should preface this by saying i've never been to new orleans.
are people really that surprised at the turn of events? why so?
for decades martis gras has been where suburban tourists turn to jackal morality for a little while, then go back to the burbs. new orleans has always been a haven for gambling, prostitution, drugs, showing the sailors a good time. this has a backbite - large segments of the population being drug dealers, bookies, etc.
this isn't the hamptons, this is the byproduct of people economically contributing to an infamous and unique culture of crime.
wake up, suburban america - it's not the 'black people thing', it's that gram of coke you did out of a hooker's ass last february!
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