Snipers Firing On Workers Repairing Cell Phone Towers

Associated Press ^ | September 7, 2005

[Cecily]

NEW ORLEANS -- There are reports from New Orleans of shots being fired at cell phone workers on towers trying to restore service.

Authorities have been going door to door at nearby apartment buildings, sometimes forcing doors open in their search for snipers.

Some pawn shops in the area are federally licensed gun dealers that were looted in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

The operation includes dozens of New Orleans police, Louisiana State Police, ATF and other law enforcement members. Most are wearing flak jackets.

No shots have been heard during Wednesday morning's operation and no one has been pulled out of any apartments.

[Cecily]

According to the dimwitted Randi Rhodes, they are probably just trying to get somebody's attention.

[xrp]

Sounds like a quagmire. Bush's fault. Withdraw from Old Orleans.

[CommieCutter]

We don't need another Naaagaan!
We don't need to know the waay home!
All we want is what we got!
It's Thunderdome.

[Moonman62]

According to the dimwitted Randi Rhodes, they are probably just trying to get somebody's attention.

They need to send her up on the towers to do the repairs then.

[clintonh8r]

Sounds like Greyhound Ray and his vacationing po-leece have things well under control.

[ladyjane]

They just haven't got their $2,000 yet. Once they do they'll settle down.

[Thunder90]

"Send the Troops home from New Orleans... End the Imperalist Occupation of New Orleans now... Stop Police harassment of "Freedom Fighters" (/Sarcasm)

I wonder if this is what the left is thinking right now (Especially the ANSWER and communist types)

[ChefKeith]

Sounds like the repair guys are the ones that need the Body Armour and armed with a rifle and BIG scope.

[Chgogal]

According to the left, they are just trying to get "attention". Hopefully they'll be getting lots of "personal" attention from the police.

[chiya]

I vote we send jesse jackson and al sharpton in to do the repairs.

[Thunder90]

Send in the Apache helos!

[dfwgator]

"Can you hear me now?"

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

This sounds like something out of Baghdad or Fallujah, for crying out loud.

[SaveTheChief]

This wouldn't be a problem if the National Guard was home and not in Iraq fighting Bush's illegal war! /sarcasm

[A CA Guy]

I've never heard of snipers in America after a disaster before.

[Squantos]

Guns are bad call someone with a gun.....BTTT !

[CommandoFrank]

Arm the workers so they can fire back...

"Yes, we hear you. Stick you head up so we can see you..."

[Rastus]

they are probably just trying to get somebody's attention.

Just like Detroit in the '60s. The citizens were just trying to get the firefighters' attention. They did it by setting fires and then picking the firefighters off when they came to put them out.

[TheForceOfOne]

NO WAR FOR CELL PHONES! BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW!

[Moonman62]

According to the left, they are just trying to get "attention". Hopefully they'll be getting lots of "personal" attention from the police

We need to take these leftists and put them on elevated observation platforms with a clear view of the surroundings so they can find all those people wanting attention.