Anne McCandless asked: My biggest question to KARE 11 would be, what the heck took you so long to notice?
David Piehl responds: If you think carefully about that newscast - they featured someone who's car was damaged in Uptown, and couldn't get an investigation or a report. That's the key. In many neighborhoods, we haven't had real investigations or reports for years and it was business as usual because the police in areas like the 3rd precinct where I live were too busy with other criminal activity. Now, people in places like Uptown are encountering the same lack of services and they are upset. That's what took so long, it took this long for the irresponsible cutting of police budgets to hit areas with influence and connections. My guess is that the result won't be additional police officers, but that they will move police officers from "impacted" areas to placate the "stable" neighborhoods. David Piehl Central __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree 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. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ 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
