Thursday, December 8, 2011
Reader reactions to The New York Times story on the New Orleans murder rate
Posted by Kevin Allman on Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 3:39 PM
The reliably good Campbell Robertson has a front-pager in today's New York Times: "In New Orleans, a Struggle to Reverse the City’s Soaring Rate of Homicides." It was a far more hopeful (almost aspirational) title than the headline on the jump: "New Orleans Adds Rising Rate of Homicides to Its List of Crippling Problems" — above a Danny Monteverde cellphone pic of cops and police tape in front of the hot-cha Chris Owens Club:
Anyway, you can read the story, but I was equally intrigued by the comments below it. Let's look at a few.
And good luck on outlawing football in New Orleans, sir.
Below the cut, a few more (and also the phrase "cholesterolic food and boob-showing"):
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Re: Times-Picayune employees in shock as extent of Newhouse cuts begins to emerge
Thanks, xz969. Story appended with link.
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Re: Times-Picayune employees in shock as extent of Newhouse cuts begins to emerge
The eight-part series on Louisiana prisons is here: http://www.nola.com/prisons/
I found it by searching…- on May 24, 2012
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Re: Times-Picayune employees in shock as extent of Newhouse cuts begins to emerge
Markets can seem harsh sometimes
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on May 24, 2012
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Re: Times-Picayune employees in shock as extent of Newhouse cuts begins to emerge
Horrendous-- beyond the job losses, this is a terrible blow to our city as well…
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Re: OMG: Justin Bieber is coming to New Orleans
OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG! OMG......... puke
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Re: Who would make the best big screen Ignatius J. Reilly?
Ah and reading down, I see Kevin is already there. Anyway let's try and not…
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