I read the article on community work in exchange for clean traffic records. I think Minneapolis needs more creative solutions like this to the help unclog itself of both costly bureaucracy and scofflaws. I do think the 2 hour time required of offenders was far to short. And how was the time clock managed? Did the clock start ticking at the assigned site or did work designation, transportation, tool distribution... all eat away at our 2 hours of pay back? Did we even get two hours? It seems that a lot of effort must have gone into organizing and holding this event. It was a good idea but next time let's get a full days work for our pardon.
There is a "Night Nusance Court" proposal that will soon be tried in Minneapolis that should prove to be a creative solution to the burdensome bureaucracy of prosecuting livability crimes. I've heard this program championed by Council Member Paul Zerby and MPD S.A.F.E. Officer Luther Krueger. The plan would use this Night Court to bring more immediate consequences for summary offenses like public drunkenness, public urination, panhandling etc... Paul said that the City Council had approved the pilot program for the 1st Precinct and that it was hoped that the program would get started sometime after August. Dan Prozinski Cedar Riverside 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
