….nor even in Top Ten. I’m not a statistician and I’m not a criminologist and I’m not about to vouch for the accuracy of any of these numbers. All I’m sayin’ is that it’s kinda nice to read a crime report that doesn’t say we’re all gonna die.
I’m not sure which is worse — the critics within or those without. But, this evening, I’ll take another draw on the cigar and sit on the stoop and listen to the ferry and the streetcar and think, y’know? Life’s okay on a pretty Sunday night.
Why Isn’t New Orleans’ Mayor Supporting Marriage Equality?
Frank I’ll write Mitch a civil letter and ask him why he can’t be vocal publicly.
Frank I’d be proud of Jesuit, if they had a gsa. I’d be proud of MItch Landrieu if he spoke out about the...
richard Dude, I’m sorry that you’re bitter about your time at Jesuit years ago, but I’m telling you...
Frank MItch Landrieu has a 0% record on gay rights. He has never mentioned them in a campaign. I went to Jesuit and...
richard @Frank: To my knowledge, Mitch has always been very friendly with the LGBT community, and an openly gay...
THANKS CRAIG!!
LOL
It’s really grand living in #3 and living an hour from #1.
I’m moving to NOLA!!
“….said the study’s authors should consider the harm that the report causes.
“What I take exception to is the use of these statistics and the damage they inflict on a number of these cities,” said Mayor Robert Duffy, chairman of the Criminal and Social Justice Committee for the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
The rankings “do groundless harm to many communities,” said Michael Tonry, president of the American Society of Criminology.”
Do all politicians completely miss every point? Harm the report causes? What about the harm the crime causes? Ass.
I wonder if Nagin’s speaking engagement fees just went down? Poor guy.
Jack, I’m gonna move in with you, m’kay?
I’m handy. I’ll work on your shanty with you.
I think the population figure they used for N.O. was way off – like 460k.