Shot fired at rescuers...

[SHRED]

Myth or reality?

[Swamp Rat]

1. Reality

[kick-ass-bob]

3. I heard the "sniper" was a police SWAT team keeping people from stealing

cars.

[Skidmore]

2. I'm beginning to think myth, to serve an excuse for either

bringing in the military or staving off questions till the could get their shit together. For all their governing by committee and focus group, it has not translated into real work, just stats and words on paper. They were caught with their pants down and counted on Providense to gently blow Katrina toward Mexico.

[progressivebydesign]

6. Believe me, no one HAS to make anything up. It's hell there. n/t

[Bonobo]

4. IMHO: Lie to cover failures.

[progressivebydesign]

5. Reality. That is why the ambulance company pulled out.

Their drivers were shot at in an attempt to carjack the vehicles.

[Panda1]

7. Using that logic we should pull out of Iraq

IMMEDIATELY!

[KittyWampus]

9. EXACTLY! DU'ers need to find the scanner threads from last few days

[bryant69]

8. I wasn't there and I have no way of knowing for sure

Like the majority if not the entirety of this board.

But I do know this President Bush is a total bastard, therefore I assume that shop was probably some operative of PResident Bush or maybe black ops shooting at the helicopter to prevent people from getting rescued.

Alternatively, it is a total myth that the right wing is spreading in order to justify their lust for genocide.

Bryant
Check it out --> http://politicalcomment.blogspot.com

[FloridaPat]

10. Another link said some of the shots are people telling others where

they are. Saw an article that said the FAA is in contact with all the helicopters and none have been shot at.

[goodhue]

11. Myth

Or perhaps more precisely very limited phenomena blown way out of proportion and unduly propagated by media. Then used as excuse by mostly white emergency folks not to rescue mostly black victims.

[wli]

12. not at rescuers, at people trying to commandeer cars uptown

The snipers were in the SWAT teams.

[jeffrey_X]

13. Reality is probably a few shots = shots everywhere.

nm

[goodhue]

14. Will news media do an autopsy of this rumor/myth?