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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: Redbob
Simple: these are the folks who rely on MASS TRANSIT.

That doesn't explain the large numbers of people who were dropped off at the Superdome in cars on Monday. I don't remember exactly where I saw that, but it was reported here on FR before things got real bad in New Orleans.

161 posted on 09/01/2005 3:11:42 PM PDT by Alberta's Child (I ain't got a dime, but what I got is mine. I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free.)
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To: Labyrinthos

> How are people on welfare supposed to evacuate on 40 hours notice

Well, I was talking about the tourists who didn't evacuate, but I get your point...


162 posted on 09/01/2005 3:11:51 PM PDT by Rosenkreutz
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To: HangnJudge

Don't worry, the rest of us knew exactly what you meant.


163 posted on 09/01/2005 3:12:00 PM PDT by truthkeeper (It's the borders, stupid.)
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To: Fitzcarraldo

The POE' leece chief sent (8) 11 man teams in and the first
one was beaten back?

Beaten back...when the police have shotguns and riot gas?

And what did the other 80 police officers than do...just leave?

Affirmative action leos?...

Sew the wind...reap the whirlwind..

Note to self....Never leave home unarmed...


164 posted on 09/01/2005 3:12:07 PM PDT by joesnuffy (Save the whales. Redeem them for valuable prizes.)
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To: MikeHu

These have to about the dumbest savages I have ever seen. Even if these fools manage to steal the plasma, what signal do they plan on stealing to get any stations????

I just shake my head at this liberal and RAT experiment gone so wrong.


165 posted on 09/01/2005 3:12:32 PM PDT by chris1 ("Make the other guy die for his country" - George S. Patton, Jr.)
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To: Rosenkreutz

Didn't the mayor or was it the governor LET OUT THE PRISONS?

I thought I heard this.

Anyone hear that too?


166 posted on 09/01/2005 3:13:08 PM PDT by nmh (Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God).)
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To: technochick99

All of this is absolutely unbelievable.


167 posted on 09/01/2005 3:13:16 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: nicmarlo; joesnuffy

Na. I wouldn't. I'll just stick JOE'S up there!


:)


168 posted on 09/01/2005 3:13:22 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (Lord, we need a Logan miracle for Simcha7 and Cowboy. Please.)
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To: uncitizen

Treme is the area immediately to the north of the French Quarter. Alot of tourists have made the mistake of going past Rampart Street, only to RUN back to the Quarter.


169 posted on 09/01/2005 3:13:27 PM PDT by Clemenza (Proud "Free Traitor" & Capitalist Pig)
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To: joesnuffy

They might have hostages. You never know. They might be holding up babies when the police come in. I've seen that kinda' thing on "COPS". Its the same societal drivel. They are liable to do that at the Super Dome, too, (if in fact they are raping, assaulting and shooting up in there as we speak).


170 posted on 09/01/2005 3:13:30 PM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (USA should be studied by StateDept. as a "Foreign Country". Then will see OUR insurgents and chaos.)
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To: hiredhand
What do you suppose? C'mon man....spin it so we can all hear how this is GWB's fault.

I don't have to "spin" anything. It is plain as day. The lack of enough helicopters to help repair the breached levees (because so many in Iraq) says it all, doesn't it? One could add, of course, that there is a shortage of enough National Guard troops for the same reason. This is about as obvious as it gets.

171 posted on 09/01/2005 3:13:33 PM PDT by Captain Kirk
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To: PAR35
The crime doesn't really surprise me; the lack of response to it does...

Their whole infrastructure is down, no phones (cell or land lines), no electricity, most police cars under water, etc. They are running from place to place as they hear of problems.

172 posted on 09/01/2005 3:13:41 PM PDT by msnimje
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To: Redbob

the may send in Marshall Dillon to inact the Marshall Plan.
Marshall Dillon won't take no crap.


173 posted on 09/01/2005 3:13:41 PM PDT by Rakkasan1 (DON'T BICKER, DRINK LIQUOR-DON'T THINK, JUST DRINK.)
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To: joesnuffy
Democracy is not meant for everyone..only those who have Christ's law written in their hearts..(whether they acknowledge Him as the source or not)

Why do you refer to him (and Elvis) as "the King" then?

174 posted on 09/01/2005 3:13:50 PM PDT by Vladiator
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To: Argus

See #169.


175 posted on 09/01/2005 3:13:59 PM PDT by Clemenza (Proud "Free Traitor" & Capitalist Pig)
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To: jpsb
They aren't "fighting law enforcement" -- they are firing at rescue personnel.

If the reports I saw earlier this afternoon are correct, the National Guard units in New Orleans weren't even given live ammunition until today.

176 posted on 09/01/2005 3:14:13 PM PDT by Alberta's Child (I ain't got a dime, but what I got is mine. I ain't rich, but Lord I'm free.)
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To: Williams
hmmm, ok, I will put away the terrorist theory for the time being, don't like to think that it's us citizens sinking to such a despicable depth.
177 posted on 09/01/2005 3:14:16 PM PDT by jpsb
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To: Vladiator

It's sad. The tourists are told to go to the convention center and not knowing better, they go there. The stories will eventually come out. Especially it the foreigners that weren't killed at the convention center talk to the media in their home countries.


178 posted on 09/01/2005 3:14:18 PM PDT by jimbo123
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To: Brad's Gramma; joesnuffy

LOL! I don't think he'd appreciate it, either.....troublemaker. : )


179 posted on 09/01/2005 3:14:30 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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To: RoseofTexas

>I guess what I'm trying to state is those buses should have been designated for those who had medical problems, women and children. Those should have been priority and the first ones out of the Super dome!<

Families won't split up.This is not the romanticism of Titanic this is real life dealing with its lowest common denominator.


180 posted on 09/01/2005 3:14:38 PM PDT by Blessed
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