Jim Graham writes:I wonder if the City Council will be just as willing
to call for Federal Mediation about the City's unwillingness to
supply equal protection under the law for poor communities of color
in the inner city. Some neighborhoods are thinking of taking action
in Federal Court because these communities do not receive enough or
even close to adequate police protection.
Jim - My son has been approached by dealers when stopped at the light at
Franklin and Chicago. I can't imagine that happening at the intersection
of Franklin and Hennepin. Do you see other issues, although of lessor
importance, that clearly delineate the neighborhoods? A few years ago,
my husband's car was stolen from the parking lot of his mother's apartment
at 14th and 11th Avenue. I suggested we cruise the alleys of Phillips
to see if perhaps it had been dumped there. This was in January. The alley
snow removal was almost non-existent. If we got that kind of service in my
neighborhood, the city council member's phone would be ringing off the hook.
Does anybody document these discrepancies?
Dee Long
East Isles
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