And Katrina Takes Another – In Memory of “Step” (VIDEO)

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I came back from vacation on Thursday night 29 June 2006 only to hear sad news. My dear friend, Dennis Stepnowski, had been murdered. He was killed in the line of duty. Step, as he was known, was a cop’s cop. He was a mentor to younger, less-experienced officers. I’d never have thought Step would be one to be taken down like this. He was a WWE-type, buffed-up body-builder, who was a physical fitness nut. I’ve always winced every time I heard about a DeKalb Co. GA police officer getting hurt, because it’s a very bad area, but I always thought “nah, it’s not Step… he won’t go down like that.”

Well, Thursday night he did. I have been trying since then to write about it and I’m just now barely able to. But I have to – in Dennis’ honor. You see, Dennis was a mentor to me when I first started out on the job. He was a great guy, humble, and full of compassion for his fellow man. He also saved many fellow officers’ lives on the job. Dennis was the picture of benevolence and bravery. How did Step die? He was shot through the neck while attempting to arrest an armed robbery suspect, who later turned out to be wanted for murder out of Louisiana. About 20 shots were exchanged.

And Katrina takes another….

When will the good people of this country stand up and be heard, and tell the Katrina parasites from Louisiana to go home? Mr. Nagin, you owe the rest of the country more than you can ever repay. You’ve got what you wanted, a subservient welfare culture, and you had them all bussed back to vote your dumbass back into office. Now, why don’t you send those busses back to where your voters now live, and make them come back home? You and your state’s Democratic policies are what have fostered this welfare, “gimme” mentality, and the rest of us are paying a very dear price for it.

When all is said and done, Louisiana will have paid a far lesser price for the damages done by Katrina. A year after the hurricane left, the parasites from New Orleans and the surrounding parishes continue to pollute society as long as they stay away from home. They demand their “rights” to free government housing, food, money, breast implants, jewelry, designer bags, etc. The time is now to get off your damn lazy asses and get your shit together. If you don’t like it here in Georgia, or in Florida, Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, or any of the other places you’ve infested, then go the hell back home. We’re THROUGH with you here! I know our crime rate has risen immeasurably, and I for one am sick of it.

Mayor Nagin, and Governor Blanco… TAKE BACK YOUR CHOCOLATE CITY, so the rest of the world can get on with their LIVES! Too many Katrina evacuees are wreaking havoc in this country. Rapes, robberies, murders, fraud, theft, and the list just goes on and on. Enough is enough. Take it back, Mr. Chocolate City. No more free rides. It’s time to take responsibility for your actions and INactions. And don’t blame the federal government. Mississippi and Alabama have been on their feet for a long time now. Take your shit and go home.

Please pray not only for Step, but for all of the other law enforcement officers who are out there every day, putting their lives on the line for you. Remember, for every time you hear on the news about bystanders running from a crazed gunman, there is somebody’s son or daughter wearing a police uniform running toward that crazed gunman.

I love you, Step… I will miss you so much. You’re in my heart always. God has your six now, and I await our meeting on the other side. Heaven needs a cop like you. Godspeed, my friend. This is a huge loss to the entire law enforcement community. He will never be forgotten. Step was my brother – and this is a brother- and sister-hood that runs very deep. When we lose one of our own, it hits us all very hard because we’re family. And even harder when it’s close to you.

“It’s not how these men died that made them heroes…but how they lived.”

Oh, and listen to the perp’s sister blame the “system.” The only good news out of this is that Step killed the scumbag (Lucas Palmer).

Watch news stories here, here & here.

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MsUnderestimated

B&K;:

Thank you for your kind comments. You describe the Step I knew so well. He had a huge heart, and heaven has one serious protector now. You are right; he was never racist at all. He was just a good man doing a hero's job.

I was so happy to hear the Patriot Guard Riders chose his funeral to be the first-ever LE funeral they participated in. It was quite an honor, and the group was amazed at the number of friends, family, and admirers Step left behind. They felt honored just to be part of it.

Thanks for stopping by. I just removed the registration requirement from my site at the request of a few others.

Write anytime.

Ms.U

B&K

We don't know you...or maybe we do, but didn't connect the site to you; we wanted to add our two cents.

