I have received a varied set of private comments in response to the
public safety post.
Based on feedback, it seems many people in our community are concerned
about
what they believe is a rise in crime incidents and clearly confused
about what they can
do to reduce crime incidents.
I did receive a few negative comments which are typical and to be
expected on this listserv.
Here is my favorite one so far:
>>"you are begging the question. no one with any sense approaches
something thinking
they are going to make a difference. At least, not that phrase. It is
used too often to
hornswoggle and con people" >>
Don't we all want to make a difference in our community in some
way..even if it is a small
contribution?
I am learning that people can't react when there is no plan and they are
unsure about what to do.
Why would someone think they couldn't make a difference in preventing
crime? Have we been
reduced to feeling powerless?
S
