In the aftermath of the brutal attack on Bourbon Street New Year’s Day that killed 14 people and injured dozens more, host Jeff Pegues speaks with Ronal Serpas, former Superintendent of Police in New Orleans.
Although believed to be acting alone, the assailant is said to have been inspired by ISIS. Serpas explains the flow of information from federal and state levels to local police departments saying, “Police departments in this country should be aware that there are people in other countries who ideologically hate us and want to hurt us.”
Regarding the alleged mass murderer’s lone wolf status, Serpas adds, “The federal government does have examples working with state and local or independently, when they do disrupt events that are going to be a terroristic ordered event. The point is in this one, maybe there just wasn't that information available.”
Serpas and Pegues discuss the chain of command in response to terrorist attacks and where the assets and resources exist to deter these types of attacks in the future.
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