New Orleans Officers Cleared of Looting

Yahoo News ^ | Mar 18 | The Associated Press

[george76]

Four New Orleans police officers have been cleared of allegations that they looted a Wal-Mart store after Hurricane Katrina, but each was suspended 10 days for not stopping civilians from ransacking the store, the Police Department said.

The probe stemmed from an MSNBC report that showed the officers filling a shopping cart with shoes, clothes and other items.

When a reporter asked the officers what they were doing, one responded, "Looking for looters" and turned her back.

Assistant Police Chief Marlon Defillo, commander of the Public Integrity Bureau, said the officers seen on the video were recently cleared of looting because they had received permission from superiors to take necessities for themselves and other officers.

Fontenot received an additional three-day penalty for her "discourteous" response to the MSNBC correspondent...

[beezdotcom]

the officers seen on the video were recently cleared of looting because they had received permission from superiors to take necessities for themselves and other officers.

Bill Cosby's impression of a 5-year-old getting caught stealing cookies from the cookie jar: "....but I was getting a cookie FOR YOU!!!!"

[Puppage]

New Orleans Officers Cleared of Looting

Just another day in Chocolate City

[rockrr]

"Who ya gonna believe, me, or your own lying eyes?!"

[Txsleuth]

What BS!!!

Who are we gonna believe him...or our lying eyes!

[george76]

 The police looting Video...

http://www.infowars.com/articles/new_orleans/police_loot_walmart.htm  

 

 

http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=17391_Steyn-_Re-Primitivized_Man#comments

 

Look at the video  

[Txsleuth]

LOL....trust me...I had NOT read your response before I posted mine.

[FreedomCalls]

the officers seen on the video were recently cleared of looting because they had received permission from superiors to take necessities for themselves and other officers

Their "superiors" don't have the authority to authorize them to loot, only the manager of the store or a person from Walmart corporate has the authority to allow that. It's not theirs to give away.

[jazusamo]

Sheesh!...OJ #2.

[mad_as_he$$]

What a slap in the face for the rest of the country. IF she had permission why did she threaten the news crew? I am now sick and am going to have an adult beverage and try and forget my tax dollars going to this scum town.

[mystery-ak]

I guess we didn't see what we were seeing.....we can't believe our lying eyes....

[Dallas59]

Yesss....Yessss....52 inch plasma TV's, DVD players, Video games and movies are necessities.....

[patriot_wes]

"When a reporter asked the officers what they were doing, one responded, "Looking for looters" and turned her back."

I don't know how my gold fish got in the blender!

[Txsleuth]

Amazing isn't this...considering all of the grief that Congress and the public have given President Bush for his "incompetent"handling of Katrina...

That this would just be not only tolerated...but the powers that be are LYING to make excuses for their crooked COPS!

If I were one of the dozen or so candidates for Mayor of New Orleans....I would make a point of saying that what the police did is unacceptable...and excusing them is even worse..and promise to FIRE all of them.

[Supernatural]

When the police investigate themselves, this is what happens.

The police don't like to make the police look bad, even when the police have made the police look bad.

[george76]

Two looting investigations involving police remain under investigation by federal authorities...

One involves the theft of about 200 vehicles from Sewell Cadillac Chevrolet and allegations that 3rd District commanders were involved in some of the thefts.

The other involves a complaint from a hotel owner that a group of officers from the now-disbanded Community Policing squad kept a large stash of goods in one of the rooms.

[mystery-ak]

I just can't believe this....we all watched this and they were caught red-handed......just pathetic and you are right....they have and continue to ridicule the President over Katrina, but they let people like this get away with crimes...

[george76]

Billy Tauzen's famous "Half of Louisiana is under water, the other half is under indictment."...

[rockrr]

"This ain't lootin....this is, er, requisitioning...Yea, that's it! Now mind your own business and move along!"

[rockrr]

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