re: Why does New Orleans have more murders than similar cities?

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I know over two handfuls of people over the years that did less than 5 years for shooting someone because they almost always get their charges dropped to aggravated assault... and I know several that have gotten out after shooting someone just to get killed in the first few months out as a retaliatory killing..... when the justice system doesn't throw away violent offenders, why and the hell would you take a chance of snitching on a violent person? I wouldnt

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I remember hearing stories of Katrina evacuees going to Houston and thinking they could operate their crime culture in Houston like they could in NOLA. I remember seeing an interview with a Houston detective where he was saying that the prisoners were super cocky because they thought the, IIRC, statue of limitations laws that were in place in NOLA were the same as they were in TX. He said they were shocked when they found out they weren't getting away with the shite they pulled back home.