In my work with various groups in Phillips and watching as volunteers work tirelessly to deal with the crime problems that plague their neighborhoods, I have had the opportunity to see first hand the "rap" sheets of many criminal that prove to me the judicial system is broken.
I will just use my favorite one, Terry McMasters. He is the "gent" that lived in Jana Metge's house (without her permission) for three days while she was on vacation and destroyed it for her. He had somewhere between 100 and 200 arrests. The exact number escapes me because it keeps changing. Two years later he even stood in her alley behind her house and taunted her. His arrests were not for being a material witness or any benign cause. They were for burglary of dwelling, narcotics, weapons, assaults, etc. etc. etc. These are all felony crimes. Perhaps that is the difference here. I am not advocating they put people in jail for not painting their houses, J-walking or littering. (although there's days I would like to see littering a felony too) These are for felony crimes that have a violent, negative affect on someone else's life. Barb Lickness Whittier ===== "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." -- Margaret Mead __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. ________________________________ 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
