Actually Dottie (and other readers) I am still mad and fuming about what
Joan described. I am outraged that such animals are allowed to openly prey
upon the women in Minneapolis. I am also outraged that our present
politicians have allowed this "culture" of crime to rule the streets
anywhere in MY city. It is not just a city I live in, it is "MY" City. A
great city that should be better than that.
Dottie described sentiments as "Noble", to which when read, I must admit I
snorted. The sad thing is that there was a time such sentiments were not
considered "noble" at all, just one's everyday duty. Unfortunately, we have
taught a generation of people that they should not defend themselves and
others. While at the same time the court system and the dysfunctional
families have taught another culture that aggressive behavior, violence, and
abuse will be rewarded and almost never actually punished. The result is a
far greater number of predators more willing to prey upon an even greater
number of sheep. The reason we have so many aggressive drug dealers,
gangbangers and violent criminals is because we ALLOW them to be here in
Minneapolis.
Are we quickly creating a culture of cowards unwilling to protect their
communities? Are there truly no more "Dog Soldiers" of our communities
willing to stand against evil on our streets? No that is not true, I
remember standing on the street all night long to protect a family in my
neighborhood who were being threatened by a drug gang. I also remember that
I was not alone, Robert Cook spent those several long nights out there
beside me. Were we "Noble"? Well maybe Robert was, but I was just mad as
hell that they dared shooting at a house in MY community and possibly
hitting one of MY people.
The present elected politicians are not interested in dealing with such
criminal sub-cultures because the people most victimized are those living in
poor neighborhoods and neighborhoods with larger concentrations of color.
Why? Because those people do not have the money, nor voting record, to
demand it change. Those politicians, such as the Mayor and some CM's, are
simply not bothered by the criminals, and as long as those criminals
activities are confined to "Impacted Neighborhoods" they do not even bother
to care. It will take those Impacted neighborhoods organizing voters and
electing new political leadership before their plight is taken seriously.
Until the politicians begin to do their actual sworn duty and giving
Minneapolis adequate public safety, it will take people going out of their
houses and fighting for their communities, and fighting for those who need
help. I can not imagine people from the 1940's allowing that same thing to
happen in that same neighborhood. A group of neighborhood men would have
gone down and "explained" it to the street corner punks. So folks, either
get yourselves prepared to fight the fight yourselves, or prepare to elect
new leadership that is willing to provide the resources necessary to provide
adequate police protection. Is it going to take a large group of Northside
women going in mass to get the training and "permits to carry" to scare or
shame the politicians into providing adequate police? Or perhaps those
Northside folks should apply to the County and State for "Disaster Relief"
because Minneapolis is apparently unable to provide for public safety
itself. Maybe those communities should apply for some of those "Homeland
Security" billions so the impacted neighborhoods of Minneapolis can hire
their own "Marshals".
Jim Graham,
Ventura Village
"It is always an utter folly to underestimate the lure and attraction of a
great evil. The whitened bones of their victims litter the highways and
byways of mankind's history. Stopped only by the few willing to pay the
ultimate price and make a stand."
- Toe
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