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So we had 5 murders in New Orleans this past weekend and 2 in Jefferson Parish. Yep, 7 in the metro area...and every one of the victims had criminal records. Now, isn't that interesting?
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Did anyone snitch?
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I have no comment on this issue of New Orleans and Crime.. But Ironically.... I was thinking about municipality changes..
In what ways could one citizen envoke political changes within intrastructure... Small town politics for sure.
Lets use a Hypothetical here.. Lets say Iowa LA. was a speed trap, and every sunday on the way to a Saints game you got a ticket... "Speeding or not"
How could you change that?
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In what ways could one citizen envoke political changes within intrastructure... Small town politics for sure.
Lets use a Hypothetical here.. Lets say Iowa LA. was a speed trap, and every sunday on the way to a Saints game you got a ticket... "Speeding or not"
How could you change that?
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7 dead criminals you say? Any information on the crimes they committed?
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They didn't mention their records on the news..the insinuation, though, was it was drugs (narcotics)
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Oh. I was thinking murder. Basically the death penalty taking matters into its own hands. It's a shame that kids grow up and this is all they see. But that's an entire discussion on its own.
I doubt Manning did it
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Same old story. No matter what else is said, I don't see a successful recovery of New Orleans taking place without addressing the crime issue. I have more confidence in the Corps of Enginners levees than I do in New Olreans criminal justice system.
You can build a city on top of a fault line, have it destroyed by an earthquake,and people will be standing in line to invest in rebuilding San Francisco. Same is true of South Florida after a hurricane. The problem with New Orleans is a significant percentage of its residents, which were on dispaly after Katrina, and were begged to return by the city's leaders. The crime problem constantly reminds everyone of the huge, useless underclass that controls much of the city's future, and scares away all investors.
It is little comfort to be reminded most of the vitims are criminals because that is largely accomplished by the rest of the city running around scared and having to be "on guard" all the time. Then, if someone breaks into your car to steal a camera left in the back seat, it is probably not even reported because it is useless, and the victim blames himself for "tempting" the criminal. If you get away from that type of environment for a awhile, you start to realize it isn't "normal" or "just like any city," and get use to going to an ATM without looking over your shoulder the whole time, not worrying about where you park, walking in the dark, or other similar daily events.
It is one thing to count on inertia to keep residents in the city despite its problems, but that same inertia works against rebuilding once the good citizens have left. To attract people, if anything, New Orleans needs to be better city than it was before, not worse.
A murder rate of 200 people for just over 200,000 residents is off the chart and reflects a city plagued with crime and all the problems that go with it. Mnay of the leaders appear to be criminals themselves, and, at the very least, don't even take a stance against the other indicted leaders for criminal behavior. Not exactly the "tone" to set for cleaning the city up.
You can build a city on top of a fault line, have it destroyed by an earthquake,and people will be standing in line to invest in rebuilding San Francisco. Same is true of South Florida after a hurricane. The problem with New Orleans is a significant percentage of its residents, which were on dispaly after Katrina, and were begged to return by the city's leaders. The crime problem constantly reminds everyone of the huge, useless underclass that controls much of the city's future, and scares away all investors.
It is little comfort to be reminded most of the vitims are criminals because that is largely accomplished by the rest of the city running around scared and having to be "on guard" all the time. Then, if someone breaks into your car to steal a camera left in the back seat, it is probably not even reported because it is useless, and the victim blames himself for "tempting" the criminal. If you get away from that type of environment for a awhile, you start to realize it isn't "normal" or "just like any city," and get use to going to an ATM without looking over your shoulder the whole time, not worrying about where you park, walking in the dark, or other similar daily events.
It is one thing to count on inertia to keep residents in the city despite its problems, but that same inertia works against rebuilding once the good citizens have left. To attract people, if anything, New Orleans needs to be better city than it was before, not worse.
A murder rate of 200 people for just over 200,000 residents is off the chart and reflects a city plagued with crime and all the problems that go with it. Mnay of the leaders appear to be criminals themselves, and, at the very least, don't even take a stance against the other indicted leaders for criminal behavior. Not exactly the "tone" to set for cleaning the city up.
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Hate to say it, but until the state stops electing people just because they are named eaux/eau/bert etc it will continue. People that grow up in a corrupt environment are just going to do the same thing when they're in charge of it. Maybe Louisiana needs its own "Arnold" to bring in a new attitude and not tolerate the general laziness/corruption/incompetence that has become old hat with LA.
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None of those were elected in NO. So is it now it Blancos fault...or Bobby Hebert's?
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I don't particularly find it to be any type of hinderance in recovery. The fact that almost 100% of murder victims in New Orleans are criminals themselves is very telling. In other words, the "average Joe," in this city is relatively safe. As stated, unless you have a personal issue with crack cocaine...you should be just fine. Been living here my entire life...never ever been a victim of crime, at all. I did have my wallet pick-pocketed on Bourbon St. on Fat Tuesday in 1991, but, other than that, it's been smooth sailing for me in New Orleans....
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