Posted on 12/27/2006 5:16:10 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
I'd rather be in Bahgdad.
People may not want Rudy for Prez, but NY needed his "grab the bastards by the throat" mentality to clean out the hellhole it had become. Looks to be sliding back to the hole now.
The problem in Philly is that the criminals began shooting and killing witnesses AND got away with it. Needless to say, that's a trend that's reduced civilian cooperation with investigations to a low level.
How about one more: a weak man in the mayor's office.
What, are the Knicks back in town?
Why crack down on crime? There are more important issues, like taxing the crap out of smokers, and banning transfats...we have to have our priorities, ya know?
/sarc
The RATS have power and the Rats come out.
It's got a long way to slide. The annual murder totals during the Koch/Dinkins years got as high as 1300+. Compare the 539 to the Philadelphia total of 400+ in a city an eighth the size of NYC. I consider the (relatively) extremely low murder totals a Giuliani legacy.
Where's the headline "Iraq safer than NYC"?
It's up all over the country because of all the immigration.
Bloomberg wants to be a Dinkins rather than a Rudy.
"NYPD Blames Increase On Availability Of Guns Out Of State"
The availability of guns has not increased. The supply of criminals has. Blame immigration. Blame the Courts. Blame the attorneys. Blame the legislators for not passing stronger laws.
Any crime at all is a terrible thing. But the fact remains that New York City, even with this developemnt, is safer now than in generations.
Isn't it funny how when Democrat controlled big cities see increases in crime, it's never their fault? It's always someone else's doing. If only their neighbors were as enlightened as they are then all of their social policies would work. Funny that.
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Murder Rate - 90% Drug Related Too many People have an insane fear of the city. Some fear Downtown or the "ghetto" which they can't differentiate. What people need to understand is what the County coroner is saying:
However, in the majority of the city's homicides, authorities say the suspect and victim knew each other. The Hamilton County coroner says 90% of the cases were drug-related.
"It's just not one factor," said Dr. O'dell Owens. "Its the guns, the [lack of] education and the drugs and the family unit. A lot of things we have to work on."
Yes, it is bad that the murder rate is up. We as a city, county, state, and country need to work broadly to decrease it. This does not make the city unsafe. I know childish commenters are going to now chime in. They'll make trite cracks about gun shots and Washington Park and some will make poorly veiled bigoted/racist statements. What they fail to grasp is that they are pussies. I say that with full offensive intended. They are scared little girls who see something on TV and think it is real. I think these idiots might even think that the 2001 riots happened along the river or in Mt. Adams.
"People may not want Rudy for Prez, but NY needed his "grab the bastards by the throat" mentality to clean out the hellhole it had become. Looks to be sliding back to the hole now.
Not really. These are murders among acquaintances in the bad parts of town, outside of Manhattan.
It is very difficult to prevent them by policing. If a bunch of rough teenagers are drinking beer in an apartment, and a deadly fight breaks out, the police can only take statements afterwards.
Her Ankleship must be campaigning hard...
Or she is arkiciding The Former First Felon's bimbos!
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