Katrina Photos and Video Show Police Looting Wal-Mart
Cris Bergman:
At least two police officers in a Louisiana Wal-Mart were caught by an NBC news crew apparently stealing several items from the store. The news crew shows several different people grabbing different items from the store and the reporter notes that the police say that it is okay to steal.
"And we actually saw the police," veteran NBC reporter Martin Savidge says. "They're in aisle three."
The camera crew then catches two uniformed female police officers pushing a cart full of loot while perusing the store.
"Hi--what are you doing here," a person off camera asks one female police officer. "I'm doing my job," the officer says. "What taking shoes?" the reporter asks.
"No--looking for looters."
The officer then implies a threat to the reporter and his crew, and walks away. The video then shows the other officer pushing the shopping cart casually through the store.
Savidge wraps up the segment by saying that you can only laugh, even though stealing is "grossly against the law."
"When you have the police in there looting, that is a problem," Savidge concludes.
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posted by Adam Lawson @ 11:14 AM
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Here's a link that tells a little about what's happened to the NOPD over the last few years.
Great link! I found this passage to be particularly informative:
In order to beef up the rapidly dwindling numbers of NOPD, the department was forced to lower its acceptance standards. Recruits with criminal records, DWIs, unfavorable employment records and dishonorable discharges from the Armed Forces were allowed to enter the Police Academy, whereas they had previously been excluded. A number of these new recruits had been charged with violent crimes as serious as armed robbery and rape.
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