Four down. Six still running. That’s the current status of the jail break that’s left New Orleans uneasy and exposed. Since early Friday morning, when ten inmates busted out of the Orleans Parish Justice Center using broken locks and a hole in the wall behind a toilet, this city hasn’t been the same. And I’ll be real with you—I haven’t felt safe since.
As a woman who works overnight, I don’t have the luxury of ignoring what’s going on. I have to look over my shoulder just to get to my car. With fugitives on the loose and law enforcement stretched across neighborhoods, how can anyone feel protected? The chaos surrounding this escape is embarrassing. From the busted wall with “To (sic) easy lol” scrawled above it, to the inoperable cameras and the civilian monitor conveniently out to get food—it’s all giving “inside job.” Let’s call it what it is.
Now, people online are making jokes, playing internet detective, and some even spewing racist nonsense, while six fugitives are still hiding somewhere—most likely in someone’s home. Let me remind y’all: harboring a fugitive is a federal offense. I don’t care if it’s your man, your brother, your cousin, or your son—you're risking your freedom and your safety.
It’s especially frustrating to see young women caught up in this, playing house with escaped inmates. One was found at a woman’s place dressed in fresh clothes like it’s a vacation. Another one went live on social media like a fool. Some girl even jumped online getting defensive when people suggested she knew something. “So what if I did?” Well, sis—you should be in cuffs too.
Here’s my issue: this is bigger than misplaced love. Women are risking it all out of fear, loyalty, or plain stupidity—and it’s dangerous. Not just for them, but for the entire community. If the police kick down your door in a raid, who else might get hurt? What happens when one of these guys panics and lashes out? What if your kids are home?
Let me say it loud: I would never harbor a criminal. Love or not, nurturing or not, survival tactic or not—it’s a no for me. And it should be for you too.
What’s even sadder is how this mess paints us—Black women—as gullible, desperate, or naive. As if we’d throw away our lives for a man who can’t even keep himself out of jail. Meanwhile, innocent Black men just trying to live right are now under extra suspicion because six escapees are still loose. Everybody’s in danger now—not just law enforcement, but the everyday people just trying to live and work.
So yes, I hope they all get caught. I hope somebody collects that $20,000 reward and sleeps better at night for doing the right thing. Because this isn’t just about the inmates—it’s about the safety of every person who calls this city home. This is our reality now, all because a few knuckleheads wanted to prove they could break out.
But at what cost? And to who?
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