http://www.alternet.org/katrina/26871/

New Orleans Police Department has become corrupt over the last 10 years. It is said that the officers are not paid enough so it makes them feel like they can do what they feel like doing. Officers from New Orleans do as much as rape people, beat people, and even get paid for keeping secrets about drug stashes from their department. This article says that the department is very stressed because of all of the corruption. I do not blame the department for feeling this way at all. After something like this happens it seems almost as if you would not know how to handle it. And the worst part of it all is that it all just keep happening. In a situation like this you cannot just keep firing and hiring employees because you can't find people who are trained in law enforcement just down the street. Being a police officer takes a lot of training and work. This article states that eight different officers were arrested in only a six month period. This is not a coincidence. This is officers who are not getting paid enough so they do what they want. It is beyond unfair that some officers are using the label of a police officer just to get into women's houses so that they can rape them. Some officers are even kidnapping. These cops arrest people daily for doing all of the crimes that they are commiting. New Orleans police department is so corrupt and only seems to be getting worse. I would love to keep researching on this topic to find out more about 2011 to see where is it going now and if it is getting better or worse.