What ever happened to the charge that 1/3 or so of the officers in New Orleans disappeared immediately after Katrina. It was unknown at the time if they turned coward or if they never existed. Did they ever find out?
I don’t know. Many did abandon their duty as they tried to get their own families to safety and just said the hell with it.
Katrina made police choose between duty and loved ones
That image was fostered by former police superintendent Eddie Compass’ estimate, shortly after the hurricane hit, that 500 officers — roughly one-third of the police force — had abandoned their posts.
Riley, who was appointed by Mayor Ray Nagin when Compass resigned a month after the hurricane, has said that the actual number of deserters was less than half what Compass estimated.
The latest police department statistics reflect that:
• Seventy-six officers have been fired for abandoning their jobs during the crisis.
• At least 11 have been fired for neglecting their duties.
• An additional 41 have resigned while under investigation for a range of alleged misconduct related to the storm, including neglect of duty.
• An undisclosed number of officers have been suspended for up to 120 days for misconduct during the hurricane crisis.
• Roughly 65 officers initially accused of misconduct have been cleared of wrongdoing.
At the end of January, the police review panel was still reviewing the conduct of about 30 officers.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-02-20-neworleanspolice_x.htm