Well, OK, maybe not so much:
Overnight, police snipers were stationed on the roof of their precinct, trying to protect it from gunmen roaming through the city, CNN's Chris Lawrence reported.
One New Orleans police sergeant compared the situation to Somalia and said officers were outnumbered and outgunned by gangs in trucks.
"It's a war zone, and they're not treating it like one," he said, referring to the federal government.
The officer hitched a ride to Baton Rouge Friday morning, after working 60 hours straight in the flooded city. He has not decided whether he will return.
He broke down in tears when he described the deaths of his fellow officers, saying many had drowned doing their jobs. Other officers have turned in their badges as the situation continues to deteriorate.
In clearly unrelated news:
The president said he is "satisfied" with the federal government's response to the Katrina disaster, although there is not "enough security in New Orleans yet."
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I really don't believe that there's that many armed gangs going around. It's an excuse to leave the people there to die of thirst.
Do they really expect me to believe that a handful of armed thugs can hold off thousands of national guard troops? Puhleez.
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