Step & Kel are friends of ours, so we know the real man. Those who didn't know Step, have no right to suggest he might be racist. He wasn't, and he never approached his job that way. He was as equal opportunity as they come. He was just very dedicated in ALL he became involved with...and yes, he was very intense. As candid as he was when we hung out or in internet chats, he never said ANYTHING which might be considered racially motivated. Yes, he had great police stories, but he'd rather talk about his car or his wife. THAT was the Step we knew.

Nearly six months later, it still hurts. I'm still haunted by the loss of someone so young, so funny and so protective of his friends. I still haven't deleted his number from my phone...its strange. Yet, whatever it is that bothers me about his death, is nothing compared to how his wife and family feels about the loss; the future left unfinished, the questions yet answered. Why?

That night at the funeral home, as I touched his chest and said goodbye, I was angered - but resolved to be an even better person. I realized that with all the people in the funeral home, the funeral and the coverage it received, that Step touched more people than he could ever imagine. He was a hero, but never acted like one to his friends. It became so much clearer to me: ordinary people can do extraordinary things! Peace!

MsUnderestimated

Kate says:

July 6th, 2006 at 4:22 pm

Ms. U,

My sincere condolences to this fine officer’s family…May he rest in peace and watch over y’all like an angel from above.

I just wish I was not reading some of the mean comments… (a response to the original post - Ms. U) I understand from where you are coming and venting your anger through your grief.

MsUnderestimated

Joan says:

July 6th, 2006 at 3:26 pm

First of all, let me express my sympathy for not only a life, but for the life of one whose job was to protect us from the criminals roaming our streets. It is fortunate that ‘Step’ was able to reduce the number of ‘Wanted’ by one before he died.

Louisiana is a state well known for its corruption in government since the days of Huey Long many years ago. The damage done by Katrina could’ve been minimized had the money allotted for strengthening the levies been used to do just that. And could anyone in the government, state or city, explain where it went? And here we are in the beginning of another hurricane season and nothing has been done to prevent the same catastrophe from happening again.

And what did the citizens of New Orleans do? They elected that same mayor who remarkably survived Katrina. The responsibility of the deaths of those who didn’t evacuate should not be blamed on the Federal Government. It was the responsibility of Mayor Nagin and Governor Blanco to see that an attempt was made to move those people, whether they wanted to go or not, from harm’s way. They failed to take control of the situation, and now tax payer dollars from the Federal Government is being handed out to those who survived. What they should be getting is job applications so they can go to work and not depend on the government to support them. The state and local governments should not be in control of any money granted for the rebuilding or the cleanup nor for making the levies stronger. That’s been done, it didn’t work, and why throw good money after bad?

As for not having a means of escape. why didn’t someone go to the bus depot where thousands of school buses were parked and hotwire them for their escape to safety? Isn’t survival one of the strongest instincts in man? Or, with the amount of advance notice these people had, they could’ve walked or even hitch hiked away from the path of the storm. No, they took the way of most people on welfare. They waited for a government that wasn’t there for them.

The article written by Ms Underestimated on this might’ve been a bit strong, possibly because of her grief over the loss of a fellow officer, but her anger was understandable. If the man who killed him was already wanted for another murder, then why had he not been captured and tried? Was an incompetent police department even another weakness of the state and/or the city?

All of this could be argued back and forth for ages and probably will be, but the lesson learned from Step’s death and from Katrina is clear. The state and city governments need some work, and men and women of integrity to do it.

MsUnderestimated

Jules says:

July 5th, 2006 at 11:05 pm

The loss of an officer like Stepnowski leaves a painful void in the hearts of the people who knew him best. We have all been diminished by his passing. He gave his life in the service of his fellow man.

MsUnderestimated

Doug says:

July 5th, 2006 at 6:40 pm

I have been a Lawrenceville, GA Officer for almost 5 years. I am employed with several former Dekalb Officers who say that Step was a great guy and officer. As a member of the Honor Guard, I was present for Step’s funeral. It is hard on even those that did not know Step, because it could happen to any of us. God be with you Step, Kellie, Mr. & Mrs. Stepnowski and all friends and family.

America, remember you call upon us to protect your homes, businesses, and families. We place our lives in jeopardy everyday when we place that uniform on.

Remember Us!
Praise Us!
Honor Us!

