A Minneapolis specific reply to Mork's suggestion that since people have "guns" lying around, mentally ill people may have access to and use them. Is Mr. Mork also suggesting that automobiles be outlawed in Minneapolis because a mentally ill person may have access to them? After all car keys are left lying around all the time, and much more frequently than guns. How about paint in those spray cans? I see them being "huffed" all the time by what are clearly mentally ill people. Shouldn't the City of Minneapolis make it illegal to sell or posses spray paint within City Limits. While we are on the subject of prohibitive laws, how about Listerine and such mouth washes? Shouldn't the City of Minneapolis make it illegal for drug stores and convenience stores to sell that stuff? It has high alcohol content and is often used by alcoholics to get high. Especially on Sunday when cheap wine is unavailable. I guess shooting of guns and shooting off mouths make more noise and get more attention by some when it comes to a favored "Prohibition".
Since we are on Mork, I have to agree with his earlier comment on the effect of the Iraq "garrisoning" on our domestic police forces. (See I can agree with Mork, and do 90% of the time. It's his other 10% that fries my bacon.) A great many of the soldiers are indeed police officers from cities in this country, including Minneapolis. Also the "homeland" defense is a joke when you cut police officers here to send them to act as bad cops in another country. The Bush cut to the "Clintonistas" (Clinton Cops) has indeed hurt policing in this country and in Minneapolis. Those other police officers funded through the Federal government did help cities like Minneapolis. To again tie national issues to Minneapolis, think about 87 billion dollars and the affordable homeownership needs of Minneapolis. 87 billion dollars could take eight hundred and seventy thousand people living in poverty and make them instant homeowners. What do you think that would do for our faltering economy with that amount being spent and generating other economic activity? Think about the collateral development and spending such an amount would provide, and at the same time relieving the taxpayers of having to provide "subsidized" rental housing. It would kill the Non-Profiteers, but hey I told you the country and Minneapolis would reap a lot of collateral benefits. I kind of think such expenditure would do more for Minneapolis (and USA homeland) security than any rebuilding of some stink hole half a world away. Save our money and bring Minneapolis' sons and daughters home. We in Minneapolis need those police officers here in our "impacted Neighborhood" war zones where terrorists are shooting American children. 87 billion dollars could make Eighty Seven Thousand people now living in poverty into instant millionaires. Talk about a "War on Poverty". Saying "an additional 87 billion" doesn't sound like such a big number until you start looking at how many thousands and how many millions of dollars that really is. Then, hey, before you know it we are talking real money here. Jim Graham, Ventura Village >"If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction." 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
