tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564874064914705820.post5596916938816726202..comments2023-09-21T08:14:15.899-07:00Comments on The Truth and Other Lies: Murder in New Orleans - This is why...Lord Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06540378199383131228noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564874064914705820.post-89372014673465659212013-07-27T01:26:06.867-07:002013-07-27T01:26:06.867-07:00thank you for putting this up such a really great ...thank you for putting this up such a really great site. Stimulating me to read much more.<br /><br />Piper<br />www.trendone.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564874064914705820.post-60110631516862369892011-05-24T16:50:41.890-07:002011-05-24T16:50:41.890-07:00Unfortunately, the only Justice the Citizens of Ne...Unfortunately, the only Justice the Citizens of New Orleans will ever see is the Justice they exact for themselves. People of the St. Roch Neighborhood? Sorry to say this, but you better arm yourselves now, and be prepared to, if necessary, take this scourge on humanity down once he is once again unleashed on your neighborhood.Giuliananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564874064914705820.post-15249814546460410192011-05-24T15:44:15.693-07:002011-05-24T15:44:15.693-07:00Dear Anonymous, Your "borderline mentaly reta...Dear Anonymous, Your "borderline mentaly retarded" comment prompted me to respond. I have worked in both the N.O. and St Tammany school systems. I worked many, many times in Special Ed. classes and have witnessed impulsive acts by some of these students. The students ranged from being mildly Autistic to Savants. Some were non- verbal, some parotted speech and behaviour. Some needed full time aides as they could not be left alone, some were capable of getting through the day on their own. They all had one thing in common. They were fully aware of the consequences if they hit, bit, spit, or were disruptive. The crimes that the individual David is referring to were not impulsive. They were thought out and went on for hours. Many people were harmed by this individual and trying to excuse him by saying he was "borderline mentally retarded" is an insult to everyone who lives and deals with people who struggle with this on a daily basis. If a person with Fragile X Syndrome knows better than to harm anyone, then someone who is "borderline" certainly is well aware of their actions. In my opinion the only retarded aspect of this mess is how the Police Dept. is being run and how some Officers treat citizens. No "borderline" about that.desierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07892221585605936459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564874064914705820.post-16382120946196047162011-05-24T14:44:36.945-07:002011-05-24T14:44:36.945-07:00Thanks to Lord David, for posting this thoughtful ...Thanks to Lord David, for posting this thoughtful commentary, and for his specific, directed, engaging yet non-combative response. I deeply appreciate your being willing to stir the pot of awareness and conversation.Previously Unaware in Coloradonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564874064914705820.post-60756764310192407692011-05-23T21:51:30.944-07:002011-05-23T21:51:30.944-07:00PLEASE NOTE;
This post & ensuing discussion i...PLEASE NOTE;<br /> This post & ensuing discussion is directed at engaging & changing the system of failure that allows criminals to repeatedly be set free, while the citizens of New Orleans are bled white with 'convenience ticketing', monied & connected people are allowed to bend the laws we must obey and our police force is more interested in hustling the city coffers than in preventing crime.<br /><br /> Cedrick Berryhill is now a part of the justice system. Only by engaging that system can one effect changes there.<br /><br /> The shooters of Nathanial Zimet are still at large, and armed robbery is sweeping uptown New Orleans.<br /><br />Is this really the time for more traffic stops, ticket cameras and chasing mimes out of Jackson Square? Was the arrest of a 10 year sober cancer survivor at Jazz Fest, for public drunkeness not enough?<br /><br />Call your City Council Member TODAY. Tell them what you think.<br />Then call them every day there after, and ask for an update.<br /><br />All of you.<br />All of us.<br />Every single day.<br />Let them know who they're really working for.<br />You, that's who.Lord Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06540378199383131228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564874064914705820.post-65248507668012992592011-05-23T21:41:01.153-07:002011-05-23T21:41:01.153-07:00Dear Anonymous;
