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To: Red Badger

I’m surprised that Fayetteville, NC didn’t make the list, as it was recently reported in the local newspaper that Fayetteville has the highest crime rate per capita in North Carolina and third highest in the U.S.

And yes, Fort Bragg is right next door.


28 posted on 03/31/2014 6:55:53 AM PDT by DJ Taylor (Once again our country is at war,and once again the Democrats have sided with our enemy.)
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To: DJ Taylor; matthew fuller

I think the crime rate vs proximity of military bases is because of the recruiting practices over the years.

Back in the old days, judges would give young men the choice of going to jail or joining the military, in the hope that they would be re-oriented into a civil human being. I don’t know if they still do that, bu I wouldn’t be surprised if the do....................


32 posted on 03/31/2014 7:04:42 AM PDT by Red Badger (LIberal is an oxymoron......................)
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To: DJ Taylor

Property crime is typical near bases.
Thieves know when people deploy.


45 posted on 03/31/2014 7:21:24 AM PDT by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad and lived with his parents .)
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