[StBernard] Mardi Gras day shooting and crowd reaction

[Westley Annis]

John, if it was mainly NOLA residents from certain areas, it was no big
deal.  They are inured to the violence.  Step over the body and keep
shouting "throw me something mistah!"

JY




	
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	In the Times-Picayune story on the Mardi Gras day shooting on St.
Charles
	Avenue, the story states:  "...Many people watching the parade on
the
	neutral ground kept waiting for beads and other trinkets being
tossed from
	the floats as if nothing had happened.  "There was an ambulance that
was
	picking up a guy off the street and people didn't even stop vying
for
	throws," Beals (a NOPD police officer) said. 
	
	Is it no surprise we didn't care if we elected a dumb ass to the
	 White
	House
	when it's more important to keep shouting to float riders to throw
more
	beads than to help someone who got shot less than 10 feet away and
still
	lying in the street.  What are people in this country coming to?
	
	John