yeah but they are called militias, policemen, teachers, lawyers, politicians, etc... instead of gangs.
The article is fucking pointless because the author is applying logic and sensibilities to New Orleans that HAVE NEVER FUCKING APPLIED YOU GOD DAMNED MORON.
If he had been talking about Cleveland or something, then fine, it'd be a worthy article. But he's talking about New Orleans, where NONE of his sensibilities have ever applied EVER.
Hey when the Ohio River overflowed and wiped out entire areas, was there any of this kind of shit going on? Or in Washington/Oregon when Mt St Helens blew? Or anywhere in Florida post-hurricane? Or in San Francisco post-earthquake?
GET THE FUCKING IDEA YET?
SuicideTaxi, let's assume you do possess secret, arcane knowledge of New Orleans which this professional investigative reporter (who spent 18 months interviewing people for this piece) is completely ignorant of. Then couldn't you just say the point of this piece is to show the terrible state of that mystical place where the laws of logic and civilization don't apply? To show that New Orleans is such a fucked up place, like you keep insisting?
btw, here's the video accompanying the article:
I was born in Natchez, Mississippi. When I was 3, we moved to Jackson, Mississippi. When I was 6, we moved to Fairday, Louisiana. When I was 7, we moved to Jefferson, Louisiana, where I lived until I was 9. Then we moved to Giddings, Texas, and a few months later to Houston, Texas, where I am now. I stayed in Park Place Apartments, attended Jefferson Elementary, and had a huge crush (that I still kind of have now) on my 4th grade teacher Mrs. Transou.1. You never lived in New Orleans and you have absolutely NO FUCKING CLUE what you're talking about
2. You're making the same mistake that the idiotic author did, which is take sensibilities and logic that applies to places outside New Orleans and you're applying them to New Orleans. Sorry - DOES NOT APPLY. New Orleans isn't like other places, and unless you've lived there and operated inside that environment, you have no fucking clue what you're talking about and you're in absolutely no position to pass judgment on people.
Hell, you aren't even allowed to have a fucking opinion. That's how fucked up New Orleans is/was.
SuicideTaxi, let's assume you do possess secret, arcane knowledge of New Orleans which this professional investigative reporter (who spent 18 months interviewing people for this piece) is completely ignorant of. Then couldn't you just say the point of this piece is to show the terrible state of that mystical place where the laws of logic and civilization don't apply? To show that New Orleans is such a fucked up place, like you keep insisting?
btw, here's the video accompanying the article:
I was born in Natchez, Mississippi. When I was 3, we moved to Jackson, Mississippi. When I was 6, we moved to Fairday, Louisiana. When I was 7, we moved to Jefferson, Louisiana, where I lived until I was 9. Then we moved to Giddings, Texas, and a few months later to Houston, Texas, where I am now. I stayed in Park Place Apartments, attended Jefferson Elementary, and had a huge crush (that I still kind of have now) on my 4th grade teacher Mrs. Transou.
You're an incredibly ignorant, racist, and warped human being. Excuse the ad hominem, but I think you need to reassess your life. You're a 30-something slimeball who hangs onto his glory days as a video game shoutcaster, spends all of his time sitting on computers, and can barely say he's successful, even at his great IT job. The likelihood that you're "right" about anything philosophical is highly unlikely.
i cant wait until all old racist people are dead so we don't have to listen to them anymore
Oh yes, of course... you, with all your experience not living or working in New Orleans, know much better than anyone who actually lived and worked in New Orleans.
never happen.