Posted on 06/12/2006 10:14:00 AM PDT by ritewingwarrior
I thought it could all be attributed to Philadelphia. This city has been (become) such a mess the last few years. Some murders don't even get a mention on the local news anymore.
Very recently, just before his graduation, a kid from Penn State went home to North Philadelphia for one day. Stuck for his wallt and shot in the head. They caught the perp with the kids ATM card still on him.
I am disgusted with what this city has become. Many of you know that a few months ago, a girl was to testify at a murder trial. A small child was killed in a shootout. As she was preparing to take the stand, her dad said to her "Remember what I told you, don't say anything." (Stop Snitchin', nice effect they're having.) As response, Lynn Abraham, the Philadelphia DA is seeking 10-20 for the girls dad. I wish they could lock up the punks who shot the kid.
I just visited the FBI report and noticed that New Orleans data is missing from Table 4. Also missing from the preliminary report is the month by month data. It would be interesting to see if the increases in some of these cities drastically increased in the last four months of '05.
Get rid of all the illegals and you'd see crime stats go WAY DOWN.
That wouldn't explain things like NYC where illegals are coddeled byt the crime rates are always going down (despite media sensationalism).
Illegals are a factor, but there are also other factors at work.
Supposedly cured :-(
Crime's still down here, as it's been dropping every year since Sam became chief. As for Birmingham, that's a crime rate you can't explain with gun control, because there is no gun control in Alabama except for where you aim the gun. Birmingham though is a poor city, a black city and on top of that, a city where there is a large youth population lacking education. When rap is thrown into the mix, I think that pretty much explains the crime rise there. Couldn't really comment on the other cities, outside of Houston, where the reason for the rise in crime is plainly obvious.
A violent crime increase was actually predicted by a lot of prison officials. Basically, sentences for violent crimes like armed robbery or serious assault got longer in the early and mid-90's. People started getting sentenced under those laws, and were kept off the streets for a while. But as the first waves of these sentences draw to a close, we see the effects of letting violent convicts back out into society.
Part of the problem has to do with the lack of order or enforcement in American jails. Prisoners can form gangs, sell drugs, make connections on the "outside," and basically continue on in active roles in whichever gangs they are affiliated with. That simply shouldn't happen.
Lemme guess - libs will blame this on the AWB expiration, along with expanded CCW and self-defense laws.
A couple of weeks ago I heard a quote stating, "over 70% of murders are commited by people with a prior felony conviction." I don't remember the source.
I'd believe it. In just this past year alone there was a young woman left in a drainage ditch to die of exposure less than a mile from my house. Last summer we had Asian Gang Bangers come and shoot up our cow Town of 6,000 people. Memorial Day weekend had 28 shootings resulting in 4 deaths in Milwaukee. Madistan has a spike in violent robberies in the "chic" downtown area.
I'm armed and I'm not afraid to live my life, but if The Heartland is experiencing a spike in violent crimes I don't doubt that bigger cities are seeing a spike, too.
The article on Drudge about the statistics used Detroit as an example of a city whose crime rate dropped, but Detroit is loosing population. The same report also blames the NRA for increased violent crime.
Who criminal and would be criminal should fear the American justice system? If someone murders, get convicted, sentenced to death, it takes over a decade before their death penalty is executed. In some countries like Saudi Arabia you kill and they found you guilty you'll die in a month by decapitation. You rape, you die, too. In America if you are famous and wealthy like O.J. Simpson or Robert Blake, you can get away with murder.
I hate to be saying this, but if that kind of nonsense continues, we will have "death squads" operating within 20 years, to take care of problems that the legal system cannot.
(Denny Crane: "Every one should carry a gun strapped to their waist. We need more - not less guns.")
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