What the hell is going on in this picture?

[Tyranny_R_US]

[wli]

1. About time photo confirmation of armed refugees came in. n/t

[berni_mccoy]

2. Looks like an AKA 47 and a USAS Shotgun

Can't tell what type of shotgun though...

[bluestateguy]

3. I have no idea

but I doubt it's a Kinko's delivery.

[Drum]

4. Anarchy comes on quickly too n/t

[moondust]

5. Is that a U.S. Marshall emblem on the cap?

[Xtreme]

7. They dont carry AK's

AT ALL

[Tyranny_R_US]

9. Good observation also looks like the guy in the blue shirt is wearing...

a radio.

[notadmblnd]

6. FED EX making a delivery?

of armed looters would be my guess.

[uppityperson]

8. Fed-Ex Delivers.

where did you get the pict from?

[Elminster]

12. Believe it or not.....

That is the N.O.P.D. in that van.
Probably using that van because it has gas and their partol cars
have long since run out, plus it gives cover.
Hell I wouldn't blame them for comendeering that van.
The police gotta do what they can to control the looting.

[Tyranny_R_US]

13. Whats the source original source I got it off IRC

I've been searching on gettyimages and I can't find anything

[BurningDog]

24. Its from a blog inside New Orleans

A guy in a datacenter has been blogging since the hurricane hit. One of the guys inside with him took the picture and confirmed that they are police.

link here: http://www.livejournal.com/users/interdictor/

[Tyranny_R_US]

25. Oh my god! What a relief thank you!

[tofubo]

10. yale and bones equals:

fed, led by bush, s&b, 1968
fedex, led by smith, s&b, 1966

[Maru Kitteh]

11. Desperation

Human animal instinct. I wish I were suprised. Just like every other animal, when backed into a corner the human becomes unpredictable. That is just as likely to be a couple of youth ministers carrying guns in the photo as anyone else.

[Warren DeMontague]

14. Something absolutely, positively has to be there overnight? n/t

[gmoney]

18. Beat me to it...

Gallows humor...

Nice Sam Lowrey icon! "Brazil" is the best.

[Warren DeMontague]

20. A small joke. Not to sound flip or anything.

I actually saw the other photos from which that one came; it was a photo blog or something, linked in another thread- very interesting, I think the caption indicated that the guys in the Fedex car with the guns were, at least, supposed to be NOPD. I could be wrong.

Yeah, Terry Gilliam should win some kind of Karnak award for Brazil. Way ahead of its time.

[hunter]

15. A couple of nice young men keeping the peace...

I can't tell. The guy taking the picture must not have been too disturbed, or there would be no picture.

[Tyranny_R_US]

17. Looks like the van was moving *shrugs*

Another poster thinks they are PD... but where are their police vests also I didnt know those were standard issue weapons for PD

:wtf:

[hunter]

22. If I was a cop in that awful situation I might bring my own gun.

And my best running shoes.

[Wizard777]

16. The guy at the side door appears to be a LEO.

They need a zoom on the hat and jacket patch. They could be doing recon. They could be civilians trying to impersonate LEO's. Not a good time to be outta uniform. Many of the uniforms have deserted and may have defected. They might be working with the gangs. It's hard to tell from that picture alone

[Pallas180]

19. N.O. police department wears sneakers? ? ?

uhmmm I dont think so.

[Warren DeMontague]

21. They might under these circumstances

Maybe that's the best footwear for a flooded out, destroyed, post-apocalyptic, 21st century, "Mad Max" type situation.

[hunter]

23. It's "casual day" in New Orleans.

Think of it this way -- where do you wash your uniform after wading through toxic waste? I'll bet you change into whatever you've got.