Nefarious

Hanlon's Razor:
Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity.

Ashley's Axiom:
Hanlon's Razor does not apply in New Orleans politics.

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What if, just what if, Nagin is encouraging the lack of adequate crime protection in New Orleans. Why would he do such a thing? What could be his motivation?

What happens if there is a mass exodus, especially in the Marigny, the Bywater, the Treme, the Quarter?

Well, if there is a mass exodus, especially because of crime and murder, then when those people leave, they won't be able to sell their homes for what they paid for them. If they are even able to sell them at all...

Wow...the systematic lowering of real estate values in the areas close to the French Quarter. Hmmm...wouldn't this make it easier for developers and their allies to redevelop this area, the most desirable dirt in the entire city.

Who would do such a thing? Who would take advantage of an entire class of people just to line their pocket?

Who would dare to try to do that here?

Posted by the jive-ass honky from Black Pearl...cause David got me thinking...

Comments

[Mr. Clio]

Look, I know I voted for Boulet in the first go-round, but I actually don't think she's competent enough to be that dastardly.

[ashley]

But why oh why was she part of that 100 day plan?

[Maitri]

Even if this theory makes it easier for developers and their allies to redevelop highly-desirable areas, who will live in them and do business there? If all the law-abiding and middle-class, like us, leave, who's going to move in? For whom is New Orleans a destination?

[ashley]

This is not a short-term plan. They have a 5-10 year event horizon.

By then, they can have the town as dirty as possible, the real estate as cheap as possible, and people fleeing in droves.

Then they buy up everything, and begin the process of "urban renewal".

New police chief, new mayor, shiny new garbage cans in da quatah.

People around the country talk about what a great job the powers that be have done cleaning up New Orleans.

And the cycle is complete.

[bayoustjohndavid]

Have the mayor and David White starting buying property with their real estate company yet? If not, I wonder why.

I've suspected that the mayor has, or thinks he has, an understanding with the president since that first Meet the Press appearance. Than on election night, Jeff Crouere clearly stated that the White House told the Greater New Orleans Republicans that Nagin was their guy. Still, I always thought it was a political agreement with the only business agreements being who gets to award what contracts.

[Cidinha]

For me, the bottom line is that I feel safe where I live in the Southeastern United States. It has been a while since I have ceckhed the crime statistics for my area, but I'm not sure what the point would be, since the "situation on the ground" seems just fine. I've witnessed one crime (of any sort) in my entire life. I am not and have never been involved with drugs, so my chances of getting into a dangerous situation are drastically reduced.I too have encountered Europeans who think that my country is crime-riddled and that I go about my daily affairs fearing for my life. When these Europeans find out that I have a license to carry a firearm (and do so often), they feel further vindicated. But I don't really feel any less safe when I leave home without a Glock on my hip, maybe just a little bit less "prepared" (which is contrary to nature for this former Boy Scout). I know that the chances of me actually needing a firearm to defend my life are pretty slim. The flip side of that coin is that the one time I did need a firearm (the single crime I have witnessed was a violent, race-motivated assault black against white), I didn't have it, and so I watched helplessly.There is also an immense satisfaction that comes from living in a country that does not (for the most part) infringe on one of our most important inalienable rights, namely the right to self-defense. I firmly believe that if we do not exercise our rights, we will lose them. And so I joined the other 4% of residents in my state and registered to carry a firearm. To this day, I've never needed it, and I hope it stays that way.