Kiwon
02-20-2007, 06:46 AM
A protester holds a sign that reads, "America's Baghdad." 27 people have been killed in New Orleans so far this year. Still, that's well off the pace of the record of 425 in 1994.
Reuter's reports: "Several thousand people marched on city hall last month to demand that Mayor Ray Nagin and other officials take action.
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The New Orleans Times-Picayune found that 3,000 arrested suspects were released in 2006 because prosecutors failed to indict them within the required 60 days. In January 2007, 580 were released for the same reason, the newspaper said.
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Police blame inept prosecutors for the revolving door; prosecutors say their hands are bound by poor police work. Both say a big problem is that Katrina destroyed New Orleans' police lab, forcing them to borrow facilities to process evidence.
Even before Katrina, a local study found that in 2003-2004 only 12 percent of those arrested for murder went to prison.
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The larger problem is that New Orleans has too many social problems - drugs, poverty, broken families, poor education - all present before Katrina.
A recent murder encapsulated the difficulties. After a 17-year-old was beaten up, his mother gave him a gun and told him to get revenge, and he killed the boy he fought with.
When police went to his home to investigate, they found the mother with cocaine and a family photo on display of the son with a gun in one hand and a fistful of cash in the other.
"For us to correct this, we have to look at the root of the problem. The root of the problem is our education system," Police Superintendent Warren Riley said in an interview."
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America spends more money on educating one child than any other country. Yet, the cure for social ills is always more money for education. That's always the big hook to get states into legalized gambling. So what's the payoff in New Orleans? Never ending welfare and corruption to high heaven.
I don't want to offend, but New Orleans is a cesspool and has been for decades. Why spend billions more of taxpayer dollars on levees? Why not be true environmentalists and let the Mississippi River naturally reclaim its share of the land?
Former New Orleans residents, get out and stay out. Discover what it's like to live in a real functioning community where the state and local governments actually work. Leave America's Baghdad for good! :x
(Sorry for the rant)
Reuter's reports: "Several thousand people marched on city hall last month to demand that Mayor Ray Nagin and other officials take action.
(break)
The New Orleans Times-Picayune found that 3,000 arrested suspects were released in 2006 because prosecutors failed to indict them within the required 60 days. In January 2007, 580 were released for the same reason, the newspaper said.
(break)
Police blame inept prosecutors for the revolving door; prosecutors say their hands are bound by poor police work. Both say a big problem is that Katrina destroyed New Orleans' police lab, forcing them to borrow facilities to process evidence.
Even before Katrina, a local study found that in 2003-2004 only 12 percent of those arrested for murder went to prison.
(break)
The larger problem is that New Orleans has too many social problems - drugs, poverty, broken families, poor education - all present before Katrina.
A recent murder encapsulated the difficulties. After a 17-year-old was beaten up, his mother gave him a gun and told him to get revenge, and he killed the boy he fought with.
When police went to his home to investigate, they found the mother with cocaine and a family photo on display of the son with a gun in one hand and a fistful of cash in the other.
"For us to correct this, we have to look at the root of the problem. The root of the problem is our education system," Police Superintendent Warren Riley said in an interview."
.................................................. ...................................
America spends more money on educating one child than any other country. Yet, the cure for social ills is always more money for education. That's always the big hook to get states into legalized gambling. So what's the payoff in New Orleans? Never ending welfare and corruption to high heaven.
I don't want to offend, but New Orleans is a cesspool and has been for decades. Why spend billions more of taxpayer dollars on levees? Why not be true environmentalists and let the Mississippi River naturally reclaim its share of the land?
Former New Orleans residents, get out and stay out. Discover what it's like to live in a real functioning community where the state and local governments actually work. Leave America's Baghdad for good! :x
(Sorry for the rant)