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jambutty:
New Orleans, New York. 8)
NYPD cops move into rough nabe
By TAMER EL-GHOBASHY
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
NEW ORLEANS - After leaving the relative calm and comfort of patrolling suburban Jefferson Parish, dozens of NYPD cops have moved into New Orleans' Ninth ward - the city's roughest and hardest-hit neighborhood.
Wearing their familiar blue uniforms and driving vehicles normally seen on the streets of the five boroughs, the cops yesterday were keeping rescuers and relief workers safe and getting to know the local holdouts who have refused to leave in Hurricane Katrina's wake.
"The devastation is brutal," said Mike Weiss, a 43rd Precinct cop who patrols the South Bronx back home. "But everyone's been really good to us and they're treating us like gold."
Though they heard reports of snipers and late-night gunfights, these cops have yet to draw their weapons or even rush to a volatile scene. Most of their time has been spent maintaining the much-improved security situation.
Like the dozens of other law enforcement agencies here, the NYPD stops its patrols at sundown. Only the Army stays out through the night.
But unlike their lawmen colleagues, New York's Finest only carry their service pistols. Other police forces here are heavily armed, with officers carrying at least two firearms - one typically a high-powered rifle carried across their backs or chests.
"We're here to reassure people that we'll keep them safe, and that gives them some relief," said Bobby, 28, a Queens housing cop who declined to give his last name.
But some showed jitters, knowing that they were in the toughest part of the city. "This isn't our home turf," said one 34-year-old Queens cop who asked not to be identified. "We don't know exactly what we're stepping into."
http://www.nydailynews.com/09-09-2005/news/special/story/344573p-294187c.html
Acaustiq:
Powell criticises storm response
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell has added his voice to criticism of the hurricane rescue effort.
Mr Powell said he could not understand why more preparations had not been made, in an interview to be broadcast on US television on Friday.
A new opinion poll by the Pew Research Center suggests two-thirds of Americans think President George Bush could have done more in the disaster aftermath.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4229238.stm
Monty.:
--- Quote from: Drobs on September 7, 2005, 04:43:15 pm ---;D It just goes to show the mentality toward celebs though doesn't it. I don't give two hoots for them in the main, most have the money and the profile to bring things to the attention of people who would maybe otherwise not bother listening, but most do not. The ones who do use their celebrity status are accused of cashing in on the misfortune.
When i see a celeb say something on live TV he's reaching an audience, when i see a celeb knee deep in water - for whatever reason - (i don't remember seeing Sean Penn with a boat though), he seems to be helping, but he's accused of being arrogant or over-estimating his own self importance. What the fuck? Are we really that bitchy that we can slate people who are doing something about it when they could be sitting up in the hills with ample young ladies buzzing round their ding-a-lings. They are loaded after all, they therefore have everything and are complete.
Fucking hell. :butt
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What he said.
How would we react if Sean Penn said "Oh I would help out but I've thrown some cash at it...I can't help personally because it is not something the likes of me and others like me should be doing...we'll save that for the 'normal' people." Society would go ape shit at his over-estimated self importance and arrogance!
Having done my shitty media degree this is something I feel very strongly about. Why the hell shouldn't Kanye West, Sean Penn, Julia Roberts, Oprah Winfrey et cetera make their feelings known, why shouldn't they do what they can to help? After all, it's fine for you and I to sit here and make our opinions known. If it happened in my part of the world, I don't think there's anyway on this earth I could just sit here and do nothing.
The fact of the matter is this. Many of the celebrities helping may not have even taken their own camera crews et cetera with them. The sheer number of news crews out there now is huge, so there is a chance that many have come across one another. But if Sean Penn and whoever HAVE taken camera crews with them, bloody good on them. Thanks to that, people are seeing a bit more of a situation that should not be ignored.
The most important point is this. We do not know the full extent of what the celebrities have done to help, we do not know what else they have said to the news crews interviewing them. On ITV1 the other night, they did a montage of all the celebrities who had been helping out, making it look like some sort of competition, a spectacle we shouls all look at and go "Wow, I never thought SHE would do something like that!" You could SEE Sean Penn was saying something, but not hear it. THAT is what the sceptics should be directing their criticism towards, the news crews who heavily edit the footage and the way that the footage is presented to us. Criticise the news editors who decide that Sean Penn wading through the water is a story in the first place and present it in a way that suggests he is somehow going out of his way by doing what many of us would.
And while I'm here, I'm with Rushian when he says it's more accurate to say that George Bush doesn't care about poor people.
jambutty:
Spot on Monty.
Sean Penn = role model (imvho).
Rox:
--- Quote from: ALPH1217 on September 8, 2005, 01:13:09 pm ---I'm not necessarily a big fan of Mr Bush but this guy is taking way too much shit for this disaster which of course isn't surprising. The primary responsibility for this nightmare actually lies with that thug mayor of New Orleans, the Louisiana governor and other local officials. They'll all get a free pass though as leading democrats and their allies are using the disaster for their own political agenda (surprise, surprise). In America state and local governments have primary responsibility in dealing with local disasters.
Last year 4 major hurricanes slammed into Florida. The Governor led the disaster response and did a great job, with nothing like we're seeing in NO.
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But the difference between those two is the fact that Florida has always been battered with hurricanes and has these disaster plans in place because that state is susceptible to those disasters. Neither New Orleans or any other American City has been affected by such a flood.
When a disaster is so large that you have to evacuate an entire city, then of course it should become the Presdent's responsibility. The Mayor and Officials of NO cannot call in troops from active duty or raise resources from outside their own State - that is the call of the President.
Bush is 'in charge' and he f*cked up.
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