MsUnderestimated

Fred says:

July 5th, 2006 at 5:19 pm

The loss of any public servant is a loss hard felt. Being a US service member myself having experienced the grief of losing a friend in the line of duty is a tough loss to deal with. Especially since public service is something fewer and fewer Americans choose to do.

The officer's comments were strong and harsh singling out a particular race of people by calling it the choclate city (Mayor Nagin's term - Ms. U) assuming that blacks are the source of all crime. He is upset and rightfully so because he lost a good friend. Was he justified singling out a race of people calling them all crooks, rapists, and murderers… no. However hindsight is 20/20 and looking back at it I am sure he is sorry for his comments. It is equally racist for people to think that because he is a white law enforcement officer from the south that he is automatically racist.

The reason why attention is brought to those displaced by katrina is because the situations they bring warrant attention. They are for the most part bottom feeders who can’t survive without government intervention. There have been well documented cases of people improperly using government funds to their own means not associated with survival. These discrepencies with these people have not been nationally brought to the attention of US citizens. My question is why. It is an infuriating problem for me to see money being wasted on these people. They are taking advantage of the laws in this country aimed at helping people so they can continue to get something for nothing.

Whats basically going to happen is our government will be forced to create new legislation that blocks easy access to gov’t funds for people displaced by natural disasters making more paperwork and checks for people who actually need it slowing the process for them to get relief making a bad time in ones life even worse.

MsUnderestimated

mike w says:

July 5th, 2006 at 4:21 pm

What a tragic loss,in the prime of his life
taken by a no-good scumbag who had no regard for public safety.

THese people come from a town that has no respect for law enforcement, and form their entire existance on how to milk the government for what they can rather than working an honest job for an honest living. Cities like atlanta, houston and all the other cities that opened their arms to these scumbag low lifes, and for what?

We watch our crime figures rise, and short of vigilante justice, we have our hands tied. The Mr chocolate mayor that went through the trouble to have people bussed back to scumville to vote should keep all these people in their own cesspool and let us have our cities back, and keep your scum in your own toilet WE DON’T WANT THEM WE DON’T NEED THEM. Maybe the next storm will finish the job the first one started

Step I hope the view from view from up there is a good one. You are deeply missed and will never be forgotten.

MsUnderestimated

Squiddy says:

July 5th, 2006 at 2:13 pm

I was a cop in New Orleans for 6 years before I got fed up with the absolute corruption, lazyness, and ignorance I saw every day. Saddly, a good portion of it was in my own precint house.

Really, there are no democrats or republicans in Chocolate City, just a long line of people with their hands out and their eyes closed, content to suckle at the government teat. It doesn’t matter to them to which party their leaders pay lip service, just as long as their check comes on the first of the month. I’ve always been a registered Democrat, and I can’t tell you how much that sort of mentality disgusts me, at the same time though, I get sick and tired of people thinking that the average Dem supports this kind of non-sense.

But, I’m getting off topic.

Rest Well Step, your brothers will always remember their fallen.

MsUnderestimated

cee says:

July 5th, 2006 at 2:07 pm

This is a vote of support to Ms U, it’s her site and she stated her feelings out of terrible mourning for a wonderful police officer shot down and now dead.

It doesn’t make any difference how she displayed her anger and pain - she’s FED UP with uncivilized people taking advantage of our laws; cop killers, thieves, and their ilk..

IMO it’s a hard fight law enforcment must have - just to keep the restraint for a thankless underpayed job as they risk their lives on a daily basis… As for the the Katrina victims that I dealt with, the majority were terrible, sad to say but true..

This is My opinion of how I was treated as a volutneer. To this day I can’t believe it as it was so appauling - Working to help them as they entered our city. I had water bottles thrown back at myself simply because it wasn’t coke or pepsi.. I’ve been told I don’t want what you offer it’s not good enough and we are angry…
Where is “my this, and where is my that”?? - right now!!!

I’ve seen hard working VOLUNTEERS try to help and cursed upon to no end. It was amazing, as we thought we’d be welcomed in our effort to help out… NOT.. backfire, big time… A state away and it was all our fault… Excuse me for trying… At one point a bus pulled into a store only to have the majority mob fill it up and steal all they could. (visions of looting in NO) and now it had spread across the state lines into our communities.. A bit unsettling, wouldn’t you say?

