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AnnInLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 06:33 AM
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Bus evacuations being suspended right now
due to gunshots in or around the busses. (New Orleans) Roving gangs of looters are comandeering the rescue boats, shooting at police stations.

Just reported by WBRZ in Baton Rouge.
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Daphne08 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 06:38 AM
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1. I guess it's true then. I just heard it on CNN.
This is infuriating!
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Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 06:41 AM
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2. It's time to bring in army, ng, and police snipers

and shoot armed gangs on sight if they don't comply with dropping all their guns and immediately dispersing.

There are not enough police for ordinary crowd control or any other normal law enforcement technique.

They can't be permitted to turn the place into New Baghdad.
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 06:45 AM
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5. Martial law is ALREADY in effect, and they can't implement it
because they don't have enough personnel on the scene,yet.

IMHO Shooting people in a crowd is entertaining in a Dirty Harry movie but it's insanity in real life.
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Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 06:47 AM
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8. That's why you use snipers instead of spraying bullets randomly
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 06:57 AM
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10. Yes, I understand...This problem and that is pure Americana
If there weren't bullets flying in the air we would mistake it for someplace else.

Bullets are not the answer to every problem.
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Spinzonner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 07:03 AM
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11. THey don't have to solve every problem

They have to solve this one.

What's your idea ? Ask them pretty please to stop shooting ?
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theHandpuppet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 06:46 AM
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6. Sadly, I have to agree
The people of NO have been traumatized enough without all this crap.
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 06:42 AM
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3. What else can go wrong? Was Murphy from New Orleans
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AnnInLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 06:43 AM
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4. Just reported
People are shooting AT the busses and AT the evacuees.
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benito Donating Member (772 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 06:46 AM
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7. the answer to the question
How much worse can it get? well, we're seeing it.
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notadmblnd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 06:48 AM
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9. I'm listening to the police scanner and they are sendindg in 10 at a time
one trooper said that a driver misunderstood and didn't go anyfurther than his car. Nother trooper cutting in and saying they need face time. maybe to tell him to stop sending busses. there is a fire in the superdom and it is growing in size.
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AnnInLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 07:05 AM
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12. Levee workers being fired on
BR radio station just reported.

Well. Levee workers?
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bribri16 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-01-05 07:32 AM
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13. These are desperate addicts...bet you anything. not prepared for this
But my guess is that some of the victims will finally rise up but then most of them are probably in a state of shock and hopelessness. I am leaving in the morning to try go as far as Houston to try to pick up at least two small families. Can't take this shit anymore.
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