Sad. But True?
Someone just sent me this story in an email. I read the whole thing and it sounds very sad and quite plausible given some of the news that's been coming out of NOLA lately, but something about the absolute nastyness of the authorities doesn't ring true. I've heard some bad things about the cops down there, but I thought that in general except for a few corrupt cops who pretty much ended up abandoning their posts the feeling down there was one that was more of exasperation and desperation than malevolence from the authorities. It also seemed strange that when I googled the author's names, there was a gaggle of websites that claimed it as an exclusive story.
Does anyone know if the story is true? I checked snopes for posterity, but they have no listing for it. If it's true, I thought forwarding to others seemed like the right thing. If not, at least I put in a bit of effort to check and added the caveat.
Does anyone know if the story is true? I checked snopes for posterity, but they have no listing for it. If it's true, I thought forwarding to others seemed like the right thing. If not, at least I put in a bit of effort to check and added the caveat.