“The rats that eat our marijuana are all high,” police superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told members of the New Orleans City Council, a statement that is being used as a political weapon among Democrats and Republicans.
Kirkpatrick also described the vermin infestations and deterioration of the buildings that have housed the New Orleans police since 1968, saying that officers even found rat feces on their desks.
The police department did not immediately respond to an emailed request for more information about how they discovered the drug was eaten by rats or whether any cases were affected.
City officials are taking steps to move that police department to a new space. This has been a priority for the police chief since she took office in October.
The police chief also mentioned that her 910 officers arrive at work and find the air conditioning and elevators out of order, and considered, before the council members, that the conditions are “demoralizing” for the staff and a disincentive for potential recruits there. travel for interviews.
“The filth is off the charts,” Kirkpatrick said, adding that it’s not the fault of the department’s cleaning staff, who “deserve an award for trying to clean up what’s dirty.”
