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The Killer Cops of New Orleans

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Posted on Aug 26, 2010
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A shocking spate of killings in the wake of Hurricane Katrina still haunts New Orleans and shakes the locals’ sense of security, owing to the fact that the five people who died within the span of one week were civilians, four were unarmed, and the killers were all members of the city’s police force.  —KA

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By Al Dorman, August 27, 2010 at 7:31 pm Link to this comment
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Well, all cops are violent scumbags, but Louisana has a special sort of scumbag, it seems obvious.

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By PatrickHenry, August 27, 2010 at 2:57 am Link to this comment

New Orleans isn’t unique in its employ of ‘police’ of dubious moral character.

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