And get on with business as usual. Why not a crack down on illegal discrimination in the job and housing markets? Why can't all the public schools be good schools?
[Strib] Editorial: North Side gangs/City needs a crackdown http://www.startribune.com/stories/1519/5278748.html [Excerpts from strib editorial] What to do? Vigils, flowers and prayers aren't enough. Minneapolis needs a police crackdown. Chief Bill McManus says he'll soon deliver one by returning proactive policing to the hottest crime zones... Proactive policing means that cops will question loiterers and jaywalkers, stop cars for minor violations and get into the faces of more people... The police also need more information from neighbors and more intolerance -- not toward the police but toward criminals and their drug-buying customers. Mayor R.T. Rybak is right when he says that every suburban party boy with drugs in his pocket is aiding the cause of killers. The North Side gets the bodies and the fear, but the whole regional drug market is culpable. So are the Bush and Pawlenty administrations for their drastic cuts in local government aid. Those cuts have cost Minneapolis 120 police officers and numerous jobs programs that might have deterred youngsters from taking up the gangster life. Crime's greatest ally is a kid who lacks hope. Neglectful parents hurt, too. City Council Member Natalie Johnson Lee was right to scold them: "Mom, if you don't know where your kids are, find out; Dad, if you're not taking care of your kids, take care of them." -Doug Mann, King Field www.educationright.com 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
