<![CDATA[Mardi Gras in the Murder Capital: Residents Want More Security, Not More Police]]>

1.0 link 41423 <![CDATA[Mardi Gras in the Murder Capital: Residents Want More Security, Not More Police]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robin-templeton/mardi-gras-in-the-murder-_b_41423.html It's Mardi Gras in the murder capital of the United States. New Orleans' most raucous parties and parades take place this long holiday weekend, which culminates on Fat Tuesday.

Carnival season officially kicked off on January 6th, a day that also closed out a week when more killings took place in New Orleans than in Iraq. New Orleans has seen 22 murders so far this year. New York, with 30 times more residents, has a 2007 murder count of 43.

The steady...

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