Mpls is circling the toilet bowl when we make policy based on this kind of thinking.
The poster wrote. > ***********Walgreens*************************** > I read that story too and scratched my head. My favorite > theory is that they had a massive shrinkage problem to which > they could find no solution but closing up. I notice that the > Minnehaha Mall is now a focus of lots and lots of larceny. > When I asked our SAFE officer, he explained it was minor > theft that was represented by all the symbols concentrated > at Lake and Minnehaha. Well, if that could happen at Target > and Petters, how much MORE could it happen at a Walgreens > on Franklin? Getting rid of electronics and other favorite targets > and concentrating on prescriptions might go a long way toward > solving the problem. But that would probably need to be some > other retail company. The poster would have us believe that "getting rid of electronics and other favorite targets" of theft would make things better. Let's see now. 1.We had too many drug dealers working our pay phones 10 years ago. So we got rid of large amounts of the pay phones. Bet that was a real convinence for us all. Need to make a call? keep walkin. Technology has almost got rid of them for us in the year 2003(cell phones). 2. Recently the SW Journal pointed out that the post office is pulling many of the blue mailboxes because of vandalism and theft. So the people who like or HAVE to walk now have to drive, or risk leaving outgoing mail by their own house box or what ever inconvienece this policy has created. Thanks alot Mr. Tagger. 3. Too many people throwing garbage on the street and the city is not going to pick it up. So you the citizenry better start adopting these cans or forget it, because the city isn't in the garbage business anymore. 4. Too many people sniffing glue and paint. Ban or inhibit innercity hardware and craft shops from selling paint or glue. Bet you that increased sales in the city and dug into Home Depots bottom line. 5. Let's force, convince, strong arm Wahlgreens, Target etc into dropping certain lines of products that criminals like to steal. Lets force our local employers to stop carrying products because we the people refuse to enforce the law on the criminals. BTW lets punish Target, Cub, etc for the criminals who steal the shopping carts. Is it any wonder some of these chains charge more in the city? They get taxed higher and they have to take the blame for crime to. 6. Too Much risk of terrorism in central water systems. Let's go back to wells. 7. Too much risk in ............................you name it. We'll ban someone else. But never, never, never, never, never ban the criminal behaviour that is destroying the QUALITY OF LIFE we supposedly enjoy in the city. Hey Minneapolitans. Look how much we have sacrificed. Where do we draw the line? Did we really live in a great city once? Craig Miller Former Fultonite [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -------------- > Jim Mork--Cooper > > "Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be call the Children of God." Matt 5:9 > http://www.unitedforpeace.org > Get your free Web-based E-mail at http://www.startribune.com/stribmail > _______________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
