--- Jim Mork <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Issue: Law Enforcement > I dunno. This whole scene, with Pawlenty cutting > LGAs, then we're supposed > to declare parts of the city a "disaster area"? > Maybe the whole state, > since we got this new "leadership". We went through > this whole thing about > not reducing the law enforcement effort at all. And > the city, both council > and mayor, insisted we MUST cut back in law > enforcement (though we tried to > generate as much creative thought on this as > possible). What's the real > "disaster" here? Is it the leadership telling the > lawless "we have to > deprioritize law and order"? In the zoological > world, when there is a sharp > reduction in nourishment, there is an AUTOMATIC > process to save vital > organs. Seems like in politics, the common sense of > nature is absent (yeh, > I can hear you all snickering out there, but cut it > out). What got "saved" > by reducing the law enforcement effort. Spell it > out. I wasn't talking > about CANCELING all this stuff, I was talking about > either stretching it out > or simply putting it on hold till the finances get > better resolved. Who > knows? Since Pawlenty only got 44 percent, he isn't > doing this on the basis > that any majority of Minnesotans resoundingly > endorsed his no tax increase > pledge. I suppose his hope is that he'll attract > more votes by ravaging > communities, but maybe it'll be what will make him a > one-termer. With that > in mind, why not plan for some future repair of the > city's financial > situation (when reason returns to governement) and > simply figure out what > COULD wait for that day. But as just one resident > and taxpayer in this > city, I do NOT believe law enforcement takes a day > off. I'm sure the rank > and file in the police department feels the same > way. Now, if we could get > just a few of the elected leaders of the city to see > that, maybe we wouldn't > need isolated CM's fasting. He should call it a > "Fast for Reason". > > Issue: Tough on Drugs > I just have to sit here and shake my head when I > hear one MORE person saying > that the crime problem will just go away if we get > "tough enough" on crime. > But we heard that in 1986 when Reagan declared war > on crime. If you bother > to go look at crime stats, crime took OFF after he > declared that war. It > didn't start dropping from that rocket launch until > Bill Clinton was in > office. So, this miracle solution is MORE than a > little suspect. It is a > nostrum that some people simply will take to their > graves. And like > religion, there's no cure for it. > > > > ________________________________________ > Jim Mork > Cooper Neighborhood > Longfellow Community > Minneapolis, MN > We think. You'll like it here. > And we're more fun than a barrel of Norwegians > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 > months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > TEMPORARY REMINDER: > 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, > don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, > of course.) > > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic > Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls Clinton gave us money for law enforcement to create a better city now the money is gone. We had no better results with his money than now but we had a better economy which gave jobs to those who would turn to illigals otherwise. We do not need more cops just a better chance for folks to make honest money .
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