Vehicle plows into crowd on Bourbon St., with 14 fatalities

GrandAdmiral said
I am no fan of Cantrell, but I think you're being overdramatic again. Link gives a decent explanation as to why the mayor and the FBI are saying two different things.

https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/ne...street-01-01-24-hnk#cm5dxaant0000356mnvmcjc0z
And to your point about future events, that's not going happen. Is the NFL going to stop having events in New York, Atlanta, L.A., who have experienced far worse events then this? No. Neither will be the case here.

I hope we can focus on the lives lost or injured today and not these assumptions that have nothing to do with it.

If you knew me you would know that I have zero partisan political affiliations. I don't have any feelings for or against Mayor Cantrell. What I do know is that one of the biggest roles of a mayor is to promote their city in the best light possible; to attract more people to become potential tourists to the area. I was not trying to overdramatize her statement. I believe that most people who have love for the city would have wanted the verbiage to be more reassuring during those early hours of the investigation while allowing the local & federal law enforcement agencies to raise the level of caution if necessary.

But yes, this is not the time for bickering or second guessing the actions of the officials involved. For now the loss of lives, the injuries, and the way this incident will change the lives those directly affected need to be the prime consideration for all of us who are hungry to know the details of this tragic event. I can assure you that I was not trying to infer anything of a political nature.