First, I'd suggest you find ...Dear Anonymous;<br /><br /> First, I'd suggest you find some new friends. I can't find anyone this thread calling for a public hanging, but then, the night is young. <br />Secondly, you're anonymous, so when you say 'our' community, you align yourself with the local community in a familiar way, yet you remain.... anonymous.<br /><br />Then you ask, "you seriously think he was giving anything much actual thought when he was committing these acts?"<br />Why, yes, I most certainly do. If you were familiar with the case, as your 'our' comment implies, you'd know that one of the women raped was held for some time, tortured and her boyfriend held & made to watch. <br /><br />This is not an impulsive act. This is a calculated and horrific performance. <br />Is he mentally right? <br />Hell to the no. Who could be & do such things, including shooting someone in the back of the head for $150 computer?<br />Yet your remarks;<br /> "And even if he was the physical shooter, which we don't know because he wasn't acting alone, he is a 16 year old borderline retarded kid who isn't fit to stand trial" <br />reflect some superior knowledge of the case that we, the normal citizens, do not have.<br /><br />The NOPD & DA's office were able to link over a dozen crimes (19 I think) to him through forensic evidence. Maybe you should contact them with your insight.And if you have real knowledge of his mental deficiencies, as you claim, perhaps you can also tell us whether, retarded or not, he knew the difference between right & wrong (the legal definition of 'competent to stand trial')when he was burning a young woman with lighters in between rapes,as I've been told, or when he intentionally broke into John Flee's house to rob & eventually kill him.<br /><br />Because from what I have been told, he liked it.<br />He liked it a lot.<br />And that deserves a far greater price be paid than a few months of lock down at any kind of 'health facility' be it mental or otherwise.<br />When you get around to all this, maybe you can deliver your thoughts in person to the family of John Flee. I'm sure they'd love to hear it.Lord Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06540378199383131228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564874064914705820.post-70421079636671177762011-05-23T20:45:45.103-07:002011-05-23T20:45:45.103-07:00This is not justice.
Hopefully, this case will b...This is not justice. <br /><br />Hopefully, this case will be reevaluated in time and he will be declared competent. An engaged public will need to know what comes of this.Cousin Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04445894373136726700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564874064914705820.post-30266998928786953172011-05-23T18:44:53.801-07:002011-05-23T18:44:53.801-07:00I find it quite appalling there are so many people...I find it quite appalling there are so many people in our artsy progressive community here that wont be satisfied untill until this borderline mentally retarded kid (he was 16 when this happened) is hanged in jackson square for all the city to watch. its disgusting. <br /><br />you seriously think he was giving anything much actual thought when he was committing these acts? And even if he was the physical shooter, which we don't know because he wasn't acting alone. he is a 16 year old borderline retarded kid who isn't fit to stand trial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564874064914705820.post-10984647494468003782011-05-23T17:28:06.177-07:002011-05-23T17:28:06.177-07:00First, Serpas has a bodyguard because driver might...First, Serpas has a bodyguard because driver might sound a bit ostentatious.<br /><br />It is pathetic that as we watch the second season of Treme depict our dysfunctional criminal justice system, we have a new mayor, police chief and district attorney and no real change. <br /><br />The courts remain clogged with minor pot busts while misdemeanor murder is still the order of the day, our poorly trained and paid police make ends meet through shakedowns called security districts, and one district of the NOPD is just another armed criminal gang.<br /><br />I think its time to revive my idea for a Secession Party on the platform Time To Take Our Rightful Place in the Third World.MFhttp://toulousestreet.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564874064914705820.post-70906584835752362552011-05-23T17:11:32.725-07:002011-05-23T17:11:32.725-07:00While I find myself quick to anger over this, yet ...While I find myself quick to anger over this, yet again, my heart & prayers go out to Nathanial Zimet, who very likely would be dead right now, were it not for the quick thought & action of his neighbors.<br /><br />It is that link, we the people of New Orleans, who make the real difference here.<br /><br />And it is us, again, who must endeavor to make that difference heard by rattling the very foundation of this complacent & ridiculous group of politicos, so inadequately steering us blindly into corruption & failure, a place we already know all too well.<br /><br />MAKE YOUR VOICES HEARD AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL.<br />WE ARE NOT THEIR CATTLE.Lord Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06540378199383131228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1564874064914705820.post-74429153042448799612011-05-23T16:14:30.834-07:002011-05-23T16:14:30.834-07:00Totally appalling. That little bastard should be s...Totally appalling. That little bastard should be sentenced like an adult. Even children know that killing is wrong. Teens certainly understand that premise, and the premise of sexual assault being wrong too. <br /><br />Lockup in a juvie hall? What a joke.<br /><br />On top of it being a bullshit sentence, it's also a clear message that it's perfectly okay to rape and kill in New Orleans, and all you'll get is a slap on the wrist.Fruitbatnoreply@blogger.com