[konaice]

Rhetorically, I gotta wonder how this can happen in America.

It didn't happen in NYC. It didn't happen in Washington DC, and it doesn't happen every year in Florida when the 'canes arrive.

This is Louisiana. A wellfare city. People used to taking the lazyboy approach to life.

[ArmyTeach]

...taking the lazyboy approach to life. Is that NO gets the name 'Big Easy?'

[Smartaleck]

"It didn't happen in NYC."

Well the communications did break down, NO should have learned from it.

Don't recall hearing any NY police quitting though?