Another "View" of NOLA!

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Bob F.

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Subject: Deputy Sheriff's view of New Orleans

received this as an e-mail last night; can't vouch for it's credability!
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Read and believe this is the way it is Please please pass this on so that all Americans and the World will know the truth. These are a complete different kind of humans in most cases in New Orleans.

Subject: FW: Deputy Sheriff's view of New Orleans I am a Sheriff's Deputy who is part of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in the New Orleans MSA. Mayor Nagin has been speaking furiously about the lack of everything from the State and Federal Government. Here is some info:

1. There are two States here. Louisiana and the City of New Orleans/Orleans Parish. Always has been and always will be. When a State Law passes, Law Makers ALWAYS write whether Orleans Parish will allow the Law or not.

2. When the MSA (Metropolitan Statistical Area) meets for Disaster Planning and Equipment Purchases (6 times a year for the last 15 years), we all agree how we will spend the Federal Money as a team since we are in this together. Orleans DEMANDS they will choose how they will spend their portion.

3. During Communication Infrastructure Planning we ALL (N. O. MSA) purchased Satellite Phones. We all pay several hundred dollars a month as a "Just In Case Measure". Orleans said their Infrastructure was TOP NOTCH and the money would be better spent on Ford F-150 Pickup Trucks. I dunno what they bought, but it wasn't sat phones.

4. The looting, Rape (Newly Wedded European Woman who was raped and beaten as well as MANY others), etc. That is life in New Orleans. Why people find New Orleans a romantic, cherishable place is beyond 90% of all Louisianians. It is Hot, it Stinks, Non of us even go into New Orleans without a sidearm and we prefer to leave our women at home. Rape's, thefts, and murder in New Orleans are as common as a High Speed pursuit in California.

5. When we enter New Orleans to issue an arrest warrant, the SCAT
(Street Crime Arrest Team) is ALWAYS present. Me and/or other officers have been part of 18 arrests in New Orleans and been shot at 17 times. 11 of those were with AK-47's and 3 of those 11 had two 40-round clips taped together.

6. Even before Mayor Naggin took office the Fed's and State were never allowed to do anything to improve New Orleans. New Orleans ALWAYS wanted the cash to do their own improvements, their way.

7. There was no way in Hell the State was gonna make a move until New Orleans asked for help. There was No way in Hell the Fed's were gonna make a move until the Governor asked for help. That is Law.

8. The people looting and shooting have it better than ever. Those areas are known for people living in crappy homes without electricity. Now they have some flood water in their home. They stole guns, ammo and food. They have never had it so good and don't want to leave.

9. The people whining the loudest about racism are the same people who always whined about racism.

10. Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard declared martial law Monday Night. Mayor Ray Naggin didn't want to alienate any refugees and allowed all this to happen. We sent officers in to help. As a report of an officer being shot and supplies and boat stolen we BEGGED Mayor Naggin to pass Martial Law. NOPE!!!!!!!!!!!!! After 2 days, Our department left New Orleans to die, then Mayor Naggin decided to declare Martial Law.

In our own Parish, we have arrested several refugees. We have recovered stolen Corvettes, Escalades, Mercedes Benz, BMW's, etc. A young black female ran over one of our officers. She was driving a Nissan with a VIN from an Oldsmobile 88 and a Plate from Alabama registered to a Ford Van. An elderly white man died because our Hospital was unable to fill his Oxygen Bottle.

Refugees have stolen an EMS Generator at the Mobile Command Center. Refugees have stolen an Entergy Truck trying to restore power. Most Parishes are out of gas at all stations and most of us cannot drive to work. All gas stations have a 15-20 minute wait for gas. Some stations are selling only 2 gallons per customer. One station raised prices to $5.64 a gallon. The owner refused to lower prices, we promptly hooked him in the cuffs and dumped him in jail.

There is tons more.

Mayor Haggin had years and so did his predessessor's to prepare, but they refused and they refused everyone elses help. Now he is bitching because no one is coming and everything is falling apart.

