> Dyna writes: > Peace Foundation's plans for the 'hood are similarly deluded. What > they have proposed is a classic community "intervention" that might > work well in Richfield or Robbinsdale. Sure, they can buy enough picnic > supplies for a NNO feed on every block on 26th Avenue North, but unless > there's a couple cops on every block the seniors and families will stay > locked behind their multiple deadbolts. > (Snip) > Peace Foundation seems intent on similar nieve dogooderism. They > propose to turn loose an army of volunteers in the freefire zone that > is 26th Avenue North. Consider that for every fatal urban shooting > there are five shootings that will produce lifelong disability, with > medical costs and loss of income running into the millions. Hopefully > Peace Foundation has good insurance, as it sounds like they're too > innocent to issue their volunteers bullet proof vests or even a cell > phone. > So what you're saying is that until we have a police state we shouldn't bother doing anything? Ask Detroit how that has worked. The Peace Foundation should be thanked and congratulated for being willing to take on such a difficult problem. Frankly if people in Hawthorn don't want the Peace Foundation there, I'd be interested in having them join us in Seward. Now granted we don't have many shooting, but there are a number of barking dogs they could help us with.
Given a choice, I'd choose the Peace Foundation over the gang-bangers any day. But if you prefer gang-bangers, just stay indoors behind your locked doors and give your streets over to drugs and violence. Giving Peace a chance in Seward. Randall Cutting Seward 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