Law enforcement back up had to be called in and a decision was made to not arrest, lest a riot break out.. Just send them on to a larger city for our community COULDN’T HANDLE IT, it was too unsafe…

Let’s just call it too damn bad, tough shit, that so many citizens that were helping developed “attitudes” when treated like dirt in their efforts to help … To this I say - Deal with it - reality does bite… And there is nothing worse than helping someone only to realize how freaking ungrateful they are… It is this type, in this catagory that Ms U refers to..

I don’t see anywhere in her statements where she refers all of NO citizens, just the uncivilized ones, which obviously was encountered in GA…

MsUnderestimated

booboo says:

July 5th, 2006 at 12:08 pm

Dogawful! Are you kidding me? An officer dies fighting crime and he’s a racist? How stupid are you? (a response to someone on the original post - Ms. U)

The problem is the system. Stop giving them money!! They don’t buy food and diaper with that money. They get cable TV and spinner wheel for their cars. I think the gov. should stop welfare and raise salary for police officers, fire fighters and teachers.

I live in Austin, TX and I was furious when the city decided to accept evacuees. Do you know how many homeless ppl we have in Austin? Why were they PAYING to get more of them?

R.I.P. Officer Step

MsUnderestimated

Fee says:

July 5th, 2006 at 11:45 am

I think that people need to start taking responsibility for their actions instead of always blaming law enforcement. I’m sorry for the death of a beloved officer.

I think that America needs to get their households in order, I would have thought after 911 that we would come together as a nation and help each other and really get a sense of what it means to be an American. We have too many people who are taking whatever they can get and to hell with everyone else. And they think society owes them. JFK was the one who said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country.” Why is it our society doesn’t reflect that anymore?

I really think it’s time to get our priorities in order. If we do not, then I dread what may come as a result of our selfish/evil actions.

MsUnderestimated

Regenia, Dallas, TX says:

July 5th, 2006 at 11:06 am

I totally agree with everything you said, and I am so sorry for your loss.

MsUnderestimated

Dave says:

July 5th, 2006 at 9:54 am

I feel that the loss of this officer should be an awakening to all of us. He had no reason to lose his life when he was just performing his job duties. I have not had any sort of direct contact with the “refugees” from Louisana, simply because I live in Ohio. However I have done plenty of research on this topic, and I do feel that the people should go back to Louisana. I am not advocating required relocation to New Orleans, but I do think that they should not be allowed to go rampant around the country spending the “free hand-out money” they got from the U.S. Government. Not to dog the government, but they are partly to blame for this entire fiasco. You cannot go in and give out a large sum of money to people that are not used to having any money at all and tell them that they have to use it to pay for their basic needs. It would be interesting to see if the people that used that money for breast augmentation, prada handbags, x-boxes, etc, etc, etc… are the ones that resorted to violence to gain what they needed or if the violence stemmed directly to people that have resorted to it in the past. Once again I am sorry for the loss of officer “Step”, and am sure that the impact will be felt forever.

MsUnderestimated

Nightbeat says:

July 5th, 2006 at 5:10 am

MsUnderestimated,

Don’t let these accusations of “racism” get to you. That is an indictment that is slowly -but surely- becoming less and less relevant. I have dealt with these precious NOLA “evacuees” and trust me when I say, I can feel your pain.

MsUnderestimated

Joyce says:

July 5th, 2006 at 5:02 am

Ms Underestimated,

Anyone with eyes that work can see that the criminals of New Orleans (and there were alot as we found out) were forced to find other places to wreak their havoc. Sadly they chose Georgia and poor Step ran into them. I hate scumbags. And the people posting trying to make that scumbag into a victim are scum too. It boils down to this….there is “right” and there is “wrong”. Good people do right. Scumbags do wrong. And they usually do it over and over again. So good riddance to that scum POS.

My condolences to the family of this fine officer. May Step rest in peace at the right hand of God, where he can lay down his guns because there is no crime in Heaven.

MsUnderestimated

111Detroit_Survivor says:

July 5th, 2006 at 3:20 am

My deepest condolences go out to the officer’s family, friends, and co-workers. Living in Detroit, I know how hard it is for the police force. It is a never-ending battle that often takes the lives of those who are trying to do the right thing.

