Roberta, tell me where to send my check. It would be a small price to pay to ensure that as the crime moves around (and it always does) that the same law enforcement team tracking it in one area will move with it. I listened to Mayor Randy Kelly talk about his disgust with how the people who allegedly shot Officer Jerry Vic were walking the streets free instead of being jail as both were convicted of felony crimes but evidently were not sentenced to any jail time for them. He called for a change in the system that would allow that. People burdened with repeat offenders living in high crime areas have been complaining about this for years. I know I spout off about it pretty regularly on this list. Maybe it takes someone with power to do the spouting. Someone like a mayor. I hope Mayor Kelly succeeds in being a catalyst for change. It is too bad a police officer had to lose his life for him to see the light. Maybe we need to add judges to the COPS program. It's one thing to arrest them over and over and over again. It's another to deliver some consequences for the behavior. Barb Lickness Whittier
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