I'm reading an article on New Orleans' history, and...

[ThePresence]

...this sentence struck me:

Crime, even before the hurricane, was high. The murder rate has come down in recent years, but remains 10 times the national average. Last year, researchers had police fire 700 blank rounds in a city neighborhood one afternoon. No one called to report the gunfire.

Wow.

Article

 

[Ricemarine]

Cause we livin in the ghettos..?

 

[Xephian]

Lol.

 

[intogamer]

so they are not worth rebuilding?

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: intogamer
so they are not worth rebuilding?

I'm not even going there. That sentence just floored me.

 

[UsandThem]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
...this sentence struck me:

Crime, even before the hurricane, was high. The murder rate has come down in recent years, but remains 10 times the national average. Last year, researchers had police fire 700 blank rounds in a city neighborhood one afternoon. No one called to report the gunfire.

Thats pretty bad. I mean, I bet even in Iraq, someone would call the police after 700 rounds were fired.

 

[alkemyst]

Originally posted by: ThePresence
...this sentence struck me:

Crime, even before the hurricane, was high. The murder rate has come down in recent years, but remains 10 times the national average. Last year, researchers had police fire 700 blank rounds in a city neighborhood one afternoon. No one called to report the gunfire.

Wow.

Article

U are reading ATOT?

didn't know it was history...

nice trolling though...it's true though.

what is your point?

I hope you realize Louisiana is the murder state #1.

 

[ThePresence]

Originally posted by: alkemyst
U are reading ATOT?

Uhh, yeah...

didn't know it was history...

The article is about the history of the city. Did you read it?

nice trolling though...it's true though.

Trolling? WTF?

what is your point?

I found it amazing. If you don't, fine. :roll:

I hope you realize Louisiana is the murder state #1.

You hope I realize...? Okay then.