Sister Toldjah!
9/1/2005 - 8:54 pm

All I’m hearing about are stories coming out of New Orleans of chaos and looting but not much out of the devastated areas of Mississippi.  Is this an example of the media’s focusing too much on one area (that is historic in nature) or is there another angle that perhaps I’m missing?

Related: Michelle Malkin has updates on the status of cities other than New Orleans.  More and more devastation.  Sigh.

Posted By: Sister Toldjah in: Hurricane Katrina, Media Watch
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Comments

  1. Perhaps the governor’s televised statement that he had given law enforcement personnel orders to “deal ruthlessly” with looters got the message out loud and clear? I heard no such message from Louisiana.

    Comment by Bachbone @ 9/1/2005 - 9:02 pm

  2. Could be - I’ve just heard way too much excuse-making for the looters this evening for my comfort :(

    Comment by Sister Toldjah @ 9/1/2005 - 9:44 pm

  3. I agree with Bachbone. Of course there also may not be anything to loot, considering that Mississippi took the brunt of the storm.

    Comment by Chuck @ 9/1/2005 - 11:15 pm

  4. As a libertarian, I support gun rights.
    I don’t own a gun, it is not allowed where I live. But I have been leaning toward joing the NRA.
    This looting in New Orleans reinforces my beliefs. There would be less chaos in New Orleans if people were able to protect themselves with a gun.

    Comment by Ron @ 9/2/2005 - 9:29 pm

  5. Ron, I’m not so sure less gun control laws in NO would have helped in this instance …

    Comment by Sister Toldjah @ 9/2/2005 - 9:49 pm

  6. Thanks for the quick reply.
    This is from the New York Times:

    Paul Cosma, 47, who owns a nearby auto shop, stood outside it along with a reporter and photographer he was taking around the neighborhood. He had pistols on both hips.
    Suddenly, he stepped forward toward a trio of young men and grabbed a pair of rusty bolt cutters out of the hands of one of them. The young man pulled back, glaring.

    Mr. Cosma, never claiming any official status, eventually jerked the bolt cutters away, saying, “You don’t need these.”

    The young man and his friends left, continuing the glare. A few minutes later, they returned and mouthed quiet oaths at Mr. Cosma, and his friend Art DePodesta, an Army veteran, who was carrying a shotgun and a pistol.

    Mr. Cosma stared back, saying nothing. Between the two sides, a steady trickle of looters came and went, barely giving any of them a look.

    Comment by Ron @ 9/2/2005 - 10:04 pm

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