New Orleans police to be pulled off streets

Seattle Times ^ | September 5, 2005 | Chris Adams, Martin Merzer and Susannah A. Nesmith

[Wormwood]

We need a leader like Maggie Thatcher in New Orleans NOW!

Not just in New Orleans, buddy. Not just in New Orleans.

[uncitizen]

Please see my post #119 so i don't have to repeat it.

[twigs]

Oh, I agree! I was just responding to a sexist who didn't think women have any leadership abilities.

[SunnySide]

People have seen such horrific things in war. In Vietnam, During WWII and managed to live with those memories. I'm very suspicious about these suicides.
.....

One of the suicide officers was reported to have lost his entire (immediate?) family in the LA hurricane so it's plausable. Back when the stock market crashed right before the depression many people who lost all their money jumped to their deaths from high rise buildings because they couldn't cope. Some people can cope better than others. I feel bad for these two officers. It's why it's so necessary to keep the survivors moving forward physically as well as psychologically. Clean up, rest up and get them functioning again.

[uncbob]

Compare and contrast the NYPD and NYFD during 9/11 with the NOPD. Not a pretty picture.

See my posts 39 and 49

[maryz]

You just didn't give any reason in your original post for being "suspicious" of the suicides -- murder? insurance fraud? faking death to avoid prosecution?

[maryz]

You just didn't give any reason in your original post for being "suspicious" of the suicides -- murder? insurance fraud? faking death to avoid prosecution?

[schu]

2 Observations:

The cops/firemen etal were pulled as they have become counterproductive. They are counterproductive because they are fried, gone, corrupt or incompetent, probably some of each.

This has now become a MILITARY operation, not a law enforcement operation. They have to clean out the thugs, its Faluja (sp) in the good ol USA.

This is a very sad day.

schu

[Fawn]

I noticed that the police recruiter is a relative of the Govenor of Lousianna:

New Orleans Police Foundation Elodia Blanco, Recruiting Coordinator
400 Poydras St. Suite 1940
New Orleans, La. 70130
1-888-NOPD-YES (toll free) or 504-566-7404

http://www.nopdonline.com/rec1.htm

[schu]

Bush is showing up in LA today, pretty soon he is going to give Blanco the Nagin treatment: "get it together or get out of the way".

We have been given two dress-reheasals now, 911 and this, very costly and painful. Al Queda is watching, when they strike again, I hope we do better than our performance in NO.

[traumer]

"New Orleans police to be pulled off streets "

Will it make any difference ?

[johnny7]

Maybe he's just... 'sexually-confused'. ;^)

[trubluolyguy]

Pulling the NOPD?


About the smartest thing I've heard out of that city government since this started.

[Graymatter]

"I'm not going to sit back and let another one die," Nagin said.

Unbelievable.

[LisaMalia]

It may be politically incorrect to say this, but when the hell is the media going to start blaming the stubborn citizens who refused to evacuate for all this chaos?

NEVER. Just as the liberal MSM will never place one shread of blame on state and local officials. It's "Blame Bush Fest 2005". Any other scenerio is irrelevent to them.

[WLR]

The People of New Orleans were told to evacuate those who stayed....did not.

They guessed wrong.

They (we) have all been told to have 3 days food and water.. they had not.

They did not prepare.

The Governor was in command of the National Guard...
...she did not.

She is incompetent.

FEMA is supposed to be able to improvise and adapt...
...they cannot (Reportedly ordering away some 100 Volunteers and boats)when they had no equivalent assets)

They are government functionaries..
..smart... they are not.


Blame George Bush?

We cannot.

Wm

He is not.

[festus]

Last night, Mayor Ray Nagin said his entire police force would be pulled off the streets by tomorrow ... He noted that two police officers committed suicide in recent days, ... "I'm not going to sit back and let another one die," Nagin said.

Mayor Nagin is proof that man can mate with buffalo.

[LizardQueen]

And what are you do if they put their hands on their hips, give you that looks and announce: "H--- no! I ain't gonna sign nuthin' and I ain't gonna give ya no name of no relatvie either..."

Tranquilizer dart ;)

LQ

[DocH]

We need a leader like Maggie Thatcher in New Orleans NOW!

Or maybe TWIGS?

I told you in my post that I wasn't making a generalization about ALL women.

Margaret Thather, Golda Mayer, Jeane Kirkpatrick, etc., or some female along those lines would be about right to lead New Orleans, or the state of LA about now.

[DocH]

We need a leader like Maggie Thatcher in New Orleans NOW!

Or maybe TWIGS?

I told you in my post that I wasn't making a generalization about ALL women.

Margaret Thather, Golda Mayer, Jeane Kirkpatrick, etc., or some female along those lines would be about right to lead New Orleans, or the state of LA about now.