"Narrative" again

[Joel S. Berson]

In an article in today's NYTimes on the conviction of five New
Orleans police offers of unjustified shooting of six citizens just
after Hurricane Katrina, Campbell Robertson writes:

      "The trial was not only about these five officers but also
about what exactly happened in the weeks after the hurricane, a sort
of judgment on the initial widely held belief that the authorities
were trying to control elements of a citizenry run rampant.

      ":In the years since, that narrative has been qualified. While
some people did turn to crime and violence, it has become apparent
that some of the bloodshed and chaos was brought about by members of
the long-troubled Police Department."

Joel

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