"We had a plan but the terrorist defeated it"....NOPD Chief Anne Kirkpatrick
Does that statement need further review by the experts? Does this statement make anyone more secure in the future? Just a little lapse in security decision making could and will cost lives. All these political appointees hanging around the news conference doesn't exactly exude safety and security to me. I have 100% more faith in law enforcement on the ground than these politicians. Who knew about this murderous coward terrorist and when did they know about him?
Replies to: "We had a plan but the terrorist defeated it"....NOPD Chief Anne Kirkpatrick
My first-hand account of the Bourbon Street/Canal Street intersection
I walked in the exact same spot at around 12:15 a.m. at the intersection where the terrorist entered Bourbon Street. At that time there were just a couple of metal temporary fences with about five police officers there. Later, they parked a police cruiser there.
I figured the area was secure from cars but obviously not. They do allow cars to drive on Bourbon Street but probably not anymore.
Did they not have the bollards up? If not, why not?
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They were being repaired but even if they were operational it wouldn't have mattered
Because apparently there still would have been enough room on the sidewalk to get around them. Easy fix is to put one on each sidewalk.
N.O. being N.O. I'd like to see the bids, the contract and the due by date.
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This type of attack is nearly impossible to prevent.
We've spent blood and treasure around the world in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Somalia, Syria, etc. over the last 20+ years and there are no doubt more terrorists who want to kill us now than before.
We can't bubble wrap society. Do TSA agents groping grandma and having everyone take off their shoes make anyone feel safer?
Also, let's keep in mind that people have always died for senseless reasons. This event is no more tragic than fentanyl overdoses or random violence in Chicago every weekend.
Agree. Large pedestrian gatherings are inherently vulnerable.
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You are correct for a change. As the governor said, the guy could have just driven down the
sidewalk of Canal Street and killed as many if not more.
She is the police chief. She is not an elected official. They certainly did have a tactical plan
drawn up by professionals, not politicians. Other than NYC that department prolly has more experience dealing with large events and crowds than any other. Soft targets like a crowded street are very difficult to defend. Defense has to succeed 100% of the time which doesn’t happen. The ones they stop you never hear about.
Most police chiefs are unelected reps doing the bidding of the elected mayor.
Questions need to be raised. Hydralic barriers were apparently taken out for replacement but there was little to replace them until the Super Bowl. Driver apparently found a weak point and took advantage of it. A lesson learned for next time at the expense of 15 lives is not acceptable. Miss Chief needs to be asked why nothing more substantial was installed as a temporay replacement or did it just slip her mind? No crime in raising questions. Make no mistake about it that the terrorist is 100% responsible for the lost 15 lives and the carnage he created.
On some things, yes. Not on tactical planning. There was a police car blocking Bourbon Street. The
guy drove around it on the sidewalk. He would have driven around the bollards as well. Sidewalk should have been better protected. I lived there for 3 years. Very familiar with that area. See the attached article.
Link: https://www.nola.com/news/crime_police/new-orleans-attack/article_bfd3b3de-c88e-11ef-8988-e7b3788f1ce4.html
When did you people decide common sense was worth giving up?
Like home security, etc if people are that wiling and able to do something they will try their hardest. The government is not perfect and neither are you.
To me the authorities have one big issue. Why wasn’t the sidewalk that many vehicles can just drive
up like this one did, not better barricaded and protected? That one is pretty obvious.
With other cities becoming epicenters for NYE, they need to visit NY City and duplicate their
incident planning.
Use big dump trucks/city trucks to block off streets and sidewalks. I’ve seen them
used and no truck is plowing through it. The few clips I saw in New Orleans just showed white barricades.
They had a patrol car blocking the street. Guy used the sidewalk to drive around it. Sidewalk is the
main issue. See the article I linked above.
US Rep Carter said there should have been a plan B using a tow truck. He’s right.
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Unless it also blocks both sidewalks he would just drive around it like he did the car. He also
could have just driven down the Canal Street sidewalk and done the same thing. Soft targets are always very hard to protect.
Yea nothings 100 %. Very unfortunate
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ADA Rules the world, I’m betting it had to do with path of travel.
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At least 15 people are dead so shut it. Questions will be asked whether you like it or not.
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Questions are fair. Why wasn’t the sidewalk that the guy drove on barricaded some way?
What intelligence did they have? There will be an extensive post mortem at all levels.
let's face it, our government lets us down.a lot. Safety of the citizens takes a back seat to the p
olitical and financial ambitions of those elected, and it's a bi-partisan issue. And safety is all encompassing...terrorism, to subway safety, to lead pipes, to the food we eat to the drugs we take. Why so many trust the government to be a nanny, to want ever bigger government is absolute mystery.
Relative to the barricades that didn't work....let's send more money to Ukraine. These are the choices to be made. Homeland safety versus funneling money through Ukraine to buy inflated art done by the President's son.
it's about time, as he leaves, this country should take a backseat to no one
this clown never mentions the US, he's more concerned with sending money to Ukraine
Some idjit posted “Indeed. What we deserve” yesterday. Does that apply in this instance?
Open borders have consequences and it’s what the masses in America put in place 4 years ago. I just hope and pray something else doesn’t happen.
What does the New Orleans massacre have to do with Open Borders or do you like being wrong like
Trump?
Most def
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