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Orleans DA: Landrieu's 'pacifist policies' to blame for 'dramatic increase' in N.O crime
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:36 am
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:36 am
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For years, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu has crafted a criminal justice policy that has repeatedly placed politics above public safety. The only objective of this policy has been to create the illusion of public safety, regardless of what is actually occurring on the streets. In so doing, he has ultimately endangered the citizens of New Orleans.
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I believe an aggressive enforcement strategy against violent criminals is a full-time job and not simply a talking point to be used in a news conference when a desperate citizenry is begging for assistance. To shift blame away from himself, the mayor went on to infer that the spike in violence and decline in solve rates have been caused by a lack of witness participation in the criminal justice system. He said, “We cannot do our job if people won’t come forward.”
As I was watching this, I asked: Where has this mayor been and what has he been doing for the last six months? This is not a recent uptick. As of June 4, there have been 703 people shot in New Orleans in the past 12 months, which represents an almost 50 percent increase in less than a year. In one day alone last weekend, 13 people were shot and three were murdered.
Even as current events finally push the mayor over the proverbial reality cliff, he stubbornly refuses to call this what it is — a sustained, six-month-long, frighteningly dramatic increase in the level of violence. He will not do this because the increase is directly attributable to radical policies that have obstructed the ability of the city’s criminal justice system to arrest and prosecute violent offenders. These policies have taken root, and New Orleanians are reaping the consequences of the foreseeable public safety catastrophe sown by their elected leaders. As these leaders attempt to seek political cover to avoid the well-deserved blame for their decisions, the citizens of New Orleans can see the hypocrisy in their tactics.
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Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:37 am to SPEEDY
Water is wet....
Mitch's legacy should go down as the pasty pacifist....
Mitch's legacy should go down as the pasty pacifist....
This post was edited on 6/8/17 at 8:39 am
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:38 am to SPEEDY
quote:He is a piece of shite pussy, but this is 100% true.
the mayor went on to infer that the spike in violence and decline in solve rates have been caused by a lack of witness participation in the criminal justice system. He said, “We cannot do our job if people won’t come forward.”
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:39 am to SPEEDY
Leon is right you know
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:40 am to Displaced
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he mayor went on to infer that the spike in violence and decline in solve rates have been caused by a lack of witness participation in the criminal justice system. He said, “We cannot do our job if people won’t come forward.”
He is a piece of shite pussy, but this is 100% true.
You won't get people to come forward if they don't think you're going to do anything to the perps.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:44 am to SPEEDY
How much longer does he have in office?
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:46 am to SPEEDY
This has costs New Orleans millions in tourist dollars. No one I know would plan a vacation, conference, etc etc etc in that city now.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:49 am to SPEEDY
He's worried Mitch will run against him when he's up for re-election.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:49 am to SPEEDY
It is about time he is publicly called out. The media needs to be hammering him daily.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:51 am to The Torch
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This has costs New Orleans millions in tourist dollars. No one I know would plan a vacation, conference, etc etc etc in that city now.
that remains to be seen and we will not know until at least 6 months from now
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:52 am to SPEEDY
Mitch gonna have him removed.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:52 am to SPEEDY
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The only objective of this policy has been to create the illusion of public safety,
Who has this illusion? He failed.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:53 am to The Torch
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This has costs New Orleans millions in tourist dollars. No one I know would plan a vacation, conference, etc etc etc in that city now.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:55 am to SPEEDY
The DA is an idiot. I've never seen a crime in New Orleans and the city is totally safe if you don't go out after dark, walk in pairs, and have an armed body guard on retainer.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:56 am to SPEEDY
Cannizaro; DR
Posted on 6/8/17 at 8:58 am to SPEEDY
I agree with the DA but with that being said there is a lot of politics going on here as well. Leon is being VERY disingenuous when he says:
That's pure BS. The DA's Office was sending letters to people stamped "Subpoena" and having them come in for questioning. Turns out they weren't subpoenas at all and were not court authorized. Doing that was a crock and sanctions should have been imposed. Being right about Mitch doesn't magically absolve him and his office of their wrongdoings.
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The mayor claims to want greater participation in the criminal justice process by witnesses. However, a few weeks ago, the City Council condemned my office for its use of a tool available to both the state and the defendant — material witness warrants, which are the last line of defense against recalcitrant witnesses. The mayor did not publicly oppose the council’s action because at that time. the political winds were blowing in a different direction.
That's pure BS. The DA's Office was sending letters to people stamped "Subpoena" and having them come in for questioning. Turns out they weren't subpoenas at all and were not court authorized. Doing that was a crock and sanctions should have been imposed. Being right about Mitch doesn't magically absolve him and his office of their wrongdoings.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:00 am to SPEEDY
The city is a shite hole and everyone including the DA that runs that city has had their hand in the undoing of it.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:00 am to The Torch
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This has costs New Orleans millions in tourist dollars. No one I know would plan a vacation, conference, etc etc etc in that city now
Not so fast. My office is by several CBD hotels and they always seem booked. A slowdown may be coming, but it has not happened yet.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:01 am to dat yat
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My office is by several CBD hotels and they always seem booked.
Exactly. Talk to me about tourism being in the shitter when I can stay at the Montleone for $80 on a weekend night.
Posted on 6/8/17 at 9:01 am to Machine
I dont know why you are laughing. 2 major concert events just cancelled their new Orleans stops.
Warped tour and something else, cant remember the name.
If you dont think those events cause people to spend money in new orleans than you are crazy.
Warped tour and something else, cant remember the name.
If you dont think those events cause people to spend money in new orleans than you are crazy.
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