On fark from those that have police scanners or police scanner feed for New Orleans have said:
[ul]
[li] Possible garbage chute fire inside the Superdome near enterance A.[/li][li]Fire trucks are unable to reach the superdome because of the unsavory crowd outside.[/li][li]possible shots being fired at the police/rescue choppers bringing in aid.[/li][li] Too many chiefs and not enough indians scenario possible.[/li][/ul]
That is the gist of it all. CNN is apparently getting ready to break the story.
I hope this isn’t happening.
I’m glad this is MPSIMS and I pray that it won’t become an issue for GD–
but it looks like there is potential for really serious damage to American society here.
The latest report says Army rescue helicopters can’t land at the Superdome because of gunfire.
If chaos continues (and not just looting, which is scary enough), and martial law has to be declared, and American soldiers get shot by American civilians----we’re all gonna have a lot of questions to ask of ourselves, and our neighbors.
They were reporting this this morning on whichever news channel I fell asleep to. My God, I still can’t get my head around this whole thing. The whole thing.
Bare bones of a story on the BBC
According to another thread at Fark, through the emergency scanner reports, the situation is now well-enough under control and that breakfast is being served at two of the gate areas.
I wonder when this news will hit mainstream airwaves.