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Posted: 9/4/2005 1:05:43 PM EDT
Just flashed on the news on Fox. Says that police in NO shot and killed 5 people carrying guns. Not much discussion as to where or when. Just that it happened.
Guess they weren't kidding huh? |
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If the police shot 5 armed looters, no problem. If the police shot five people merely because they had guns, that's a problem.
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I hope it was bad guys carrying guns, and not good guys carrying guns. Don't assume it was looters. It could have been citizens carrying for self-defense purposes, and didn't want their guns confiscated.
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oh boy, either way this could have some bad repercussions... (remembering that this is a Holiday weekend and the alcohol will be flowin tonight...)
(Note: shooting looters is not bad - just that some may use it as an excuse to "fire up" their own neighborhoods) |
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yup. Here is hoping there are 8 fewer pieces of shit in this world and not law abiding citizens. |
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At this juncture I will give the officers the benefit of the doubt. Hopefully it will turn out to be a situation where the people who were killed were gangbangers, not ordinary citizens trying to protect themselves.
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The bridge connects Lake Ponstrain and the Miss River, report on WLTV ch4. |
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http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/3339323
ept. 4, 2005, 4:07PM Police kill 5 or 6 in clash on New Orleans bridge Associated Press NEW ORLEANS - Police shot eight people carrying guns on a New Orleans bridge today, killing five or six of them, a deputy chief said. Deputy Police Chief W.J. Riley said the shootings took place on the Danziger Bridge, which connects Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River. He said he had no other details |
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+1 |
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Warlord beat me to it..
edit to add Hey... AR15 is way ahead of Drudge. |
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Multiple shootings on duty, no details? Cut the crap. At least give us a stock press release 'appropriate use of force by officers'. |
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I have a bad feeling about this. I fear it was probably 8 law abiding citizens, possibly refusing to disarm themselves....
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That would be horrific. If anything like that occurs, we will see the next big controversy. You know all the usual liberal suspects will cheer if self-reliant armed Americans get shot. Awaiting details... |
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I sure hope you're wrong. If you're right, the stuff will hit the fan big time! |
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I'll bet it was eight gangstas that set up a toll gate to hi-jack incomming aid supplies.
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If thats the case gun owners accross America need to rise up and shit all over this..... |
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Yeah, a "Highwayman" scenario. I'd bet money on it. Sign needed: "If there is a troll guarding this bridge, just shoot the fucker in the head and move along." CJ |
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tagged for an update....
I sure hope that they were not law-abiding citizens protecting their own |
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Cut and paste item for your search: new orleans police shoot Danziger Bridge
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Wonder if they shot them all 7 times in the back of the head (British style) Mark |
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w00t! Get some WHAT?! Get some ordinary, law abiding citizens who have armed themselves to protect themselves or property? Get some gangbangers? If it's the latter, GET SOME INDEED! If it's the former, you need to eat those badly chosen words. |
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I believe they were thugs controlling the bridge, robbing and hi-jacking people trying to escape the city.
I believe it will turn out to be a good shoot. We'll see. |
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If you're right, I'm buying lunch for the next cop I see. |
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Making wild guesses or are these informed guesses? |
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They just had another story about it. No new news, but while they reported the story they played a tape of a LEO with a M1 Carbine
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CBS top of the hour news feed the local AM station just aired said Army Corp of Engineers are saying it was their contractors that got shot on the bridge by the cops
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Hope you are right. It would make sense. There is total anarchy there. |
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Ok, NOLA cops shoot 8 folks...
Given the attitude of their Mayor/Governor, they probably were required to beg 'pretty please drop your weapons' for 10-15min before they could engage... I doubt it's a bad shoot... |
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If they were carrying looted police weapons, then ooops, too bad.
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FOX IS SAYING CONTRACTORS (BLACKWATER I BELIEVE) WERE SHOT. They were protecting the Army Corp of Engineers.
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Local news here said the armed men were shooitng at the cops...dunno if it was LEO or NG's taking these guys down. Something tells me it was the famed AR that did the deed.
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Fox now saying contract engineers shot and killed while crossing bridge. Developing...
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Just reported that the Corp of engineers reported that they had several contractors shot and killed on a bridge.
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THey just said the Army Corp of Engineer contractors lost a few people from gunbfire on a bridge today.
This could really suck |
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FUCK! Fox just said it might have been contractors going to work on something!!!!!!
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They just said contractors. Didn't say who or what kind that I heard. Don't know if it is related but sure hell of a coincidence.
Debo |
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Wow, do I smell a shitstorm brewing now or what?
This is going to be a bumpy ride. CJ |
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I didn't hear anything about Blackwater personnel, all I heard was a levee repair contractor reported that some of their folks were killed on a bridge. Doesn't sound good.
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OH SHIT |
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