Posted on 05/14/2006 7:09:26 AM PDT by Sybeck1
The bane of our society.
Young men idle, stoned, drunk, fatherless, jobless, uneducated, in/out of prison, having children with women who are the same kind of people.
Hmm, I noticed there's no reference to the race of the person who robbed the victim. Ok, there's been a sudden increase in crime over the past year so what else has risen in the past year? Could it be illegals?
I wonder how many Chocolate City refuges relocated in Memphis?
Houston is having the same problem.
IF the business community in that area wants to cut crime, there is always the option of contractiong w/a private security firm for foot/car patrols.
Just a thought. The ratio of police to private security is something like 70/30 and growing.
IDing high crime areas is a great idea,but how about some more pro-active measures?A friend of mine briefly drove a delivery truck for a liquor distributor in the Detroit area.After a spate of highjackings/roberies,the distibutor ID'd each truck with a number on top which was visible to police helicoptors,an armed employee rode shotgun,no stops in between,and the driver called in after each delivery.Certainly no cure,but i bet the same in Memphis would deter a lot of potential crooks.
>>>>>"Could it be illegals?"<<<<<
No, Far more likely Katrina Refugees.
TT
Memphis was a cesspool before last August. I really don't think Katrina could have brought killings up 43%.
>>>>>"I really don't think Katrina could have brought killings up 43%"<<<<<
I can think it.
Houston is getting hammered too!
Percentages are not as revealing as raw numbers. 43% of what? That could be 10 more killings or 50 more killings. Based on what I have read about Houston, some Katrina refugees are responsible for competing with local gangs, thus insuring warfare between the groups, which brings up the next question. Who is getting killed?
Political corruption is in decline because the Black Ford family has pretty much all been indicted.
Harold Jr is still alive and kicking but that too will pass.
Quagmire.
Memphis is the armpit of TN. I guess every state has one or two. Memphis is ours. We passed through there several years ago on our way home from Colorado. We ended up spending the night and both of us slept with a pistol under each pillow and a chair under the doorknob. I NEVER want to pass through there again. I'll take the long way around if necessary!
I doubt it is illegals. The areas identified are"totally" black areas of Memphis.
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