Mon, 05 Sep 2005 01:27:23
NOLA PD: What, us do our jobs? Fuck no!
Lt. General Stephen Blum, Saturday, September 3 2005:
The delay was in, if you want to call it a delay. I really don’t call it a delay, I’ll be honest about that. When we first went in there law enforcement was not the highest priority, saving lives was. You have to remember how this thing started. Before the hurricane hit there were 5,000 National Guardsmen in Mississippi and 5,000 National Guardsmen—excuse me. Let me correct the record. There were 2,500 National Guardsmen in Mississippi and almost 4,000 National Guardsmen in Louisiana that were sheltered and taken out of the affected area so as soon as the storm passed they could immediately go into the area and start their search and lifesaving work, and stand up their command and control apparatus, and start standing up the vital functions that would be required such as providing food, water, shelter and security for the people of the town. So it was phased in. There was no delay.
The real issue, particularly in New Orleans, is that no one anticipated the disintegration or the erosion of the civilian police force in New Orleans. Once that assessment was made, that the normal 1500 man police force in New Orleans was substantially degraded, which contributed obviously to less police presence and less police capability, then the requirement became obvious and that’s when we started flowing military police into the theater.
Two days ago we flowed 1400 military policemen in. Yesterday, 1400 more. Today 1400 more. Today there are 7,000 citizen soldiers—Army National Guard, badge-carrying military policemen and other soldiers trained in support to civil law enforcement—that are on the streets, available to the mayor, provided by the governor to the mayor to assist the New Orleans police department.
Interesting. The police just bailed, and no one could have known that except who?
Oh, the Chief and the Mayor in New Orleans, that’s who. THEY knew. And they did nothing. AGAIN.
Q: General, you mentioned a disintegration of the New Orleans Police Department. Do you know how many officers are still on duty?
GEN. BLUM: I would rather not say. I think you’d be better to refer that question to the mayor of New Orleans. I have my own estimate. I would say they are significantly degraded and they have less than one-third of their original capability.
Q: So is it fair to say it is the National Guard that’s keeping law and order in New Orleans?
GEN. BLUM: No. As long as there’s one uniformed police officer in the city of New Orleans, we will send as many National Guard soldiers to augment, support and work in support of that lone law enforcement officer as necessary. So if hypothetically there’s only one left, who’s in charge? It’s still that lone police officer supported by the National Guard in their role as military support to law enforcement.
We are not in the lead. We have no need nor intention of imposing martial law or having the military police the United States of America.
Later on, the question is asked again and Blum spills the beans:
Q: And you estimate there’s about a third of the New Orleans Police Department left. Do you remember about how many are in the New Orleans Police Department?
GEN. BLUM: On a normal day they should have 1,500 paid officers in New Orleans, give or take. Some people have said it’s 1,650. It’s in the rough order of 1,500-man police force, and I think the mayor told me they’re down to less than 500.
Another case of politics and policing in New Orleans. It;s an old, old story down there. This time it cost a lot of people their lives. And there’s simply no way to pin this on Bush...but I invite you moonbat fuckheads to try.
Posted by JimK at 01:27 AM on September 05, 2005
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#2 Posted by ironmaiden 
on 09/06 at 03:15 PM -
My brother works for the federal prison system, and he was told about 500 NOPD just turned in their badges because they couldn’t keep order. It was and is total chaos in NO, and the Governor should bear the brunt of the blame. From what I am hearing over the last couple days, she was totally incompetent, and not able to deal with a disaster of this magnitude. No plan was executed, except to “blame Bush”, but now the truth is coming out about what was and was not done. Gov. Blanco should be recalled for the mess she made of this. Of course, being a Dem she will and has put the blame on everyone else but herself. Now watch as she reaches out with her hands for federal dollars (my tax money) to rebuild. By the way, had info that the gangs have come to Baton Rouge, and are creating havoc there. Stores close at 10pm and students warned NOT to go off campus at night. A lot of stuff is not getting reported that should be. Lay this at the door of the liberal media. Let’s show who is looting and creating havoc, and then let the National Guard take charge.
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