MsUnderestimated

Bouj says:

July 5th, 2006 at 3:00 am

I’ll first say I am a proud True-Blue Democrat living at Ground Zero for the Katrina refugee phenomenon, Houston.

For anyone reading any of this who hasn’t had a run-in or any personal experience with the refugees, well, you should just head over to the west side of Houston. Bring a bulletproof vest. Crime is up (by 25%). That’s rape, murder, robbery. The worst of the worst came to Houston and are wrecking havoc.

No, not all the refugees are bad people, but enough of them are low-class trashy criminals. And while I think Ms. U might be a bit off on blaming Democratic policies for all the problems, she’s right about them needing to go home. I’d vote for Satan if he’d send the refugees back to NOLA.

Condolences on your loss. Your friend was a hero.

MsUnderestimated

San Francisco Bill says:

July 5th, 2006 at 12:09 am

I will ignore all those racist and/or disrespectful comments (on the original post).

Step sounds like he was a fine Police Officer - one that ANY citizen could count on for protection from the predators that feed on the good and productive citizens.

It is a classic case in the fight between Good and Evil - but it comes at a cost. Today is American Independence Day, where the Good (The Amnericans) stood up to the Evil (The British Empire). It’s the same then as it is now.

The British may no longer be Evil, and we Americans may be accused of no longer being the personification of Good - but the fight goes on.

May God bless Officer Step.

MsUnderestimated

ViperAsh50 says:

July 4th, 2006 at 11:42 pm

I remember watching 2 black policewoman on the TV during the flooding in New Orleans shopping at a looted out Wall-Mart pushing a cart down the aisle checking shoe sizes as the store was being looted by blacks and whites and when confronted with what they were doing there by a Newsman, they told the reporter in front of the camera man that they were looking for looters and this Police woman had the audacity to threaten the reporter with these words “What are you doing here?”

Nagin is the one who called New Orleans “Chocolate City” if it’s ok for Nagin to say it’s ok for anyone to say…if you don’t want to hear racist words don’t use them on each other like it’s part of your language that no other human being can use…TUFF…as far as Officer Stepowski I pray for him and his family. He gave his life fighting the good fight ….God Bless him.

MsUnderestimated

Juju says:

July 4th, 2006 at 10:34 pm

Many hugs to you, guy.

MsUnderestimated

61Cao says:

July 4th, 2006 at 10:28 pm

May God bless our guys.

And the 10 commandments were written in a very specific language and ‘thou shalt not kill’ is actually ‘thou shalt not murder’. You are completely justified to protect the lives of innocents in killing someone who would attack a child; rape and or beat up or kill a woman; etc.

I just don’t understand this ‘get rid of the police and hire more teachers’ crap.

Christ, as a matter of fact, felt the soldier’s job was a respectable one.

And it was Christ who said ‘Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.’

MsUnderestimated

Augie says:

July 4th, 2006 at 10:00 pm

As a retired Sheriff’s detective from California I can relate to this situation.

My partner/friend was killed in a SWAT operation and I will never forget Lonny Brewer, as you will never forget Step.

The parasites from Katrine have also infected California and have increased the crime and gang rate dramatically.

If Nagin wants a “chocolate city” then come and round up your animals. Your “chocolate city” is not what others want nor do we want your lying, stealing element.

RIP Step…….brother in blue.

MsUnderestimated

amanda says:

July 4th, 2006 at 9:35 pm

I am truly sorry for your loss. I do want you to know that you are very right about what you said, but it is not all of louisiana it is just the people from new orleans. I am from a small town about an hour north of new orleans and after the hurricane we also got a lot of people from new orleans. they are just hurting our small town that was forgotten through all of the chaos of the hurricane. our crime rate went up tremdosly. they are all in our public schools making it much harder for the kids to learn. they are trying to take us down with them. so, it is not all of louisiana it is just new orleans, and to be honest i say we find a island somewhere and throw all of them on it and watch them bitch and moan because none of them know how to take care of them selves. it is time to take them all off of welfare and assitanice because it is just a waste of my tax money. once agian i am very sorry for your lose and i will keep you and all of his family in my prayers.

MsUnderestimated

Tank says:

July 4th, 2006 at 9:34 pm

Ms.U, I’m very sorry for your loss. I have several relatives and friends in law enforcement and they are all heros.

