New Orleans Still New Orleans : Lone Star Times

New Orleans Still New Orleans

by Jeremy 'Panda Man' Weidenhof · 07/31/2006 11:33 am

Apparently even Hurricane Katrina could not wash away the violence of the Big Easy.

This weekend, six people were shot to death in 24 hours.

This latest spate of murder is only the cusp of a rising tide.

There have been 78 homicides here this year, down from the 134 in the first six months of last year when Hurricane Katrina forced thousands of residents to move out. But the number is growing steadily. There were 17 in the first three months of the year and 21 in July alone.

In June, five teenagers were gunned down while sitting in a sport utility vehicle, sparking the return of state police and National Guard troops to help keep the peace in the city.

Where is Cindy Sheehan calling for the removal of troops from “Occupied New Orleans?”

Police and City Council members expressed frustration at their inability to stop the bloodshed.

This is clearly what happens when morality, intact families, education, and religion are chased from society and replaced with the vagaries of man. If there is no moral authority then there is no right and wrong and man simply takes what he wants from another. A heavy hand is then needed from government to maintain order, until we are but exhibits in a zoo, the strong preying on the weak under the unflinching eye of our keepers.

A few words of advice from a wise man:

“You boys could use a little churchin’ up.”

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26 Responses to “New Orleans Still New Orleans”

The most skeptical SOB on the planet on July 31st, 2006 at 11:42 am

I say we get more guns into that area and maybe more will kill each other. Saves a lot on court costs.
Better they kill each other over there than here. Maybe our refugees will go back to join their brothers in the fight. Will these thugs be called insurgents or freedom fighters? Maybe they get 72 rap record contracts in heaven if they get killed in action.

No blood for King Cake. George Bush lied and crawfish died!
Robert on July 31st, 2006 at 11:43 am

I guess the criminals and gangs were the first to return to New Orleans. They were probably staking out a claim for territory and waiting for the government to rebuild their hangouts and as usual fighting erupted. Why aren’t Jesse and Al down there trying to get the “brothers” to act right??
davewolfgang on July 31st, 2006 at 12:01 pm

But don’t you know, according to Jesse and Al, the “brothers” can do no wrong, it’s all “our” fault (WASPS).

And for those of you ready to flame, that is not a racist comment. It’s what they “Preach”. Listen closely when they talk, and NOT just to the sound bites on the news.
JRB on July 31st, 2006 at 12:24 pm

Sounds like the members of the NOPD brought their guns back from Las Vegas. They have been known to do some robbing and killing, especially among their competition in the drug bizness.
The Dude on July 31st, 2006 at 12:24 pm

“You boys could use a little churchin’ up.”

Hey folks heres the story bout minnie the moocher
She was a lowdown hoocie coocher
She was the roughest toughest frail
But minnie had a heart as big as a whale

Hidehidehidehi (hidehidehidehi)
Hodehodehodeho (hodehodehodeho)
Hedehedehedehe (hedehedehedehe)
Hidehidehideho (hidehidehideho)

She messed around with a bloke named smokie
She loved him though he was cokey
He took her down to chinatown
And showed her how to kick the gong around

Hidehidehidehi (hidehidehidehi)
Whoah (whoah)
Hedehedehedehe (hedehedehedehe)
A hidehidehideho (hidehidehideho)

She had a dream about the king of sweden
He gave her things that she was needin
He gave her a home built of gold and steel
A diamond car with platinum wheels

A hidehidehidehidehidehidehi (hidehidehidehidehidehidehi)
Hodehodehodehodehodehodeho (hodehodehodehodehodehodeho)
… (…)
… (…)

He gave her his townhouse and his racing horses
Each meal she ate was a dozen courses
Had a million dollars worth of nickels and dimes
She sat around and counted them all a million times

Hidehidehidehi (hidehidehidehi)
Hodehodehodeho (hodehodehodeho)
Hedehedehedehe (hedehedehedehe)
Hidehidehideho (hidehidehideho)

Poor min, poor min, poor minnie

Minnie The Moocher
Cab Calloway

Gotta love Cab Calloway… and yes, that is some good advice he gave on the “churchin’ up”.
donwindav on July 31st, 2006 at 12:49 pm

