Mr. Hanson's self-proclaimed "common sense" tells him
that crime on a proportional basis must be far, far
worse in NYC than in lil ol down home St. Paul. When
the facts as represented by the FBI's crime statistics
say he's dead wrong, he asks us to believe his "common
sense" rather than the facts. I think "Hanson sense"
might be a better term for this than "common sense."
And, incidentally, St. Paul's higher car theft
statistics make perfect sense, common or otherwise.
You'll remember Mr. Hanson cited these as showing that
the reported statistics must be wrong since they went
counter to his own intuition. There's a simple and
logical explanation for this. There are fewer cars
proportionally in NYC than in St. Paul. It shouldn't
be surprising to anyone with a grasp on reality that
their would be propotionally fewer car thefts in NYC
than in St. Paul.
Finally, I find nit surprising that an avowed
anti-capitalist like Mr. Hanson would begrudge good
union people like our policeman a living wage.
Charlie Swope
Ward 1
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