New Orleans asks for National Guard after murders

[taz-2005]

Aren't Liberals the same group that don't want the NG on the border beacuse they are'nt "qualified" to do Law Enforcement activities?

http://today.reuters.com/news/newsa...UKOC_0_US-CRIME-NEWORLEANS.xml&src=rss&rpc=22


NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has asked for National Guard troops and state police to patrol the city and help quell violence after five teenagers were killed over the weekend, local media said on Monday.

Five teens were shot to death before dawn on Saturday in one of the most deadly attacks in the history of the city, which left residents reeling.

Nagin responded at a special city council meeting by saying he would ask Gov. Kathleen Blanco for the troops, local television stations WWL-TV and WVUE said on their Web sites.

The weekend shooting raised the number of murders to 52 so far this year, police said, and residents and local media say they feel crime is accelerating.



New Orleans was once one of the most dangerous cities in the United States, but the level of violence dropped sharply in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent evacuation.

"If we don't have wind knocking us down, we have shooters knocking us down, and that's unacceptable," WWL quoted City Council President Oliver Thomas as saying.

 

[Adam_MA]

New Orleans was once one of the most dangerous cities in the United States, but the level of violence dropped sharply in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent evacuation.

Well... DUH! Everyone was GONE genius!

 

[taz-2005]

That was my favorite part of the story. They exported all of their crimanals elsewhere including the cape.

 

[tele_mark]

Well... DUH! Everyone was GONE genius!

They "melted away".

 

[MrsWildweasel]

Nagin is an idiot, and the people were stupid enough to vote him back in.
All their criminals are every where else. Dumbasses.

 

[dwarven1]

I've never been to New Orleans. It doesn't sound like a very nice community if they need National Guard troops even after the floods have subsided.

I was there once for a conference. From a tourist point of view, it was great. But even then I did get told that there were some areas to avoid.

Awesome food, though... heck, even the food in the convention center cafeteria was good!

 

[C-pher]

Grew up there...

And Ross is right. Wonderful place to visit, living there sucked.

The only thing I really miss is the no open container laws, the food, Music, and the fact that placed didn't close at 1:30 am.

There are a lot of places to avoid. And I had friends that were NOPD and they wouldn't even go into some areas unless they had 2 or 3 other units with them.