Posted on 08/04/2006 9:19:54 AM PDT by GeorgiaDawg32
WASHINGTON — Calling the New Orleans justice system “broken,” U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., called on the federal government Thursday to dedicate more resources in the form of U.S. attorneys, and FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration agents to the beleaguered city.
Landrieu sent a letter to U.S. Attorney Alberto Gonzales seeking the federal help, pointing to a recent spate of killings, which included six over the weekend.
“The criminal justice system in Orleans Parish is broken,”
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And..Whose fault is that?
From the article:
“As we move forward rebuilding our city, we must reassess our methods and approach to public safety,” Nagin said in a statement.
But Landrieu said Thursday she doesn’t want to wait.
“It needs immediate attention,” Landrieu said. “We need to do more than just get around a table and talk.”
Didn't Ragin Nagin say just the same thing when he told the Fed to get off their a*ses and get some buses to N'awlins??
I hope she uses some of the money to help us here in Houston, as we were major beneficiaries of the Katrina evacuees and the crime wave they brought with them.
And you want the rest of the country to fix it?
Talk to the parish and tell it to your governor.
What the eff were you knuckleheads elected to do?
Quagmire. What's our exit strategy?
So why not just get it over with and make New Orleans a Federal District just like DC?
Quagmire. Re-deploy from NOLA to Okinawa.
The voters in NO seem to like it that way. They returned Nagin to office, didn't they?
It was broken long ago. BTW, it should read, "broken and corrupt."
What they need is to classify the entire city as a war zone and let U.S. military go in there and weed out the terrorists. Until we realize that these inner-city animals are terrorists the same as al Qaeda, and deal with the THE SAME WAY as we deal with foreign-born terrorists, we're not going to make our cities safe again.
Coddling people based on skin color, or giving them breaks because of underprivileged upbringings, does no one any favors and is why this country is rotting at its foundations. Kill the thugs NOW. They are terrorists.
Just how many of Clintons imaginary "50,000 new cops" did Orleans Parish get?
None
We need to re-deploy to Okinawa.
Stop disarming the law-abiding citizenry.
Oh jeez, mary... It would cost at least that much to fix your hair.
I have friends who try to blame NO's problems on conservatives because conservatives are in high national office right now. I love to point out to them that the Dems have been in control of that area for 60 years. Taking responsibility.... not a Dem trait.
Mayor Ray had some classic stuff to say about this. Something about dope dealing and stuff being high risk employment. He's such a card that guy.
Actually he's the perfect Mayor for Sad Clown City.
"We're looking forward to the day when ... this city returns to being one of the safest cities in America."
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