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Police Chief Says Thousands Trapped in New Orleans Convention Center
AP ^ | 1-Sept-2005 | AP

Posted on 09/01/2005 2:49:12 PM PDT by Fitzcarraldo

The New Orleans police chief says 15-thousand people are trapped in the city's convention center. And he says some are being raped and beaten.

Chief Eddie Compass says displaced tourists are "walking in that direction and they are getting preyed upon."

Compass said he sent eight eleven-man teams into the convention center. But as soon as the first team arrived, he said, "they were beaten back within 30 feet of the entrance."

Earlier, the city's mayor issued a "desperate SOS" on behalf of the thousands who are stranded at the convention center.

He also gave the go-ahead for them to march across a bridge to a dry area of the city and look for whatever relief they could find.


TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: katrina; neworleans
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To: Joe 6-pack
I wasn't necessarily advocating shooting people right off the bat...just "a highly visible show of force."

My apologies. I had not intended to direct that part of the comment toward you, but just to make a general reference to postitions taken by some FReepers on earlier threads. To the extent that it was written so that it seemed to implicate you, I am sorry.

641 posted on 09/02/2005 10:34:07 AM PDT by PAR35
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To: proud American in Canada

Didn't the mayor or was it the governor LET OUT THE PRISONS? I thought I heard this. Anyone hear that too?
I thought I heard that on CNN and figured I must have heard wrong!?

If this is true, talk about going from the frying pan into the fryer...




Has anyone clarified this?

Is it true or did we both hear wrong?

Hey, when you have local Demoncrats as a Mayor and a Governor, this is VERY possible - they're typically brainless.


642 posted on 09/02/2005 10:56:37 AM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: fallujah-nuker

"Nothing cools a mob like hot lead."

The Rhodesian police (before it got turned into the hell-hole known as Zimbabwe) used the bayonet charge pretty effectively too. There's nothing like cold steel to discourage stupidity.


643 posted on 09/02/2005 11:01:01 AM PDT by neutronsgalore (Free Trade = Economic Treason)
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To: neutronsgalore
That anti-gun Rockefeller-liberal scumbag?! Are you smoking crack?

No, but you obviously are. Maybe this will help.

644 posted on 09/02/2005 12:12:37 PM PDT by antonia ("Democracy is the worst type of government, excepting all others." ~ Churchill)
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To: RoseofTexas

I just found out they are putting overflow from Houston in the San Antonio Kelly field barracks (and maybe base housing). That base was shut down recently ago by military base closings. Continental Airlines is running a shuttle between New Orleans and Kelly field direct.


645 posted on 09/02/2005 1:59:16 PM PDT by AmericanDave (God bless .......and MORE COWBELL)
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To: StarSpangled

A little quick to judge aren't we? What are you doing to help?


646 posted on 09/02/2005 2:01:47 PM PDT by AmericanDave (God bless .......and MORE COWBELL)
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To: neutronsgalore; All
I skimmed the over 600 posts......what I want to know is about these "tourists" that went to the convention center....was this a racial crime or just good old raping that went on.....

I can't imagine going thru this at all but going thru this as a Causcasion and a tourist has to be the worse hell ever.....

647 posted on 09/02/2005 2:08:31 PM PDT by cherry
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To: Lauretij2

Just don't buy gunshow "plinking" reloads, you don't know what kind of energy you're going to get! Found out the hard way....


648 posted on 09/02/2005 2:16:09 PM PDT by AmericanDave (God bless .......and MORE COWBELL)
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To: antonia

"No, but you obviously are. Maybe this will help."

I noticed you didn't bother challenging the first question, and instead chose to try and distract. I can understand, there's no challenging the obvious. It has to be the epitome of desperation (or the willingness to settle for anything) for any Republican to desire to see that RINO in the White House.


649 posted on 09/02/2005 2:22:59 PM PDT by neutronsgalore (Free Trade = Economic Treason)
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To: cherry

"I can't imagine going thru this at all but going thru this as a Causcasion and a tourist has to be the worse hell ever....."

There's no way to know how many, if any, of the victimized tourists are white. I'm sure the Rainbow Coalition will want to keep any details hidden.


650 posted on 09/02/2005 2:27:10 PM PDT by neutronsgalore (Free Trade = Economic Treason)
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To: AmericanDave

I got 1000 rounds of NATO rounds from natchezss.com 55 gr.


651 posted on 09/02/2005 2:27:21 PM PDT by Lauretij2
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To: PAR35
Here is an example of the KNP Riot Police in action. Note: not a single shot fired. A little of this attitude shown toward the first group(s) of looters on Day 1 of this thing would have kept some serious order. The NG manpower now coming in to provide law and order could have been used for logistic support, but now, instead of Guardsmen filling sandbags, handing out meals, etc. they'll be needed to pull security operations to restore order which need never have been lost.
652 posted on 09/02/2005 2:27:50 PM PDT by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum.)
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To: neutronsgalore
That anti-gun Rockefeller-liberal scumbag?! Are you smoking crack?

No, but you obviously are. Maybe this will help.

I noticed you didn't bother challenging the first question, and instead chose to try and distract. I can understand, there's no challenging the obvious. It has to be the epitome of desperation (or the willingness to settle for anything) for any Republican to desire to see that RINO in the White House.

I guess that for such a crackhead as your self I must spell it out for you word for word: I was implying that you are a crackhead because you would write such garbage about Rudy Giuliani's leadership, or himself. This link could still be of great help to you.

653 posted on 09/02/2005 2:33:34 PM PDT by antonia ("Democracy is the worst type of government, excepting all others." ~ Churchill)
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To: Captain Kirk
...if you don't know...

Then it is just inside your head. That's what I thought.

654 posted on 09/02/2005 2:35:28 PM PDT by Libloather (Hillary, I want my FBI file back...)
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To: antonia

"I was implying that you are a crackhead because you would write such garbage about Rudy Giuliani's leadership, or himself."

Giuliani's big govt liberalism, anti-gun liberalism, open borders liberalism, and free trade liberalism are well-documented, making him an IRREFUTABLE RINO! No matter how much Prozac you down at each of your meals, or how much you snort off your little mirror at the local check-pants country club, you can't run from the truth he's a RINO and unfit to be a Republican Presidential candidate.


655 posted on 09/02/2005 6:24:22 PM PDT by neutronsgalore (Free Trade = Economic Treason)
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To: neutronsgalore
Giuliani's big govt liberalism, anti-gun liberalism, open borders liberalism, and free trade liberalism are well-documented, making him an IRREFUTABLE RINO! No matter how much Prozac you down at each of your meals, or how much you snort off your little mirror at the local check-pants country club, you can't run from the truth he's a RINO and unfit to be a Republican Presidential candidate.

You seem to be quite the expert in drug use. Somehow, I do not believe that that's book learning you are referring to. Give a specific example of Rudy’s ‘big govt liberalism’, with references…. I'ma sore afraid that you are just running your mouth off while under a drug induced haze, which you seem to be so knowledgeable about.

656 posted on 09/02/2005 6:36:13 PM PDT by antonia ("Democracy is the worst type of government, excepting all others." ~ Churchill)
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To: antonia

"You seem to be quite the expert in drug use."

You'd be amazed at the chemical dependency I've seen by Dems breaking down from having lost power for so long and RINOs like yourself trying to maintain their state of denial over the liberalism of the people they want to support.

More to come.


657 posted on 09/02/2005 8:00:22 PM PDT by neutronsgalore (Free Trade = Economic Treason)
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