"the NOPD has just acknowledged that looting is taking place!"
I didn't hear him address the story (I've seen it on FR somewhere this morning) about hizzoner "pulling all the police and firemen out of the city."
Was that story a rumor, or is the NOPD openly defying their mayor?
it sounds like total chaos. the officers who did stay, apparantely did so out of a sense of personal responsiblity. but the command structure had collapsed, so other officers who did not have such a sense of personal responsibility - just took care of their own interests or just took off.