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French Quarter Home to Real Life Bruce Wayne (it's Sidney Torres)
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:04 am
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:04 am
How a local entrepreneur keeps his neighborhood safe with a privatized police force. I know this has been discussed before but the NY Times just did this piece.
"I kind of felt like Bruce Wayne"
Edited the title to bring more attention to THE real life Bruce Wayne.
"I kind of felt like Bruce Wayne"
Edited the title to bring more attention to THE real life Bruce Wayne.
This post was edited on 7/30/15 at 1:24 pm
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Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:06 am to undrafted
So he's a real life Bruce Wayne because he called himself a real life bruce Wayne?
Well I'm a real life Superman then
Well I'm a real life Superman then
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:07 am to wildtigercat93
Scruffy is a real life Wolverine.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:08 am to Scruffy
Ha you're short
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:08 am to wildtigercat93
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So he's a real life Bruce Wayne because he called himself a real life bruce Wayne?
It's almost as if I made that headline to attract attention to my thread instead of being factually accurate...
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:09 am to undrafted
From what I've heard he wants to be Mayor.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:09 am to wildtigercat93
Reflects real life. 
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:10 am to undrafted
I'm the real life Hebrew Hammer.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:10 am to undrafted
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As he spoke, one of the N.O.P.D. officers in his employ — making $50 an hour, a premium rate for off-duty details — drove past in a Polaris.
Damn. that's solid pay for a detail.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:11 am to undrafted
If he wants to be specific, he is a real life Oracle. Meaning he sits and looks at screens and then tells Batman where to go. In this case Batman is the NOPD off duty officers driving the golfcarts.
I never looked into this before. I didn't realize he was funding this.
I never looked into this before. I didn't realize he was funding this.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:13 am to wildtigercat93
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Well I'm a real life Superman then
Oh yeah?
Go jump off a 10 story building and post back with your results.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:17 am to undrafted
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entrepreneur
Is that what we are calling trust fund babies with political connections now?
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:18 am to undrafted
You should put that it's Sydney Torres in your title.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:20 am to undrafted
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Torres’s security detail is unique not just in the prominence of its beat — a major American city’s most-visited neighborhood — but also in the fact that it was conceptualized and financed by a single individual
... who got filthy rich from a FEMA contract to clean up after Katrina. I love and hate that this douche got fricking RICH by doing things the government should be doing and is already being paid to do.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:20 am to Napoleon
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If he wants to be specific, he is a real life Oracle. Meaning he sits and looks at screens and then tells Batman where to go. In this case Batman is the NOPD off duty officers driving the golfcarts.
I never looked into this before. I didn't realize he was funding this.
So is this a weird combo uber, neighborhood watch, and private security companies?
It works here in the caribbean, the resorts and nice neighborhoods all have private security guards, dog patrols, and off duty cops on patrol. Crime is much lower since the bike and dog patrols began in march and I actually feel reasonably safe walking around at night. The St. Maarten government is almost as corrupt and disorganized as the NOLA city government so it could work there, but I have a feeling that it will quickly be labeled racist and shutdown.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:22 am to brodeo
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I'm the real life Hebrew Hammer.
Shabbat Shalom, mother fricker!
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:23 am to GaryMyMan
Yeah, that was borderline thievery. but at least he did well at the job he was paid for. I have to hand it to the guy, he has been very successful in his endeavors.
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:23 am to WeeWee
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It works here in the caribbean, the resorts and nice neighborhoods all have private security guards
Funny you should mention that, ole Sid's got a place there too
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Yeah, that was borderline thievery. but at least he did well at the job he was paid for. I have to hand it to the guy, he has been very successful in his endeavors.
That's the funny part! He takes basic services - trash, police - and instead of doing it really shitty like the Orleans Parish government, actually performs the work. So while I can hate him for his stupid hair, clothes, attention whoring ways, etc. I can't really fault his business plan.
This post was edited on 7/30/15 at 10:26 am
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:24 am to undrafted
He is so rich and I commend him for trying to do something, but he's a giant doucher.
A safe French Quarter IS good for all of New Orleans though. Tourism keeps the city moving and tourists predominantly go to one place.
ETA:
If they get the funding to continue this for 5 more years, the effects will be much greater IMO. It will begin to be known to criminals as a place to avoid due to heavy patrol presence.
French Quarter really does need to thrive for New Orleans to thrive IMO.
A safe French Quarter IS good for all of New Orleans though. Tourism keeps the city moving and tourists predominantly go to one place.
ETA:
If they get the funding to continue this for 5 more years, the effects will be much greater IMO. It will begin to be known to criminals as a place to avoid due to heavy patrol presence.
French Quarter really does need to thrive for New Orleans to thrive IMO.
This post was edited on 7/30/15 at 10:28 am
Posted on 7/30/15 at 10:28 am to GaryMyMan
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That's the funny part! He takes basic services - trash, police - and instead of doing it really shitty like the Orleans Parish government, actually performs the work. So while I can hate him for his stupid hair, clothes, attention whoring ways, etc. I can't really fault his business plan.
Exactly.
He sees how shitty the city is at doing common, every day things and he does them better and gets paid a shite ton to do it.
More power to him. Still a tool
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