Shot In The Dark: The Cavalry?

September 02, 2005

The Cavalry?

The military is on the scene in New Orleans:

More than four days after Hurricane Katrina struck, the National Guard arrived in force Friday with food, water and weapons, churning through the floodwaters in a vast truck convoy that was met with both catcalls and cries of "Thank you, Jesus!'' from the suffering multitudes.

"Lord, I thank you for getting us out of here,'' Leschia Radford said at the New Orleans Convention Center as the military rolled in with orders to restore order and feed the hungry.

Good news.

But...what's this?:

[NOPD Chief] Compass also warned that if anyone did anything disruptive, the troops would have to stop distributing the food and water and get out.

Huh-whah?

If a bunch of thugs and human vermin disrupt things, the U. S. Army will pack up and leave?

Note to Chief Compass: You have the guns! You have the legal authority! You have, allegedly, the training and mission.

"Disruptions" should be met by a hail of gunfire, at this point.

Who are these people?

Posted by Mitch at September 2, 2005 05:55 PM | TrackBack

Comments

Can they please start by shooting the cannibals?

Posted by: Pious Agnostic at September 2, 2005 07:38 PM

Give him a break. He's Navy, and the closest he's been to a rifle is that photo on the wall in Basic. ;)

He probably has neither the training nor the tools to respond like a Marine platoon would, but does have the smarts to know what the correct thing to do in that case is -- bug out!

Posted by: htom at September 2, 2005 09:24 PM

It is called the police gang sign, two in the chest and one in the head. End of problem. This P.C. bulls**t has got to end now! How can it be racist if you are saving minorities? Can our liberal friends please break out the sock puppets and tell me what I am missing?

Posted by: bags75 at September 3, 2005 01:06 AM

Just as liberals don't want to make the terrorists mad I am sure they feel the same about the murders, rapists and thugs in New Orleans. We wouldn't want to make then angry or upset them an anyway if we do that they might make things worse.

But then on the other hand my experience in Vietnam taught me one thing. No matter how angry someone is and no matter how much they wish to harm you a properly placed bullet seems to calm them down considerably and if it is truely properly placed, permanently!

Posted by: Doug at September 3, 2005 08:10 AM

It could be he's just doing his best to be helpful, explaining if you're not nice to the soup man, no soup for you!!

Posted by: Eracus at September 3, 2005 09:27 AM

I'm getting the impression that the NOPD should be disbanded and rebuilt from scratch. The chief is incompetent, the upper ranks unprepared, the force confused, and quitters are everywhere.

Posted by: R-Five at September 3, 2005 09:40 AM

It was just last year that convicted felons were no longer allowed to become New Orleans police officers. No smoke.

Posted by: Bill Haverberg at September 4, 2005 12:55 AM