Jerry Buck (petecastle@worldnet.att.net)
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 10:38:04 -0700
> At the time the NOPD's activities made national news
(after an officer
> murdered a witness in a case he'd helped
investigate, I think), NOPD's pay
> rate was incredibly low - some cops were earning
less than $20K per year.
> New Orleans' year-round population is one of the
country's poorest, and
the
> transient tourist population comes to drink and
whore. The state's
> political tradition includes the Longs, Blaze Starr,
and thrice-indicted
> (but never convicted) Edwin Edwards. Given this
environment, can anyone
be
> surprised their police might be blatantly corrupt
and brutal (as opposed
to
> their mildly corrupt and brutal behavior in other
cities)?
I was born and raised in Louisiana,
and was working there as a newspaperman when Earl Long took
off with Blaze Starr. Paul Newman as Earl? No, but maybe
Goodman. Or better yet, Boris Yelsin. Politics is a spectator
sport in Louisiana, and a thoroughly enjoyable one.
As for Goodman as Clete, I
interviewed him once a few years ago and... Well, suffice to
say it wouldn't require much acting.
Jerry Buck
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