I want State Police and National Guard troops in Houston. Mayor Bob-White wants federal tax dollars for local police (so he can continue to syphon off local taxes for his property rich buddies).
If we are going to have a high violent crime rate (and we do) and if he is going ot blame it on Katrina (which he does every time he's in front of a press pool), then I want accountability FOR those police.
A friend of mine was shot last month in a drive by downtown and it got ZERO press. Not billed a hate crime or anything. Guess because it happened in the billion dollar "entertainment district".
I guess they'll let crime continue to "get out of hand" (by slacking off) so that we beg for a police state. Actually we already have that in town because the focus is on "revenue generating" fines instead of crimes with victims.
I'm sorry, but after the Katrina looting and the bestial behavior exhibited by some of New Orleans' denizens, it's going to take more than a couple of mere murders to tarnish THAT image.
The vast majority of crime in New Orleans is black on black crime. There are some robberies and burglaries that victimize white people. But, for the most part the black drug dealers are shooting other black drug dealers. It is extremely rare for a tourist or average citizen to be shot and/or killed by these thugs. If you don't buy or sell drugs in N.O. you don't have much to worry about. Occasionally innocent neighbors of these fools get killed; but, not very often. Call me a racist if you want. I am just stating the facts from the local newspapers and TV news.