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New Orleans Police Department for instance was turned into a criminal element with police committing murders, extortion, dope dealing and protection for the rackets under Affirmative Action. Many applicants who were hired were convicted felons (although, convicted felons cannot legally be policeman). Forty-two officers in one year alone were charged with everything from rape to murder.
A Black female officer, Antonette Frank, murdered her former partner and two other people. Her former partner happened to be in a restaurant her and an accomplice were holding up, so she shot him because she thought he might identify her. Her father is missing and a skeleton found under her house is believed to be the father, her brother is also missing. She was the fourth Black officer in 12 months to be charged with murder.
Thirty-eight other New Orleans police officers in twelve months were arrested on various felony charges.
This is just one of hundreds of cases where unfit and unqualified persons have been put in positions over better qualified people, just because of race or gender.
These hiring practices are causing the very fabric of this nation to deteriorate and crumble.
http://www.wwltv.com/local/stories/032005ccjrwwlresidencyrequirement.15ac195ec.html Spate of violent crime has police, city leaders questioning residency rules
07:58 AM CST on Monday, March 21, 2005
By Thanh Truong / WWLTV
The latest shooting and murder in New Orleans happened in broad day light, leaving one man dead in a hallway. Within a span of seven days, five people have been killed in shootings and eight others have been wounded in Orleans Parish.
Following Thursday's shooting at O. Perry Walker High School, police and school officials have acknowledged the need for more security and have been talking about ways to attract new officers to the police force.
City leaders should acknowledge the need to eliminate the city's residency requirement for recruiting new officers, said Lt. David Benelli.
"Until the politicians get it, until the community gets it - that we need more cops so we can adequately protect our citizens - we'll just be status quo and the killings will continue," he said.
Police Superintendent Eddie Compass recently announced his support for lifting the rule, which mandates officers must live within the parish to be among the police rank.
Also this week, City Councilmember Jay Batt announced his intention to have the council vote on the matter within two months.
The enforcement of the residency requirement dates back to the Marc Morial administration. Long-time supporters of the requirement, like the Black Organization of Police Officers, have recently shown willingness to temporarily lift the rule with certain conditions, including incentives for officers who decide to live in Orleans Parish.
The current movement to drop the requirement is the first time since its institution that political will seems to be behind lifting it, Benelli said.
"I think what's different is that people are now looking at it with open minds, and they're looking at it because of the lawlessness and killing we've been having," he said.
Crime is actually on the decline. The number of violent crimes in the city has dropped by more than half from 1996 to 2003, but Benelli doesn't believe statistics make people feel safe.
"We do have a reduction in violent crimes, but we still have too much crime," he said. "The problem is we're comparing ourselves to ourselves. If we compare New Orleans to Boston, we had 256 murders last year. Boston had less than 100."
With a force of more than 1,600 officers, the police department is about 200 short of its ideal goal. Until the police can look beyond parish lines to find new recruits, New Orleans faces more weeks of violence, Benelli said.