steve2470
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Tue Aug-30-05 08:21 PM
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New Orleans Prison Riot Information |
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Edited on Tue Aug-30-05 08:23 PM by steve2470
Prison riot Tuesday, 8:10 p.m.
By Ed Anderson and Jan Moller
An uprising at Orleans Parish Prison and widespread looting contributed to a deteriorating situation in Louisiana's largest city Tuesday in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Tuesday, according to witnesses and second-hand accounts from evacuees.
The problem is being compounded, officials said, by a breakdown in the ability of public agencies to communicate with one another, said New Orleans City Council President Oliver Thomas.
Thomas said he confirmed with New Orleans police that an uprising - and possible “hostage situation” - took place at the parish prison sometime late Monday or early Tuesday. Details were sketchy, but Thomas believes the uprising took place when prisoners were being evacuated in the storm's aftermath.
It's not clear how many prisoners were involved, or how many hostages were taken, as Thomas said he has been unable to contact police since evacuating to Baton Rouge on Tuesday. Cell phones are not working.
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Tue Aug-30-05 08:23 PM
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1. of course if the National Guard |
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were where they should be then some of this could be controlled. The National Guard should never be deployed OUTSIDE OUR BORDERS!
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Tue Aug-30-05 08:24 PM
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2. We'll be hearing a lot of urban legends in the next few days |
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Just like after 9/11, and stories that don't hold up to scrutiny.
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Tue Aug-30-05 08:26 PM
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Tue Aug-30-05 08:29 PM
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5. Aw Gee, Like The People Who Surfed Twin-Tower Rubble To The Ground |
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Tue Aug-30-05 08:39 PM
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I'd forgotten those brave souls...
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Tue Aug-30-05 08:27 PM
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4. sounds like a repetition of Alcatraz in 1946 is coming n/t |
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