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re: Dominos pizza delivery man murdered in New Orleans
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:49 am to gadknot
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:49 am to gadknot
I agree, but we have better ideas of where you should/shouldn't be than an outsider would. I know the city well except for east of Bayou St John & north of 610, but I can see why someone not from here would be apprehensive going places they aren't familiar with.
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Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:50 am to gadknot
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it mirrors any other large urban area as far as crime goes, only much worse
FIFY
This post was edited on 3/25/15 at 9:51 am
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:51 am to Louie T
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I know the city well except for east of Bayou St John & north of 610, but I can see why someone not from here would be apprehensive going places they aren't familiar with.
that is true, but I feel that way when I go to NYC, Chicago, etc.. until I know that area.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:52 am to crap4brain
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Pizza guys should refuse to deliver to that area.
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The 36-year-old husband and father of three young children, ages 8, 6 and 2, lived in the Lower 9th
But not refuse to live there.
Sad for the wife and those children.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:53 am to Tigerdew
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He named 4 a few posts later. 2 were in drug deals, 1 was a domestic issue and 1 was robbed and shot he said. Apparently him having shitty friends is all NOLA's fault.
I'm not saying that at all. I'm saying that moving away from New Orleans gave me perspective on what a "normal" life really could be like. Now when I go back it baffles me as to how I felt safe in some of the areas I used to hang around in. Hell, just going to some of the malls around there can make people feel uncomfortable now
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:55 am to Louie T
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LA residents not living in New Orleans trashing the city always makes me laugh. If I'm not living in NOLA metro, I'm not living in LA. NOLA may be a shithole, but it's the most desirable city in this giant shithole of a state.
I am not a resident of NOLA....and I love NOLA.
I look at it like I look at the beach though.
I like to visit it...wouldn't want to live there.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:55 am to gadknot
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sounds like an awesome life
It has been so far. I go wherever big Air Force sends me.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:55 am to AFtigerFan
People murdered in drug deals and domestic abuse issues is "normal" anywhere. Even in ohio
This post was edited on 3/25/15 at 9:56 am
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:56 am to AFtigerFan
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It definitely could change the narrative. If, and I'm only speculating because I have no idea what happened, it was a drug deal gone bad, then you could understand how a murder took place. That doesn't mean it is acceptable or not a tragedy, just that you can understand why it happened.
The part about him potentially being out of his delivery area is peculiar to say the least. Also, they described the scene by saying "his bullet ridden body" and a witness said a car sped off from the scene. It will be interesting to see how this thing turns out.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:56 am to TIGRLEE
Sad story. Those people who did this to the guy are fricking animals. Hopefully one day they'll get what's coming to them.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:56 am to TIGRLEE
Pathetic. I was livid this morning reading this. Just a despicable crime
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:57 am to gadknot
As would I. However, a larger majority of tourists coming to NO are looking to get hammered and walk around the FQ than in just about any tourist spot in the country; it's easy to see why things can get out of hand. It'll never be justified, but it's stupid to pretend the likelihood of something bad happening while walking around after boozing wouldn't increase exponentially in every other major city as well.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:58 am to DelU249
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I had to walk across rampart at night occasionally if I couldn't find parking
And this highlights one of New Orleans' problems - the dangerous areas are too close to tourist and commercial areas - and it can change in half a block.
If you are unaware of the evolving community around you (or, like Fox, have to cross Rampart at night, occasionally) - that just amps up your probability of encountering trouble. I mean, in the pre-GPS days, I was headed downtown (I did not know the city nearly as well then, either) for a deposition and, tired from a long-drive, took a wrong turn and ended up in the Iberville Projects.
It was early morning and I was armed, of course, but there was no good reason for me to be there and I wasn't sure how I got there in the first place. That can happen to those unfamiliar with the city's "unique" road system and New Orleans can turn on a dime.
St. Charles is one of those rare places in the country where you can have a million dollar house within earshot of a crack house. That's just a fact. There are wonderful places in the city and places I feel fairly safe (French Quarter, Carrollton, Warehouse District, etc.) and places I don't (Lower Ninth, parts of New Orleans East, above Rampart).
Posted on 3/25/15 at 9:59 am to rondo
Major cities in general, and even more so for New Orleans than most major cities, aren't for everyone. I could never foresee myself living more than 20 minutes from one.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 10:00 am to AFtigerFan
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I'm not saying that at all. I'm saying that moving away from New Orleans gave me perspective on what a "normal" life really could be like.
I'm right there with you. I left New Orleans in 2008 and as much as I love visiting, I'll never move back to that shite hole.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 10:02 am to oilmanNO
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People murdered in drug deals and domestic abuse issues is "normal" anywhere.
It is not normal and should not be accepted as normal anywhere.
It's accepted as normal in New Orleans. It does not have to be that way.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 10:08 am to Ace Midnight
pretty much.
the other problem is that the bad areas are fricking scary bad
every been in the middle of central city after dark? Tijuana felt safer
also there's a huge race problem. I'm going to say it because it is proven by statistics. Black people are 7 times more likely to murder the shite out of you, and there are a lot of black people.
the other problem is that the bad areas are fricking scary bad
every been in the middle of central city after dark? Tijuana felt safer
also there's a huge race problem. I'm going to say it because it is proven by statistics. Black people are 7 times more likely to murder the shite out of you, and there are a lot of black people.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 10:08 am to goofball
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It is not normal and should not be accepted as normal anywhere.
It's accepted as normal in New Orleans. It does not have to be that way.
Any larger city with a large indigent population will always have crime. To fix it you'd have to change the mindset of multiple generations.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 10:09 am to Salmon
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I imagine that a pizza delivery guy has been murdered in almost every major city in the last 5 years
It would be interesting to compare the death probability statistics of food-delivery workers vs offshore casing workers.
Posted on 3/25/15 at 10:10 am to DelU249
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also there's a huge race problem. I'm going to say it because it is proven by statistics. Black people are 7 times more likely to murder the shite out of you, and there are a lot of black people.
It's ok to say because it's a valid point.
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