National Guard ordered to New Orleans

[Psycho4Bud]

NEW ORLEANS - Acting at the mayor's request, Gov. Kathleen Blanco said Monday she would send National Guard troops and state police to patrol the streets of New Orleans after a bloody weekend in which six people were killed.

"The situation is urgent," Blanco said. "Things like this should never happen, and I am going to do all I can to stop it."

One hundred National Guardsmen with law enforcement experience and 60 state police officers were to be sent to the city Tuesday. Up to 200 more troops would be deployed after that, said Denise Bottcher, the governor's spokeswoman.

Earlier Monday, Mayor Ray Nagin had asked for as many as 300 National Guardsmen and 60 state police officers.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060620/ap_on_re_us/new_orleans_national_guard

Cleanin' up the streets!:thumbsup:

[beachguy in thongs]

That's weird. I just came back from my coffee, this thread was on the screen, and, I saw a preview for this story on ABC World Nightly News.

Story coming up at 4:47.

[Myth1184]

so like they are blaming this on Post Hurricane Crime...lol Bullshit, its just blacks being blacks, trying to rip each other off in a drug deal.

Kinda surprised they called in the national guard tho, i mean..Cant the New Orleans Police handle it..

[Bong30]

Damn Myth How do you really fell?

why couldnt the police handle it?

10 months since the hurricane........... what if another one hit? OMG, it would be over.

[Psycho4Bud]

Bullshit, its just blacks being blacks, trying to rip each other off in a drug deal.

Hell no! See ya in 30.....this is WAY over the edge!

Have a good one!:thumbsup:

[Strikerrr]

Hell no! See ya in 30.....this is WAY over the edge!

Have a good one!:thumbsup:



see ya in 30? what??

[eg420ne]

More police state news---This will be the norm soon in every city, town in America

NewsNet5 | June 7 2006

CLEVELAND -- Cleveland City Councilman Zach Reed wants to help curb crime and drugs, especially among teens in his community.

"These are modern-day terrorists," Reed said.

He said there is little that separates the drug dealers and street criminals that keep citizens in his southeast Cleveland ward from leaving their homes and the terrorists who would look to attack our country.

Reed is urging council to fight violence the same way they would fight terrorism.

"Therefore, the time has come to make Ward 3 a police state and submit a true zero-tolerance policy," Reed said.


He said he's received permission to use a $50,000 federal grant to hire off-duty police officers with arrest powers to patrol the streets of Mt. Pleasant.

"We will be implementing the same policing strategy as my Shaker Heights neighbors, which do not allow loitering on their street corners," he said.

Reed also has another grant to install more security cameras in his ward.

Crime was reduced more than 70 percent in the area where the first cameras were installed.

City leaders said Cleveland is no different than most cities when it comes to youth violence, and while they support the councilman's intention, they take issue with his wording.

"To take it to the step of declaring martial law, that's not in the interest of our community," said Public Safety Director Martin Flask.

The extra patrols could hit the streets as early as next week

[beachguy in thongs]

see ya in 30? what??

He meant, 3-D.