BTW, in Houston, violent crime is up 35% since Katrina. My hometown, not Houston, gave Katrina evacuees free bus passes to anywhere they wanted to go. It was the best tax dollars we ever spent.

MsUnderestimated

Billy says:

July 4th, 2006 at 8:52 pm

I am truly sorry for your loss. You friend died a hero, do not let his memory fade!

But, please feel free to keep all those NOLA scumbags. I live in northern La., but that town has been a drain on our state for years. Now that NOLA has been hosed down and most of the shit washed away, maybe she and the rest of our fine state can be a great one.

MsUnderestimated

J Goodrich says:

July 4th, 2006 at 6:37 pm

I wish I could apologize for Louisiana but for it to have meaning would indicate change. I for one was devastated that New Orleans did not take this opportunity cure some of its disease, but instead continued the madness by re-electing Nagin - you are right in every single word you say - you are right in demanding that the criminals stop infecting other states. Det. S. deserved so much better and I am so sorry. The mentality that New Orleans should tolerate the corruption because it has always had ‘a dark side’ is just ignorance and N.O. will continute to die until all of the cancer that is eating it is cut out and destroyed. Please know that there are good people in Louisiana.

J. Goodrich, Baton Rouge

MsUnderestimated

12MsUnderestimated says:

July 4th, 2006 at 4:46 pm

To Joe above:

You have obviously attempted to get on your feet and apparently have done so, just not in your home state. You and others like you who HAVE attempted to make your own way, whether successful or not, are not the element over which I’m angry.

I’m talking about those who moved to NYC and a year later, they are fighting eviction from their government-paid-for hotels by claiming NY’s “Squatters Rights,” and they’re getting away with it. We have our own share here in GA, and when they get caught for whatever crimes they’ve committed (mostly rape, armed robbery, murder, assault, and fraud), they BRAG about how much money the government has given them. That money comes out of both yours and my pockets, Joe… not the government’s.

A friend of mine arrested a burglary suspect last week, and when he bonded out of jail, he had a government check waiting for him. His mother, who got a check of her own, brought her son his check. Know how much they were? The mother’s last check was for $9,000!!! Her son’s check was for $12,000!!! They laughed at all the officers and again bragged about it. All they do is sit around doing crack cocaine, thieving, and generally creating mayhem.

You, Joe, are a welcome citizen in my town any day. This commentary was not about people such as yourself. I wish you all the best.

Ms. U

MsUnderestimated

Jeff Brewer says:

July 4th, 2006 at 2:24 pm

I found this linked from RealClearpolitics.com. What a disgusting thing. These vermin, these vagrants, these bastards. They’ve sucked on the teet for so darn long, they don’t know how to do anything for themselves…except bitch and complain and bitch and complain and occasionally kill when whitey doesn’t let them have their way.

It’s a culture of decadence and while not all have had their mine warped and polluted, some have and these are dangerous animals who need to catch a hammered pair in the chest or else face a long time behind bars. It’s just too bad our government is shamed into buying the malarkey these welfare pimps and their political enablers pawn off on the majority.

God bless this cop’s family. I don’t know you, but I feel for you.

MsUnderestimated

Joe says:

July 4th, 2006 at 12:33 pm

I’m sorry for your loss, however I’m from New Orleans. I was displaced after Hurricane Katrina and moved to Texas. While there I got a job until I could get back on my feet where I moved to Tennessee and am working as a Systems Administrator for a very nice company. I’ve never commited a crime in my life and sincerely wish I could go back home, but without an economic substructure, without a place to live, without a job market, it’s going to be a while.

I’m truly sorry to hear about your friend, but don’t think everyone from New Orleans is a horrible person because of the actions of one. We’re not all parasites, we’re not all criminals, we’re not all sponges off of society. Some of us just want to go back home and get life back to normal. Please make a distinction. Assholes are everywhere, not just from New Orleans.

MsUnderestimated

Lisa says:

July 4th, 2006 at 10:33 am

MsU.

