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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-04-05 11:54 PM Original message |
Lawlessness: Is our approach that it doesn't exist in New Orleans, |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 12:07 AM Response to Original message |
1. I think we'd be naive to think there are not hardcore criminal elements |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 12:15 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Right, that too. |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 12:30 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Actually, I'm amazed at how well the people of New Orleans have |
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Beam Me Up (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 01:59 AM Response to Reply #4 |
18. I think the Bushies underestimated this as well. I think they WANT civil |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
3. It exists, and a lack of response exacerbates the problem (nt) |
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LoZoccolo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
5. It's this romanticized view of the common citizen... |
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NightOwwl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 12:47 AM Response to Original message |
6. I'm not convinced the violence was/is factual. |
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Igel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
7. To say that looting beyond need for survival is a product of the |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
8. you got it wrong |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
9. I keep thinking if one were to compare the crime commited every day |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 01:06 AM Response to Reply #9 |
11. exactly - from what i heard it sounded like a slow tue night in philly |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 08:10 AM Response to Reply #9 |
24. Mr, Blonde mentioned this earlier on Sunday and I completely |
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Matariki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 01:03 AM Response to Original message |
10. personally i think it is very counter productive to focus on it |
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bpilgrim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 01:08 AM Response to Reply #10 |
12. exactly the RW wackos are ALL over it - we got way more important issues |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 03:34 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Instead of playing into racism, I think that the |
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Zynx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 01:10 AM Response to Original message |
13. New Orleans had a very violent criminal element before Katrina. |
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Warren DeMontague (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
14. The National Guard should have been there RIGHT AWAY |
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eleny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 01:12 AM Response to Original message |
15. How about talking about how they evacuated the jail? |
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CityDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 01:18 AM Response to Original message |
16. It was chaos |
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bring_em_home_bush (263 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 01:54 AM Response to Original message |
17. It was entirely due to the lack of preparation and failure to respond |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 02:34 AM Response to Original message |
19. Whatever the truth is. |
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Guaranteed (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 03:38 AM Response to Reply #19 |
21. My personal belief is that the truth is that |
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newswolf56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 04:06 AM Response to Original message |
22. I think there are actually four issues here. Given there was... |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 11:28 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. Words have meaning. |
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newswolf56 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 07:23 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Exellent point! Had the media called it "foraging" rather than ... |
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bklyncowgirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 08:04 AM Response to Original message |
23. It exists. Had a strong security force been sent... |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 08:18 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I'm willing to bet there's a lot of LA NG who would have given |
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zwielicht (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 10:01 AM Response to Original message |
26. While i think it was exaggerrated, one really disturbing thing |
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zwielicht (120 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-05-05 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
28. French Quarter holdouts create 'tribes' (in absence of law enforcement) |
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