That's what New Orleans Police Superintendent Warren Riley said at a press conference he called this morning to discuss the recent violence near parades. Five shootings since Wednesday, nine people hurt, all either on or within blocks of the Uptown parade route.
Riley said in each shooting, law enforcement was close by. "One of them happened where we have our sky tower, which makes absolutely no sense," he said. Police arrested suspects in three of the shootings -- all teens. Riley called them "young, brazen thugs."
Responding to a reporter's question about how to prevent these types of shootings, Riley asked:
"How do you police a mentality that is so brazen and negligent? How do you change that mindset? What makes that individual do what they do in front of an area where you have that many law enforcement officers? And that's why in three of those incidents, they have been apprehended. It's just crazy."
Do you have an answer for the Chief?