According to the Newhouse News Service / Seattle Times, much of it never happened.
Orleans Parish District Attorney Eddie Jordan said authorities have only confirmed four murders in the entire city in the aftermath of Katrina — making it a typical week in a city that anticipated more than 200 homicides this year.
"I had the impression that at least 40 or 50 murders had occurred at the two sites," he said. "It's unfortunate we saw these kinds of stories saying crime had taken place on a massive scale when that wasn't the case. And they [national media outlets] have done nothing to follow up on any of these cases; they just accepted what people [on the street] told them. ... It's not consistent with the highest standards of journalism."
It would appear that the media had no problem letting it look like black people had become animals, but now that the truth has come out, it won't get nearly as much attention since we have all moved on to the next story.
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posted by Jonathan @ 6:43 PM
Monday, September 26, 2005
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