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2005-09-07 Home Front: Economy

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-09-07 02:02|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

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There is something really strange going on here.

What do all these cops have on the mayor, or someone close to the mayor?

Posted by RG 2005-09-07 03:52|| 2005-09-07 03:52|| Front Page Top

#2 Odd, I would've expected to find them in Vegas.

Posted by DMFD 2005-09-07 03:54|| 2005-09-07 03:54|| Front Page Top

#3
There is also something going on with the Govenoralong the same lines. She is isolating her departments from all outsiders.

I think there is some sort of corruption that these people are so afraid will be exposed if they lose control or piss of the wrong people in there organizations? BIG corruption.

Posted by RG 2005-09-07 03:56|| 2005-09-07 03:56|| Front Page Top

#4 Rather than handing over the operations to the feds, the gov'ner has brought in a private company to consult her: James Lee Witt

Posted by DragonFly 2005-09-07 07:47|| 2005-09-07 07:47|| Front Page Top

#5 What do all these cops have on the mayor, or someone close to the mayor?

Either ties to crime or direct evidence of his decision to let the people of New Orleans drown.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-09-07 07:56|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-09-07 07:56|| Front Page Top

#6 Within a day or so of the levee break, I heard an interview on the radio with a NOLA cop who had driven to Houston to be with his brother (also a NOLA cop, supposedly on a medical leave of absence [LOA]). The one who had just driven in started to be interviewed about what he had gone through, then thought better of it & stopped talking. The brother on leave of absence finished the interview. I think it was NPR's morning show, but I'm not sure now. I was surprised that the cop was shameless enough to even be willing to appear in public after leaving his fellow officers and citizens in the lurch. Maybe he realized his situation & stopped the interview. His brother on LOA seemed clueless as to the significance of the situation, but then he (apparently) had nothing to be ashamed of.
Those cops who walked off had better change their identities & go underground.

Posted by Crairong Omomotch6492 2005-09-07 08:04|| 2005-09-07 08:04|| Front Page Top

#7 I suspect New Orleans legal officials will change their mind about pursuing charges once they have recovered from their own fatigue & stress and once the death toll is added up. I saw a few TV interviews with the remaining NOLA cops, and they were very angry about being abandoned by their own.

Posted by Crairong Omomotch6492 2005-09-07 08:07|| 2005-09-07 08:07|| Front Page Top

#8 New Orleans police and officials have always been known as corrupt as hell does this surprise anyone?

Posted by Uninetle Hupating2229 2005-09-07 09:56|| 2005-09-07 09:56|| Front Page Top

#9 Not me, UH2229!

Posted by BA 2005-09-07 10:06|| 2005-09-07 10:06|| Front Page Top

#10 So, DF, we now have a Witt advising a halfwit?
Bunco would be in over her head in a child's wading pool.

Posted by GK 2005-09-07 11:49|| 2005-09-07 11:49|| Front Page Top

#11 After all the screwed up stories I've been reading about the NOPD, I'm not so upset about civilians taking pot shots at them.

Posted by Yosemite Sam 2005-09-07 14:00|| 2005-09-07 14:00|| Front Page Top

#12 What? I thought they were supposed to go to Vegas. Must be a good doughnut stop in Houston.

Posted by Captain America 2005-09-07 17:45|| 2005-09-07 17:45|| Front Page Top

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