pnicholson
07-14-2010, 12:05 PM
these shootings have weighed heavily on so many people, including me, for these five years. whatever else happens here, it is finally being fully acknowledged. the words have been spoken - murder and attempted murder. i hope justice is served. but speaking the truth is the first step. i feel some melting of the outrage inside me just from that. i highly recommend we keep speaking what is.
Early Morning Swim: Rachel Maddow on the Katrina Bridge Shootings | Firedoglake (https://firedoglake.com/2010/07/14/early-morning-swim-rachel-maddow-on-the-katrina-bridge-shootings/)
Finally, some justice in New Orleans (https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5itacuo027SPFvsLcEPy7vA55Io-gD9GUOS4G0).
Four New Orleans police officers could face the death penalty after being accused of gunning down two unarmed people in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the latest twist for a corruption-plagued department that already faces several federal investigations.
The four officers were charged along with two others in a 27-count indictment unsealed Tuesday. [...]
“Put simply, we will not tolerate wrongdoing by those who are sworn to protect the public,” Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday in New Orleans.
Early Morning Swim: Rachel Maddow on the Katrina Bridge Shootings | Firedoglake (https://firedoglake.com/2010/07/14/early-morning-swim-rachel-maddow-on-the-katrina-bridge-shootings/)
Finally, some justice in New Orleans (https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5itacuo027SPFvsLcEPy7vA55Io-gD9GUOS4G0).
Four New Orleans police officers could face the death penalty after being accused of gunning down two unarmed people in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in the latest twist for a corruption-plagued department that already faces several federal investigations.
The four officers were charged along with two others in a 27-count indictment unsealed Tuesday. [...]
“Put simply, we will not tolerate wrongdoing by those who are sworn to protect the public,” Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday in New Orleans.