BREAKING NEWS - Shooting on a bridge in New Orleans

[SunnyThoughts]

Huricanwatcher...good, IM so thankful thats the case.

[huricanwatcher]

it was an outside source shooting at the contractors that the police shot and killed-------- all the contractors are ok as per FOX NEWS right now

just to carry to 2nd page for those who missed

[Solaris]

BULLETIN KILL

Stations: KILL the urgent series Hurricane Katrina-Shootings
sent as V1128 to V1132. The Army Corps of Engineers says the
contractors were shot at, then police fatally shot the gunmen who'd
fired on the contractors. The Army Corps says the contractors were
NOT killed.

AP-NY-09-04-05 1819EDT

[damicatz]

CNN.com

BREAKING NEWS

AP: Army Corps of Engineers says its contractors were not killed by police, but gunmen who fired at them were killed. More soon.

[PTrackerLA]

Ok I feel much better now, kill those f'in hoodlums.

Makes me so angry that people would shoot at those trying to help.

[HurricaneGirl]

This is so out of control.

[southerngale]

What a roller coaster in this thread. I went from furious to relieved in 30 seconds flat.

Thank God the contractors are ok!

[mahicks]

Thank God!!


I just have to mention, My wife yelled "I smell a cover up!" LOL...She was just kiddin, but it did get my wheels turnin!

[beenthru6]

Oh Thank God!

[rainstorm]

incredible that there is filthy vermin out there attacking people trying to help. eradicate them

[huricanwatcher]

as they did and lets hope word spreads QUICKLY to the other vermin in the area........ as low as they are, they will run with their skinny hairless tails between their legs....

[therealashe]

I find it a bit hard to think of the NOPD as being disgraceful right now. They have been dealing with this for 6 days now with limited resources and support. They've been outnumbered. They are just as hungry, thirsty, wet and exhausted as everyone there, and they STILL have to perform their jobs and attempt to keep peace in a situation where it's next to impossible.

They have families of their own to worry about, yet, they are there trying to save their city. It's really very sad.

[soonertwister]

How this thread has swung as the misinformation changed in the early reports, over a single discrete incident, ought to be enough of an example by itself to make people think twice about snap judgements on how our federal government has responded to this catastrophe.

Let's wait until things are a little quieter, when we can look back on what happened with much clearer picture of what happened and why. People here have already partially timelined the events leading up to this hurricane's impact, and that information alone was enough to convince me that we cannot be sure at this time regarding the relative quality of the federal response.

[Mac]

How this thread has swung as the misinformation changed in the early reports, over a single discrete incident, ought to be enough of an example by itself to make people think twice about snap judgements on how our federal government has responded to this catastrophe.

Let's wait until things are a little quieter, when we can look back on what happened with much clearer picture of what happened and why. People here have already partially timelined the events leading up to this hurricane's impact, and that information alone was enough to convince me that we cannot be sure at this time regarding the relative quality of the federal response.

Agreed. Within 6 months there will be a 6-hour series on the Discovery channel explaining it all.

[NFLnut]

I'm sick and tired of these hoodlums shooting at people who are trying to save THEIR youknowwhats! Hopefully, some Police bullets have found a new home!

[THead]

I find it a bit hard to think of the NOPD as being disgraceful right now. They have been dealing with this for 6 days now with limited resources and support. They've been outnumbered. They are just as hungry, thirsty, wet and exhausted as everyone there, and they STILL have to perform their jobs and attempt to keep peace in a situation where it's next to impossible.

They have families of their own to worry about, yet, they are there trying to save their city. It's really very sad.

No kiddin, cudos to the NOPD members that stayed, those have got to be some dedicated, tough individuals.

[THead]

I'm sick and tired of these hoodlums shooting at people who are trying to save THEIR youknowwhats! Hopefully, some Police bullets have found a new home!

Yeah, I'm just waiting for someone to say 'excessive force!'.



I still can't believe these scum were firing at human beings that were trying to help everyone there, including the gunmen.

[oneness]

Makes you wonder about the motives. Maybe some of these people love the chaos and non-accountability of actions and may want to prolong this disorderly state. I can't think of another ‘rational’ motive for this viciousness.

[THead]

Makes you wonder about the motives. Maybe some of these people love the chaos and non-accountability of actions and may want to prolong this disorderly state. I can't think of another ‘rational’ motive for this viciousness.

Yep, I think you nailed the motive. Thank God those cops were there to protect those guys.

[Windy]

Makes you wonder about the motives. Maybe some of these people love the chaos and non-accountability of actions and may want to prolong this disorderly state. I can't think of another ‘rational’ motive for this viciousness.

My guess is that they'd formed an alternative powerbase (i.e. band/tribe/gang), and were controlling territory. They may or may not have realized the men they were shooting at were Nat Guard contractors, and they may or may not have cared had they known.