I am so sorry for the loss of the man you described. The world is a darker place with the loss of each one of the men like Step. Also, I totally agree with your point about Katrina evacuees. I am from Louisiana and left as soon as college took me out of the state. There are good people who were forced to flee NOLA, but there were lots of worthless parasites too. Katrina shined a light on the roaches and now we are all looking for a big can of RAID. My adopted state, Texas, took in tens of thousands of evacuees: now we have increased crime, “gimme, gimme” attitude and no thanks for the efforts. I knew it was a bad idea from the start. I certainly don’t want people to suffer inhumanely from a disaster, but where’s the plan to get them off the welfare rolls of thier new homes and back working in thier “beloved” city to clean it up and make it livable again? Oh wait, that would be *work*. I wish I had a solution. I wish your friend Step hadn’t had to pay so dearly.

MsUnderestimated

cee says:

July 3rd, 2006 at 10:45 pm

I am so saddend to hear of this officer giving the ultimate to secure a better life for all. I know all will miss him terribly. My condolences to the family, friends, and law enforcement officers he left behind. Obviously he was one of the best - a mentor for all. His memory will live on in each and every one where he touched their lives. Sending my love from Texas.. God Bless - Cee

MsUnderestimated

Barry says:

July 3rd, 2006 at 12:07 pm

Ms. U, I am saddened to hear about Step. Although I never had the pleasure to meet him or go on a call with him, he sounds like the kind of cop you would not be afraid to go through a door with.

Being in LE for all of my adult life I know the pain you and all of our brothers and sisters in law enforcement feel. Although his death seems senseless, he died doing what he and all the rest of us love and swore to do. It is comforting to know that he sent the turd that killed him straight to Hell.

Please accept my condolences and know my thoughts and prayers are with all of those who put in on the line every day.

MsUnderestimated

Jim says:

July 2nd, 2006 at 10:13 pm

MS U You know how this retired firefighter feels about his brother and sister Law Enforcement officers, we served in the trenches together. I will pray for your healing as well as that of this brave officers family RIP no bad guys in heaven to bust my friend.

MsUnderestimated

rachel says:

July 2nd, 2006 at 7:13 pm

With all these stories of Iraq soldiers getting “prosecuted” today because they shoot someone in the field of battle, there is no telling how many of the good guys got killed because they “hestitated” to shoot the enemy.

When you are in the field of battle (on the streets of New Orleans or in Iraq) SHOOT FIRST. Worrying whether a bunch of bleeding heart liberals will try to make YOU into the bad guy isn’t worth your life. Screw the bleeding hearts AND the bad guys. Shoot them all. They add nothing positive to our society. They only take.

God bless Step, and all the other Steps in the country who protect us every day.

MsUnderestimated

Joyce says:

July 2nd, 2006 at 7:07 pm

MsUnderestimated,

My deepest condolences to Step’s family, to all his brothers & sisters-in-arms and to you. I feel terrible whenever I hear of a police officer or soldier being killed in the line of duty. To think that they put their lives on the line every day so that I can live a free life, and yet are underpaid…and even worse… UNDERAPPRECIATED, makes is sick to my stomach.

We have more than our own fair share of low-life violent scumbags here in CA. So, here’s hoping all the scumbags get theirs…here, there and all around the world where they do nothing but wreak havoc and misery, and contribute NOTHING to mankind. These minions of satan are complete wastes of air and space.

God rest Step’s good soul.

MsUnderestimated

MsUnderestimated says:

July 2nd, 2006 at 3:59 pm

Rick:

I almost left that part out, but remembered it at the end because “he” wasn’t human. Step killed him in the shootout. THANK GOD!

Ms. U

MsUnderestimated

Rick says:

July 2nd, 2006 at 12:53 pm

This totally sickens me. The scumbags deserted New Orleans like a plague leaving to find new victims once all were consumed in that filthy city.

Now, the plague of fear, crime, and degredation are leaving other victims on the wayside as these animals cut like a scythe through the rest of the country.

I hope you get this perp soon…I just hope this scumbag makes the wrong move as you take him down.

MsUnderestimated

Kevin says:

July 2nd, 2006 at 11:08 am

It brings sadness across the other side of the world. I am a Cop in the UK for almost 18yrs. I know what it is like, everyone wants to blame us for their troubles and when they need help we are the first people they call. A Cop’s Cop an officer after my own heart. We know what the line of dty may bring, and God help us make it through the next shift. My thought are with you all.

MsUnderestimated

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