#2 I agree you can add Quanell the 10th also
Robert on July 31st, 2006 at 1:17 pm

donwindav,

Quanell 10 is Houston’s own “poverty pimp”. All local racist things or activities goes thru him. He is practicing for a national ranking but will have to wait until either Jesse or Al pass away. Jesse and Al are national so they can interfer where ever the “race card” can or needs to be played.
navymom on July 31st, 2006 at 1:29 pm

They should just bulldoze the whole city and be done with it. It is already demolished anyways.
Definitely Blonde on July 31st, 2006 at 1:38 pm

NO NO NO, we can not bulldoze NO - cause the trash would then come back here!

Let em kill each other there
Big45Iron on July 31st, 2006 at 1:39 pm

Throughout history
There’ve been many songs written about the city of Laissez les bontemps rouler
This next one tells the story of a Mr Nagin, a corrupt state
And a condemned crime infested city named New Orleans…
When the sun rises tomorrow, New Orleans must drown

Hang down your head, Ray Nagin
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Ray Nagin
Poor boy, just run and hide

Built her below sea level
Where folks shouldn’t live
Built her below sea level
Inside levees bound to give

Hang down your head, Ray Nagin
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Ray Nagin
You left all those folks to die

This time next year
Reckon where you’ll be
Hadn’t a-been for Bush
You’d be in Tennessee

Hang down your head, Ray Nagin
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Ray Nagin
You left all those folks to die

This time next year
Reckon where you’ll be
Hidin’ back in Dallas
Where they don’t have levees

Hang down your head, Ray Nagin
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Ray Nagin
You left all those folks to die

Hang down your head, Ray Nagin
Hang down your head and cry
Hang down your head, Ray Nagin
Poor boy, just run and hide

Poor boy, you’re bound to hide
Poor boy you’re bound to hide
Poor boy, you’re bound to hide…

Chords: http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/~aparsons/guitar/guitar.py.cgi?song=Kingston_Trio_-_Tom_Dooley
johnny833 on July 31st, 2006 at 1:41 pm

You folks is just down on the po’ folks in Nah-Leans. Lord knows them gansta’s got to grab a street corner quick like before the FBI and the Police start slapping cuffs on everybody. Or worse yet, the MS13 latinos decide that the Crescent City is open for drug business. Orale vato
Ree-C Murphey on July 31st, 2006 at 1:49 pm

The problem with New Orleans has been with them since the 1970’s: “60-Day Homicide”.

When the most you can get is 60 days for homicide, the murdering element will be back on the street killing again. (See here, here and here).

It should be called to attention that the murdering mainly occurs between criminal elements (i.e. they are killing each other off). It reminds me of when the Nazis attacked the Soviet Union. In other words, it has its’ good points.

The problem with the “good” people of New Orleans is that they become occasional “collateral damage”.

When I went to New Orleans late last year, I saw something that I had never seen before the entire time I lived there: kids playing outside all over the place. Why? Because at the time, the criminal element had dispersed to other places, including to Houston.

Now they are returning. I don’t know why everyone is acting so shocked…
Neocon on July 31st, 2006 at 1:59 pm

Big45Iron
#10

Excellent!
Neocon on July 31st, 2006 at 3:08 pm

Ree-C

You linked to two very interesting articles. They both explain NO’s crime and how it got there - from bad schools, poverty, entitlements and a very bad justice system. A long read, but worth it. Thanks for sharing!
tedtam on July 31st, 2006 at 3:09 pm

New Orleans.
The natal cleft of Louisiana.
navymom on July 31st, 2006 at 3:14 pm

#9 good point. Is there a winning angle for us? HECK NO!