The media is asking why was the State and Fed's not prepared, New Orleans NEVER allowed us to hold drills. All other Parishes and Baton Rouge have drills just for this. The media is asking why no help is coming for the dead. Their Dead, we are only worried about the living. We are tying the dead to a tree or pushing them aside in an attempt to save the living. I say, if you want out, we'll get you out. You wanna stay, then stay. I think we should let New Orleans die and REBUILD the National Infrastructure somewhere other than a damn Bowl.
 
I'm curious as to how a local would write about Mayor "Haggin" rather than "Nagin".
Probably a typo. The letters "N" and "H" are one line from each other on the keyboard.

Edit to say: I believe every word in this story.
 
Perhaps that was a refence to the old TV "Gunsmoke" series character 'Festus Hagen'


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But Festus was 4 or 5 magnitudes of order smarter than "Mayor Hagin"
 
11 of those were with AK-47's and 3 of those 11 had two 40-round clips taped together

The guy calls a magazine a "clip". Even my 18 month old knows the difference...... :rolleyes:
 
I'm a little skeptical of number 5 and would like more detail.
 
I believe what this storm did was open a box for the world to see "problems"
within our society, an accident sure but it does expose growing mistakes
and the best we can hope for is some corrections may take place but being
the cynic I won't hold my breath. :scrutiny:
 
One of the techs at work just went there this weekend with his church. They brought van fulls of food. I didn't get a chance to talk much with him yet but he said it's a mess. They had to relocate because the "refugees" were getting violent and trying to grab as much stuff as they could from the vans. :banghead:
 
Sounds like typical internet BS to me. Someone writes something up and posts it as the real deal.

Too many obvious errors and pure propaganda in it to be believed IMO.
 
Nagin Haggin

The guy typed both "Nagin" and "Haggin" for Mayor Nagin.
Would like to see some verification of bona fides.
Too big a fan of Mythbusters and Beyond Belief to
take anything at face value anymore.
 
This better be Internet BS.

That's the most believable part - the government thugs arresting a private businessmen for offering his property for sale at the price he wants for it, while the violent criminals run free.

miko
 
One station raised prices to $5.64 a gallon. The owner refused to lower prices, we promptly hooked him in the cuffs and dumped him in jail.

This better be Internet BS.

You aint kidding. This is right up there with the confiscation of personally owned firearms.

More importantly, this guy was probably the only station in town that still had gas. Thats WHY his higher price made sense. If anyone needed it bad enough to pay, at least it was available. If the government thugs kept the price down, then the price would be so low that every tom dick and harry in town would fill up everything they owned just because they could.
 
Whenever you see, "please pass this around the internet so that other people can see it" you can be absolutely sure that whatever you are reading is 100% total bullsh|t.

This is just another email chain letter scam created by people with nothing better to do for the enjoyment of thouse with nothing better to do than waste their time reading them.
 
Whenever you see, "please pass this around the internet so that other people can see it" you can be absolutely sure that whatever you are reading is 100% total bullsh|t.

Bingo.
 
Absolutely?

Absolutely BS? No, more like 50-50 chance (hey, WE are posting
on the Intenet! Are we all absolutely BS?). Needs verification,
not instant acceptance or instant rejection.

If the administration of New Orleans is above criticism, why
did New Orleans refugee and author Poppy Brite refer to
New Orleans as ".... a backwater banana republic
masquerading as a city...."?

Maybe the "sheriff deputy" is like Michael Bellesiles feeding
an audience what he thinks they want to hear, but
face it -- city, state and federal all pratfell on their butts.

But if my local chemical plant blows up, the first response
should be the plant and my city, not George W.

-edited for spelling, dropped werd
 
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First of all, I titled the thread another view, 2nd I stated I couldn't vouch for the creditability, 3rd the author spelled the mayor's name 3 different way, 2 of which are incorrect. 4th i didn't ask anyone to pass it on or even believe it.

Bob F.
 
"One station raised prices to $5.64 a gallon. The owner refused to lower prices, we promptly hooked him in the cuffs and dumped him in jail."
This better be Internet BS.
Clue: Georgia is prosecuting gas station owners who raised prices after a "gasoline state of emergency" was declared when there was a run on gas in Atlanta and prices were approaching (*gasp*) $3.50/gal (less than normal gas price in Canada).
 
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