| Thursday, February 8, 2007
WHERE IN THE WORLD IS……???
Wednesday afternoon I listened to the Garland Robinette radio show
during which Assistant District Attorney George Bourgeois struggled
to defend the office of the District Attorney on a variety of issues.
To his credit, Mr. Bourgeois accepted personal responsibility for
the gaffe in failing to prosecute the shooters of Police Officer
Kevin Thomas, and further tried to justify the other failures on
behalf of that office. Despite having had an accomplished career
with the NOPD, and having begun another with the DA’s office,
Mr. Bourgeois was simply unable to shield the District Attorney.
This is not so much a criticism of Mr. Bourgeois, as the position
is largely indefensible. Mr. Bourgeois was unprepared to provide
statistical data to argue the success of his office, or even offset
the accusations of incompetence. I was satisfied that the public
would be able to see through the transparent and specious arguments,
and I was not inclined to post on the subject again. Until later
this evening.
As I watched the interview with P/O Kevin Thomas with Norman Robinson
on “6 Your Side”, I had the added benefit of the visual
effect of seeing and listening to Kevin speak on the subject. Having
personally worked with Kevin several times over the years, and having
responded to the scene the day he was shot, I found myself moved
to make just a few more comments on the subject.
What really struck me as I listened to Mr. Bourgeois, was what
I didn’t hear. I didn’t hear from Eddie Jordan. I wondered,
where is the Man? Where is the District Attorney? This is the third
time he sent one of his minions to stand in front of the cameras
or microphone, to take his place and take his beating. He had no
trouble making his irresponsible “rabid dog” remarks
to the media just a few weeks ago. But where is he now?
WHERE IS Mr. EDDIE JORDAN?????
I have gone on record and personally disparaged Mr. Jordan’s
motives, performance, and agenda. I have offered examples of his
negligence and prosecutorial misconduct. And certainly the incidents
recently brought to light by the media have further underscored
and highlighted those criticisms. But the most significant criticism
offered comes by way of the United States of America.
In an unprecedented effort, for the first time anywhere in America,
of which I am aware, the Department of Justice, the federal law
enforcement matrix, composed of the FBI, the DEA, the ATF, and led
by the United States Attorney, has reconfigured their thresholds
and policies to take on the prosecution of cases made by local police.
The very same cases made by the NOPD that Mr. Bourgeois meticulously
explained couldn’t be prosecuted by The Orleans District Attorney,
can, and will, be prosecuted by the United States Attorney. What
more telling indication of failure can there be? Why would the entire
federal system turn itself upside down to take on these cases if
there wasn’t something dreadfully, irreparably, and fatally
wrong with Jordan’s Office? And if the cases made by the NOPD
were so unworthy of prosecution, how, and why, would the premier
law enforcement organization in the world agree to accept them?
I recalled the recent statements made by Mr. Donatus King of the
NAACP regarding the officers accused in the Danziger matter. I vividly
recalled his ardent objection to their release and return to work,
but I somehow missed his comments on the DA’s failure to prosecute
and then release of those accused of shooting P/O Thomas. They were
not released on bond, and subject to stringent court-imposed limitations
to their freedom like the Danziger officers, they were just released.
Free. No Conditions. No Restrictions, No Strings. Just Free. And
No Objections. Oddly enough, we’ve heard no protest from Mr.
King, his organization, or the other activists and self-appointed
shepherds of morality.
WHERE IS MR. DONATUS KING??????
And speaking of violating the public trust and safety, and of professional
misconduct, where are the usual pontifications that typically come
from that other self-proclaimed bastion of ethics and guardian against
corruption, the Metropolitan Crime Commission? Why does the MCC
remain silent? They generally have no trouble finding the news cameras
when they can latch on to someone else’s investigation, and
in remora-like fashion, grab a sound bite to ensure their continued
survival. Why not now? Where is your usual indignation? Where is
your standard outrage?
WHERE the hell is RAPHAEL GOYENECHE?????
They are all professional opportunists. Always laying in wait for
that next incident of public interest upon which they can capitalize
and peddle their bogus wares of righting injustice and feigned indignation.
They lurk in the shadows, circling like nocturnal avian scavengers,
waiting for the carrion of tragedy. They rarely appear in the light
of day.
ONE NOPD
Mike Glasser
PANO President
504-416-0366
GlasserMD@aol.com
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