Next Strib excerpt: The police also need more information from neighbors and more intolerance -- not toward the police but toward criminals and their drug-buying customers. ------------------------------------------------------ JSK - this might be easy to say, but not practical to carry out. The typical result of this attitude is the conclusion by police that everyone in the neighborhood is a criminal until proven otherwise.
------------------ CMB - not to mention the risk to the neighbors who make those calls. My dog was murdered after I reported a shooting a few years ago and I've been harassed many times since then even when I *don't* call the police. I'm not tolerating .... I'm scared. And while I don't want to live in a police state either, I'm not sure what else can be done at this point. I hate the helicopter -- I hate the thought of being pulled over and searched without PC .. but I also hate that bullets fly in front of my house and police don't respond. I hate that thugs are taking over my once peaceful and pleasant community. I hate that my dog gets killed because I report a crime. I hate picking up other people's trash and condoms and bullet casings. I hate when my windows rattle when a boom car passes by. I've about reached my limits and I'm getting close to preferring uniformed armed protection on every street. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Connie Beckers - Folwell REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact 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 Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
