Posted on 05/10/2016 4:53:43 AM PDT by Kaslin
A man who was shot to death in an attempted robbery in New Orleans over the weekend had come to the city to plan his wedding, officials said Monday at a press conference.
Orleans Parish Coroner Jeffrey Rouse identified the man as 25-year-oldThomas Rolfes.
New Orleans Police Chief Michael Harrison said Rolfes had marks on his hands that would indicate a struggle, Fox 8 reported.
The 2011 Tulane University graduate had just flown into New Orleans late Friday night and went out with friends while his fiancée slept in their hotel room, according to Harrison. His body was found around 4:30 a.m. on Saturday at the intersection of Claiborne Avenue and Amelia Street.
Harrison said Monday that investigators are going through surveillance video, some of which shows Rolfes at a bar and then at a convenience store on Claiborne buying two bottles of water.
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Let me guess who pulled the trigger.
OK, That was not a “blame the victim” post.
I questioned the judgement of the victim according to the time of day;
AGAIN...the judgement of the victim.
I have raised 4 XPian children to understand the concept of “home and family”. Maybe I have failed...in your eyes
Nothing GOOD happens after midnight. All my daughters came home before midnight. I’ll not be apologetic about that requirement.
At their current age, they are respectful and understanding of this requirement as they have children of their own.
New Orleans has been a criminal mess since the hurricane.
New Orleans was a criminal mess long before Katrina. If anything, it was better for a few years after the storm, as they exported the crime to Jackson, Baton Rouge, and Houston.
We used to go to NO every few years but we haven’t been since Katrina. I love the history, the architecture the food the music. The crime is a little disturbing, it always was. We stood in a crowd watching a parade and saw a group of about 5 (gypsy) pick pockets move through the crowd. We knew something was happening but we were not sure what it was until people started yelling that their wallets were gone.
The statement was “the body was found at 4:30 a.m.”
He could have been killed before midnight and just found later.
LOL, but I believe underwear is optional in N.O.
And a lot of that waste is now in Texas - in Houston, to be specific.
Houston has my sympathy.
The usual city-bashing from freepers. Some things never change. I have friends in Baltimore and visit Nola as much as I can. These are fine cities if you know what you’re doing. The Baltimore riots occurred in an inner-city far from nicer areas like Fells Point. Why would any middle-class white person go to an inner-city unless it was to buy drugs or do a poverty tour?
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Largely, I agree with you. Exercise some common sense, do some homework, and America’s cities are still well worth visiting.
But your Baltimore knowledge needs a bit of updating.
Canton is now the upscale downtown neighborhood, with Federal Hill coming in 2nd.
Fells Point is still the way it has always been, rough and a bit dirty (just the way we Baltimoreans like it). But there are still some gems of restaurants in the neighborhood.
I appreciate the clarification.
Dirty compared to what? Looks nice to me.
I was born, raised and attended schools through college in NO. The city today is not the city I grew up in, but I still enjoy occasional visits. There are still lots of wonderful places to visit, eat and drink. However, I know areas to avoid and, as a licensed concealed weapon individual and a female, I do carry while in the city. That’s a sad commentary of the city, but, then again, it’s true.
Dirty compared to what? Looks nice to me.
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I have to ask if you’ve recently been (sober) on Thames or Aliceanna if you are asking.
Dirty as in gritty, you know, how the dirt gets in between the cobbled brick streets the closer you get to the water in Fells Point. Not homesteaded (yet), the way Fed Hill and Canton are.
Ever been to the Cat’s Eye? Bertha’s? Horse You Came in On? Blue Moon Saloon (closed now)?
These are not upscale places (which is a significant part of their charm).
Sorry I’m not a Baltimore hipster like you. Although having spent last weekend in my old neighborhood of Jamaica, NY, I think I can recognize dirty when I see it.
Because the victim demonstrated stupidity in the "Darwin Award" class. How ANY reasonably intelligent person can have gone to Tulane University and in four (or more) years of matriculation, NOT have learned the rules for survival in New Orleans is sort of un-imaginable (at least to me).
Not even close. Detroit is FAR worse. And Washington DC isn't far behind Detroit.
Sorry I’m not a Baltimore hipster like you. Although having spent last weekend in my old neighborhood of Jamaica, NY, I think I can recognize dirty when I see it.
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Really, descending into name calling?
My apologies for commenting on anything you’ve written. Was all done in good humor.
I went last year and had a great time.
Hints:
Visit only in the French Quarter during the DAY
Be back at your hotel by early evening
Do not go past or down Rampart St.
Bourbon St. doesn’t smell like bourbon unless you want to count previously enjoyed bourbon
Don’t wait at the trolley stops for trolleys
Walk, walk WALK around the FQ during the day only.
Take a few guided tours: http://www.freetoursbyfoot.com/new-orleans-tours/
I would probably avoid uber rides as well.
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