RE: [Mpls] Re: Surge in Minneapolis slayings blamed on gangs

[Brionna Harder]

How can we NOT do something?  Innocent individuals often get caught in the 
crossfire.  And, as a teacher in North Minneapolis, I dread the headlines of 
violence because I fear that one of the students will be a victim.  By this, 
I don't just mean killed either.  A death, particularly one brought about by 
violence, has an incredible and long-lasting impact on individuals and 
community members.  To allow the bangers to just kill each other off is 
disrespectful to the environment where the violence occurs and all those 
within and/or influenced by that environment.

Lastly, perhaps I am naive, but complacency, to me, is the same as 
complicity and I will continue to believe that every human being has the 
right to be safe and hopeful for the future.

Brionna Harder
Cathedral Hill

From: Tim Bonham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: mpls-issues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Mpls] Re:  Surge in Minneapolis slayings blamed on gangs
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 14:31:41 -0500

List Members-Any suggestions what to do about this situation?
I would love to read your answers.
My first cynical response is:
 Why do anything about it?
As the police captain said, "These are targeted specific murders, They're 
not random drive-by acts."

So the gangs are killing each other off?  Good, let them.  Maybe when 
they've killed off a good share of each other's membership, the police can 
move in and arrest the remainder.

Tim Bonham, Ward 12, Standish-Ericsson
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