tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24200494.post8843713204767949762..comments2024-03-29T06:02:28.844-04:00Comments on Nicholas Stix, Uncensored: Solution to New Orleans’ Crime Problem: Cut Off All State and Federal Aid,Nicholashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12372393717833610657noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24200494.post-40302344279532277102012-02-08T09:08:04.278-05:002012-02-08T09:08:04.278-05:00My step-daughter lives and studies in New Orleans....My step-daughter lives and studies in New Orleans. I pray for her safety.<br /><br />Her mom and I visited her last year. A trial was getting a lot of publicity at the time, concerning an incident that took place at the time of Katrina. The trial concerned some police officers who were fired upon by unknown gunmen, and then returned fire on some bystanders who weren't armed, and who I believe were black. One individual lost an arm to gunfire, and others were wounded and killed.<br /><br />I was, and am, sorry to hear about innocent people being shot like this. But to me, the whole thing sounded like a war-time incident, which could have happened in Vietnam, Iraq, or even Spain in 1808-1814. I hope the defense made the point that the NOLA policemen were operating in the midst of a hostile population, from which death could come at any moment. (That doesn't justify how they responded, but it is worthy of consideration.)<br /><br />These are only my brief impressions of this incident. But NOLA during Katrina sounds like a battlefield, doesn't it? The hurricane gave some residents the chance to wage a savage guerrilla war against their "enemies."jeigheffnoreply@blogger.com