More evidence which will surely be ignored.
By now, I’m sure you’ve heard about yet another reason that people trapped in New Orleans weren’t able to follow the advice of brave republicans who imagine they would turn into Macguyver during an emergency and simply walk out of town: They were prevented from doing so by law enforcement in other cities, among other things. Here’s a comprehensive run down of the madness. (Found via Atrios.)
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“If we had opened the bridge, our city would have looked like New Orleans does now: looted, burned and pillaged,” stated by Gretna Police Chief Arthur Lawson.
HAHAHAHA! Wow, people trying to avoid being caught up in a disaster are nothing more than criminals. What a great Police Chief!
Sounds like the crooked PD we have here in Tampa. You are doing nothing illegal but we will treat you like you are, and it gives us a chance to shoot our guns to scare people.
Comment by Kryten Syxx — September 9, 2005 @ 11:38 am