New Haven Independent

Posted by: charlie | June 28, 2007 9:38 AM

2 simple solutions.
1) Hire more cops. I don't care how, just do it now.
2) Lock violent criminals, even for minor offenses, up for a minimum of 40 years. That will "get through to them." 40 years of life in prison is sad, but so is the situation we are in where crime is tolerated.

Posted by: cedarhillresident | June 28, 2007 10:40 AM

Ok still mad at Johnny but he is right, that 3% being helped will make a great difference. That's 3% not out getting into high level trouble, that's 3% not dragging down the borderline children that are not in that 3% into there world , which will save at least another 10%. That 3% 's family and parents being helped will improve the surround community. So he is right that is the right place to start! And he is right all city's have been tragically effected by the lack of police funding from the federal level , we see this problem everywhere.
But.,..... again with the incorrect stat's! I am sorry Johnny I beg to differ on those stat's I have to ask you a very real question... just because the calls are not coming in, does not mean the crime is not there! Ask the citizens of this city what would you call the police about?? When drug dealers have set up in shops and house and street corners and out of town drug dealers use this city as an exchange point would that be considered in your crime stat's?? When police say they can not do anything about the dealing because the law prevents them from doing anything..is that in your stat's?? Is ok for certain communities to have drug dealing as there area's main business?? Are those area expectable loses??
And the reason I ask is because this is who, what and why we are having the problems in those community's and the surrounding ones that are getting the trickle down from it. THE SOURCE is where crime needs to be fought from stop guarding the good area and start cleaning up the bad ones!

If we tackled it that way I think we can become a great and save city again.

Love the pic on the bug spray...hmmm kind of funny .

Posted by: Taxed To Death | June 28, 2007 9:37 PM

The mayor wants to talk about mosquitos and the potential for the West Nile Virus. Wow..

Meanwhile, we have drive by shootings, muggings in Westville leading to armed patrols, new schools needing repairs already, a reported $6.7 million deficit this fiscal year, a 16% pay increase for senior management retroactive to January, and a whopping big propertytax increase. Mr. Mayor, I'll give you a clue -- it's not the mosquitos that are biting me -- it's you. Where are your priorities? And exactly how many New Haveners get West Nile?

P.S. Maybe if you filled in the swamp next to the famed environmental school with the multi million dollar skywalk and nature center -- there would be less potential for West Nile.