[Cboldt]

... if the guy thought that was true, he should have had his ass and a bunch of cops inside the Dome with his weapon drawn. He's the (or was) freak'n head LEO for that city!

4:15 P.M. - (AP):
Police say storm victims are being raped and beaten inside the New Orleans Convention Center.

About 15,200 people who had taken shelter at the convention center to await buses grew increasingly hostile.

Police Chief Eddie Compass says he sent in 88 officers to quell the situation at the building, but they were quickly beaten back by an angry mob.

Compass says, "We have individuals who are getting raped, we have individuals who are getting beaten."

He says tourists are walking in that direction and they are getting preyed upon.

In hopes of defusing the unrest at the convention center, Mayor Ray Nagin gave the refugees permission to march across a bridge to the city's unflooded west bank for whatever relief they can find. But the bedlam appeared to make leaving difficult.

5,760 posted on 09/01/2005 5:40:15 PM EDT by cgk

[AliVeritas]

police beaten back... hmmm.

[AliVeritas]

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[Ditto]

Police Chief Eddie Compass says he sent in 88 officers to quell the situation at the building, but they were quickly beaten back by an angry mob.

So was Eddie lying or were those "88 officers" the phantom payroll cops?

The MSM sucks in not even checking the situation. They make brave in standing outside in 100 MPH winds, but they won't walk into the Superdome?

Too much BS for me!