[pepperdog]

I saw the gentleman who was beaten, he was interviewed on tv today. I refer to this man as a gentleman because that is the way he conducted himself. He did not bad mouth the cops, but was disgusted at what had happened. He said he hadn't drank in years and also said that maybe they thought he was drunk because he doesn't walk too well. When he walked it was with a kind of unsteady gait, like he had arthritis or something.

Shame on the police who beat this man. I didn't think much of NO before this happened but now I think even less. As other's have stated, if this is what awaits a visitor I don't think many tourists will go there.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

My forearms stay scabbed up all the time from lurching into things, my hips and knees are shot. I guess I better stay out of NOLA.

[Surtur]

pepperdog wrote: He said he hadn't drank in years and also said that maybe they thought he was drunk because he doesn't walk too well. When he walked it was with a kind of unsteady gait, like he had arthritis or something.

This scares the bejeesus out of me because I am diabetic and have lost all feeling in my feet due to diabetic neuropathy. I stagger around like a drunk because I can't tell how well I have set my feet until I place weight on them. If my feet aren't optimally placed, it throws my balance off and have to re-balance myself, often with several steps in a row like that because each new misstep causes the same kind of weight distribution and feedback problems. If having an unsteady gait is cause for a beating, I am in serious jeopardy.