and the contractors are safe, my bad. Maybe the NOPD has become professional since I was there.
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posted on
09/04/2005 3:33:01 PM PDT
by
billnaz
(What part of "shall not be infringed" don't you understand?)
To: angkor
The other thread was Super Zotted...
Yessir, prematurely. Lost but not forgotten.
295
posted on
09/04/2005 3:33:15 PM PDT
by
Birdsbane
(If You Are Employed By A Liberal Democrat...Quit!)
To: section9
Okay, enough. Bush needs to step in and make this area a Military District NOW.I've been calling for martial law since Aug 30th. It was all predictable.
But I'm not GWB.
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posted on
09/04/2005 3:33:16 PM PDT
by
angkor
To: tpmintx
On behalf of the whole world we accept your apology. ;)
Welcome to FR, it's only the best place to be on the planet.
297
posted on
09/04/2005 3:33:29 PM PDT
by
swheats
To: hole_n_one
It looks like this "a-hole" was right.I don't remember what you were arguing, but the news we're getting now is that the original version of the story was total nonsense. Seems only one person was killed, which is a lot less strange and alarming than the six people first reported.
To: squarebarb
Knock off the cat in hat photos, some of us are dial-up and actually want to read the thread.....
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posted on
09/04/2005 3:33:34 PM PDT
by
ScreamingFist
(Peace through Stupidity. NRA)
To: onyx
This rush to report first, really has to stop. Guilty as charged.
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