Hurricane Katrina Survivor Victimized Again: Injuries from Police Required Surgery

US Newswire (Press release) ^ | 12/14/05 | n/a

[wideawake]

The question at issue, which the article completely avoids, is whether or not she threatened police with the firearm they confiscated from her.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

We'll sue you for NOT removing us, and we'll sue you FOR removing us..

(shakin head)..

[Semper Paratus]

USCG rescued over 5,000 residents without anybody getting hurt.

[GeorgiaDawg32]

if it was avoided in the article, may I venture a guess??

[YOUGOTIT]

"When she refused to leave as ordered, they confiscated a firearm used for defense and according to Konie, "slammed" her to the ground, both displacing and fracturing her left shoulder."

This is a violation of several amendments of the Constitution. What were they trying to do? Looks as though they had a low IQ and need to be replaced.

[wvobiwan]

Fact of American Life - after any natural disaster the lawyers will come out of the sewer to strip the bodies and get their cut of the recovery money.

Can anyone say 'tort reform'?

[OldFriend]

We saw that on television. The woman posed NO threat whatsoever to the officers.

It was pathetic to watch those guys manhandling this frail woman.

[CoolChange]

I saw the incident on Fox news. The lady did not threaten the police. She told them she had a gun for protection and they took it from her. From what was shown on tv (Fox News), the police did go over the line on this one.

[ARCADIA]

The question at issue, which the article completely avoids, is whether or not she threatened police with the firearm they confiscated from her.

Are they still police when following an unlawful order, or are they merely thugs? The orther services didn't have a problem with this; but, in part that was because they refused to follow the Mayor's order to forcefully remove people without due process.

[MizSterious]

Some of us saw the video of this event. It didn't appear she was threatening anyone, at least on tape, BUT it also didn't seem that she needed to leave. Her house was high and dry, and she was doing just fine. Some of the police bullying that went on in these dry neighborhoods was unconscionable. Some of these, moreover, were wealthy neighborhoods, and police were later seen and caught with items from some of these houses. Not all the looting was done by "the poor."

Even worse was the confiscation of firearms, highly illegal. I believe that is being litigated by the NRA.

[MizSterious]

You're way off base here. Maybe you should get the facts before you jerk your knee. The woman was no threat to anyone, and she was unlawfully forced from her home. She was safe there, except for the roaming thugs who wore badges.

[MizSterious]

What's sad is, this the classic "blood from a turnip" situation. Even if she wins, I wonder if she'll ever see a penny of it.

[ishabibble]

My question is, "Why did they have to?".

People tend to forget that the residents of NOLA had a week's notice that a major hurricane was approaching, and that there were plenty of school buses (later photographed in a flooded lot) available for them to board and evacuate.

I have searched my heart, and cannot find one drop of sympathy for any of those 'rooftop' evacuees. I am totally fed up with 'victims' of stupidity. That includes the entire media who should be ashamed of the way they conducted themselves during this national hatefest.

[libstripper]

If you saw the video that was taken and shown on, I believe, CNN and other stations, she merely displayed the weapon to the police and did not threaten them with it in any way. They brutally assaulted her to take it from her even though she did not threaten them in any way. She should have a very good case.

[Galveston Grl]

The nannie state in action. They injured her worse than did the disaster and they did it for her own good. Just remember children in adult bodies: no one loves you more nor can protect you from your inferior self better than the greatest nannie of all. Vying for second place nannie -CEO's who will deny you an income for your health and improper thought.

[CajunConservative]

Damned if you do and damned if you don't. Next time let her drown.

[MizSterious]

Try looking for the facts before firing next time. She was in NO danger of drowning.

[MizSterious]

She was NOT a "rooftop" refugee. Not all neighborhoods were flooded (although to see most media reports, you might think they were), and hers was dry. There was no good reason for her to leave, except the thugs police ordered her to.

[MizSterious]

And amazingly, the nanny-state gets plenty of support here on Free Republic. See all the posts wondering how dare she not want to leave her house, even though it was safe, even though (before they confiscated her gun) she could protect herself, even though she had enough provisions.