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Published Date: 03 January 2007
SEVEN New Orleans police officers charged in connection with fatal shootings in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina turned themselves in yesterday as hundreds of supporters lined the way to the city jail.
A grand jury indicted the officers on murder and attempted murder in connection with the death of two men and the wounding of four other people.

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  • Last Updated: 02 January 2007 10:29 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
  • Related Topics: Hurricane Katrina
 
1

Dougie, Edinburgh,

03/01/2007 11:12:04

Horray for affirmative action.

2

Billy,

Germany 03/01/2007 15:40:53

"But your honour, they were just NIGGRAS .

3

scotchfilly,

03/01/2007 17:40:01

#2 Right!! Couldn't have said that better!

4

Jason,

Japan 04/01/2007 00:01:22

Other countries have bad cops, but they deal with it. The last time British police officers were convicted and imprisoned for "death in police custody" was in 1969. Two cops were in the habit of persecuting a homeless guy (although their persecution had caused him to become homeless) and one night threw him in a canal where he drowned. A fellow officer was so disgusted be reported this pair of beauties. An exceedingly rare occurrence. Even then they only went down for assault, the judge specifically warning the jury against returning a manslaughter verdict. The justification for this totally corrupt treatment of police officers is that, "the pubic would lose confidence in the police and criminal justice system". A little late in the day to worry about that I venture to say. So what’s the subliminal message? “You’re a cop; you can get away with murder.”

5

Jason,

Japan 04/01/2007 00:02:43

Other countries have bad cops, but they deal with it. The last time British police officers were convicted and imprisoned for "death in police custody" was in 1969. Two cops were in the habit of persecuting a homeless guy (although their persecution had caused him to become homeless) and one night threw him in a canal where he drowned. A fellow officer was so disgusted be reported this pair of beauties. An exceedingly rare occurrence. Even then they only went down for assault, the judge specifically warning the jury against returning a manslaughter verdict. The justification for this totally corrupt treatment of police officers is that "the pubic would lose confidence in the police and criminal justice system". A little late in the day to worry about that I venture to say. So what’s the subliminal message? “You’re a cop; you can get away with murder.”


 

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