I sure home Mayor White thinks better next time disaster strikes.
Big45Iron on July 31st, 2006 at 3:17 pm

Next flood in New Orleans, we need to barricade I-10 and Old 90.
Neocon on July 31st, 2006 at 4:09 pm

Big45Iron
#17

Sounds like a plan!
The most skeptical SOB on the planet on July 31st, 2006 at 4:10 pm

One of the things you constantly hear and nobody ever challenges is the saying about “bad inner city schools”. What they mean is “bad black schools” with the implication white people give them bad books,bad teachers and bad facilities and its white peoples fault for the problem. First of all the teachers and admin are mostly black.Are you saying they arent qualified? The books are standard text books everyone else has. The facilities at one time were new and good condition. Why dont more qualified white teachers go there? Safety? Do you want your wife traveling downtown to teach that crowd? Why are the schools so torn up? Are the kids trashing their own school? I am so sick of getting blamed for a problem that is self imposed. Its a cultural thing and until thats admitted it will only get worse. I remember the great busing experiment. They theory was bus the black kids into the white schools and by some miracle they will learn like the white kids. Well what happened is the opposite. . Liberalism at its best. Good intentions result in failure.
dowjones25k on July 31st, 2006 at 4:30 pm

#19 couldnt have said it better or impoved upon that post!!! wow!!

ya know all you have to do is look at these young folks from new orleans here and asking for extensions on freebies. if they were older and retired i would agree in that extension.
navymom on July 31st, 2006 at 4:46 pm

#19 Man, been there done that. I graduated from a high school (that shall remain nameless) where I as a white student was in the minority population. It was NOT FUN. I actually felt sorry for the teachers, you never knew when students would go off. I am sure they all had tension headaches every day. Books and supplies were sufficient, more than what we actually deserved, and were appreciated by being either intentionally demolished, stolen or lost. School there was a joke, and you hit the nail right squarely on the head with your post!!! Thank you!
fasternu426 on July 31st, 2006 at 4:56 pm

skeptical boy:
I heard Vanilla Ice got really fat. He’s trying to make a come back and he’s calling himself Vanilla Puddin’ these days… I dunno, I just heard yo…
vlou on July 31st, 2006 at 11:17 pm

Most black people will never get it right as long as they keep jumpin’ and jivin (not sure of spelling)to rap music and thinking that the government owes them. Unfortunately, there are many blacks who want to better their lives and get educated, but the color of their skin makes it difficult for them. Bill Cosby is apparently one of the black persons who condemns his own race of people, so there you have it. Let’s not generalize, except that in New Orleans, it is the black people who expect freebies and don’t want to work.
sargevining on August 1st, 2006 at 8:03 am

I think it’s obvious that we’re losing in Nawlins…or at least in a stalemate. since the violence is spiraling and there seems to be nothing we can do about it, we should just pull out and leave it to the terrorists.
taylanmom on August 1st, 2006 at 9:01 am

Harrah’s Casino of NOLA and other NOLA tourist and business business destinations continue to solicit us to come visit NOLA (complete with incentive coupons) and enjoy the rebirth of the city. I rip up the coupons and return them to the sender with a polite note: “you will receive none of our tourist or business money until Ray Nagin and Kathleen Blanco are tarred, feathered and run out-of-town on a rail. Once those inept, corrupt, irresponsible, ‘blame it all on Bush but give us all the taxpayer’s money in addition to all of the donations’ people are out of Louisiana, I think it will be safe to go back - and worth spending our hard-earned money there.”

And don’t forget “I miss no photo op opportunity Sheila” when you’re talking about Quanelle (never far away from the TV cameras either), Jesse, Al, et al.
tedtam on August 1st, 2006 at 9:14 am

And I repeat my post #15.

I agree with above posts. I don’t get “black culture”. What is so cool about not caring about an education? About pants that are falling off your butt and have to be held by one hand (and BTW, you cool guys look like you’re always fondling yourself out there on the sidewalk)? About shooting, raping, and pillaging each other? About missing fathers? A language meant to intimidate others or to not be understood by others? About dissing those who are the opposite of all this - working towards success, self-sufficiency, and respectability? That’s not “being white,” that’s “being smart”. When you live your life in such a way that you make yourself dependent upon others (welfare) or susceptible to being shot (gangs and drugs), wouldn’t you rather spend your energy learning to take care of yourself and being able to make decisions for yourself? I think it’s gotta be easier to work a respectable job for a living and improving oneself than to let your gang dictate your lifestyle and looking over your shoulder for “da man”. Or to let the government determine your income?

Get some respect for yourself. It won’t be easy to get out of the rut, but it’s possible. And if you can’t do it, don’t be the crab in the bucket and pull down those that are trying! That person may be the one who reaches back to help you someday.